Tahitian bridalveil

Description

Gibasis geniculata is a trailing plant in the family Commelinaceae, native to Mexico and tropical America.The cultivated plant commonly known as Tahitian bridal veil is often labelled as Gibasis geniculata, however its true species is Gibasis pellucida. Gibasis is a genus of flowering plants within the Commelinaceae family, first described in 1837. It is native to the Western Hemisphere from Texas and the West Indies south to Argentina, with most of the species native to Mexico. It is closely related to the genus Tradescantia and some of the species used to be classified as tradescantias in the past, for instance Gibasis geniculata as Tradescantia geniculata.