Herbarium JCB

Commelina diffusa Burm.f.

Family : COMMELINACEAE
(SPIDERWORT FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Commelinaceae
Species : Commelina diffusa
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Commelina diffusa Burm.f.
Common name : Climbing Day Flower
Collection Nos : HJCB-0234; HJCB-0198
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao; K.R.K.Swamy, Arun Singh R. & K.Sankara Rao
Collection Date : 27/11/14; 26/11/2014
Collection Locality : Sadasivakona Forest, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Papavinasanam, Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Dry deciduous forest
Key identification features : A small herb that roots from nodes. The branches are prostrate and diffuse. Leaves are alternate, sessile, lanceolate with tapering tip. Flowers (2.5 cm) 1-3 in an axillary inflorescence and are enclosed in an expanded leaf-like bract. Fruit is an oblong capsule.
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : July-December
Comments : Often on plains up to 1400 m, in perennially moist places on hills.
Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : Pantropical and warm Temperate regions
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Commelina diffusa. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.