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Order Commelinales

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The Commelinales is an order of monocotyledenous flowering herbs and climbers including the Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) in which succulence is a common feature, especially in the genus Tradescantia.
 
Flowers are well differentiated into sepals and petals and do not produce nectar. The superior ovary develops into a capsular fruit.