Index / Search / Gibasis geniculata
§1 Plant
Gibasis geniculata (Jacq.) Rohw.
vernacular Tahitian bridalveil — species · Commelinaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Monocot
- Family
- Commelinaceae Mirb.
- Genus
- Gibasis
Native status, by region
- PR Puerto Rico Native
- VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native
County-level range
· 22 counties across 1 state§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 22 counties across 1 state.
Puerto Rico view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Adjuntas 72001
- Aibonito 72009
- Arecibo 72013
- Caguas 72025
- Cayey 72035
- Ciales 72039
- Dorado 72051
- Fajardo 72053
- Florida 72054
- Guayama 72057
- Isabela 72071
- Jayuya 72073
- Luquillo 72089
- Maricao 72093
- Mayaguez 72097
- Naguabo 72103
- Salinas 72123
- San Juan 72127
- Utuado 72141
- Vega Alta 72143
- Vieques 72147
- Yabucoa 72151
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/GIGE ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/2764872 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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