Herbarium JCB

Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan

Family : COMMELINACEAE
(SPIDERWORT FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Commelinaceae
Species : Murdannia nudiflora
Basionym : Commelina nudiflora L.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
Collection Nos : HJCB-0199; HJCB-E-240
Collector(s) Name : Arun Singh R., K.R.K.Swamy & K.Sankara Rao; K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 26/11/2014; 15/11/2014
Collection Locality : Papavinasanam, Tirumala Hills, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh State; Batrepalli, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Stream banks of Mixed forest
Key identification features : Diffuse slender herbs with fibrous roots. Leaves are linear-lanceolate, acute or acuminate. Flowers are in panicles, pink or bluish-pink in colour. Staminal filaments are bearded.
Habit : Herb
Flower, Fruit : August-November
Comments : Occasional on hills above 750 m, by perennially moist rocks, on thin layer of soil, less in plains of scrub jungles.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
World Distribution : Africa, India, Himalaya, Myanmar, China, South Japan, Malesia
Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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=Murdannia nudiflora. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.