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General Impact Commelina benghalensis is listed as one of the world's worst weeds, affecting 25 crops in 29 countries (Webster et al., 2005). It has been reported as affecting the following crops: rice, tea, coffee, soybeans, cotton, maize, sugarcane, cassava, peanuts, pineapples, cowpeas, sorghum, roselles, barley, jute, sisal, beans, sweet potatoes, grapes, cereals, groundnut, chili, lemon, navel orange, tomato, balsam apple, apricot, and peach (NAPPO, 2003).          Location Specific Impacts: Alabama (United States (USA))   Agricultural: Commelina benghalensis invades agricultural sites, possessing the ability to compete with or shade out crop establishment and intercept chemical applications intended for the crop being grown on site (Faircloth, 2007). California (United States (USA))   Agricultural: Commelina benghalensis invades agricultural sites, possessing the ability to compete with or shade out crop establishment and intercept chemical applications intended for the crop being grown on site (Faircloth, 2007). Florida (USA) (United States (USA))   Agricultural: Commelina benghalensis invades agricultural sites, possessing the ability to compete with or shade out crop establishment and intercept chemical applications intended for the crop being grown on site (Faircloth, 2007). Georgia (USA) (United States (USA))   Agricultural: Commelina benghalensis invades agricultural sites, possessing the ability to compete with or shade out crop establishment and intercept chemical applications intended for the crop being grown on site (Faircloth, 2007). Louisiana (United States (USA))   Agricultural: Commelina benghalensis invades agricultural sites, possessing the ability to compete with or shade out crop establishment and intercept chemical applications intended for the crop being grown on site (Faircloth, 2007). Mississippi (United States (USA))   Agricultural: Commelina benghalensis invades agricultural sites, possessing the ability to compete with or shade out crop establishment and intercept chemical applications intended for the crop being grown on site (Faircloth, 2007). North Carolina (United States (USA))   Agricultural: Commelina benghalensis invades agricultural sites, possessing the ability to compete with or shade out crop establishment and intercept chemical applications intended for the crop being grown on site (Faircloth, 2007).