Herbarium JCB

Amischophacelus axillaris (L.) R.S.Rao & Kammathy

Family : COMMELINACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Commelinaceae
Species : Amischophacelus axillaris
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet
Common name : Creeping Cradle Plant
Vernacular name : Jijale (Kan.)
Collection Nos : HFP 2093, HFP 2174, FMNH 76/196
Collector(s) Name : K.N.Gandhi; R.B. Faden, A.J.Faden & C.J.Saldanha
Key identification features : A slender, diffusely branched sub-erect creeping herb. Leaves are sessile, linear and pointed at apex with short inflated sheath below. Flowers (1.2 cm across) are blue or pink. Staminal filaments bearded. Fruit is an oblong capsule.
Habit : Herb
Native : Tropical Asia, Africa
Comments : Common herb in marshy places.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Collection Locality : Hassan; Arkavati river, Bangalore-Hassan road (Bangalore)
Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Belgaum, Hassan, Kodagu, Kolar, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada
Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara