Species
Murdannia
IUCN
NCBI
EOL Text
Widespread in tropical Africa, South Africa and Madagascar. Also in tropical Asia but this may still prove to be a separate taxon.
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Global Distribution
Paleotropics
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Idukki, Kollam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Guangdong, Guangxi, SW Guizhou, S Hainan (Sanya), C and SW Sichuan, S and W Yunnan [India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam; E Africa].
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Herbs perennial. Roots fibrous, robust, 2--3 mm in diam., densely lanate. Rhizomes absent. Main stem undeveloped, short, with basal, rosulate leaves; fertile stems 2--4 arising from base of main stems, usually erect, sometimes ascending, to 50 cm. Basal leaves with sheath hirsute only on 1 side; blade linear, 15--35 × 0.6--1.5 cm, glabrous. Cauline leaves often 2 or 3, rarely more; proximal leaf blades to 12 cm, distal ones shorter, sometimes only ca. 10 mm, glabrous. Cincinni several, to 2 cm, forming narrow panicles ca. 5 cm; peduncle ca. 10 mm; involucral bracts ovate or ovate-lanceolate, less than 10 mm, membranous, caducous; bracts subequaling sepals, caducous; flowers pendulous in bud, ascending at anthesis; pedicels straight, ca. 5 mm in fruit. Sepals elliptic, 4--5 mm. Petals purple, obovate-orbicular. Fertile stamens 2; filaments bearded; staminodes 3; antherodes 3-sect. Capsule ovoid-globose, trigonous, 4--5 mm. Seeds 2 per valve, brown-black, white radiate verrucose. Fl. Apr--Sep.
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"Suberect herbs; roots tuberous; stem 40-65 cm high, terete, glabrous. Leaves basal and cauline, 10-20 x 1-1.5 cm, linear-lanceolate, acute; cauline leaves smaller; sheath open, 2 cm long, ciliate. Cymes 8 cm long, terminal, panicled; peduncle 8 cm long. Flowers 5-20 in a cymes; pedicel 5-6 mm long; sepals 6 x 3 mm, elliptic, acute at apex; petals 8 x 5 mm, obovate, obtuse, narrow; staminodes 3, yellow, 3-lobed. Capsule 6.5 x 3 mm, ellipsoid, acute, beaked; seeds 3 x 2 mm, ellipsoid, rugose, brown."
Commelina simplex Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 177. 1805; Aneilema sinicum Ker Gawler.
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Moist deciduous forests and grasslands
Forests, marshes, humid grasslands; near sea level to 2700 m.
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Frequent
Flowering and fruiting: September-November