Commelina clavata C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : COMMELINACEAE
    (SPIDERWORT FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Commelinaceae
  • Species : Commelina clavata
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Commelina clavata C.B.Clarke
  • Common name : Willow-leaved Dayflower
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : June-December
  • Comments : Often found in perennially moist places on hills.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Shevaroy Hills (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Guntur district (Andhra Pradesh State)
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India), Java, Malay Peninsula, Sumatra
  • Literature : 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.; eMonocot. (2010, 1st November). Retrieved Wednesday, 8th February, 2012, from http://e-monocot.org.
  • 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 clavata. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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  • Mayur Nandikar 2019-06-29 06:46:22

    Photographs need to be curate: Commelina clavata has hastate spathes. 1. Look likes Commelina badamica (happy to know the locality) 2. It is Commelina forskaoli 3 & 4. more or less Commelina ensifolia Thanks.
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