Commelina benghalensis L.

 
  • Family : COMMELINACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Commelinaceae
  • Species : Commelina benghalensis
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Commelina benghalensis L.
  • Common name : Garden Commelina
  • Vernacular name : Kacchata (San.); Kanchara (Hin.); Gubbachhi bale (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : HFP 1845, CJS 10184
  • Key identification features : A subscandent herb with diffuse branches, creeping and rooting below. Leaves are ovate or oblong, obtuse, hairy on both surfaces. Flowers are small (1.5-2 cm.) and pretty. Fruit is a capsule.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Native : India
  • Comments : Common in moist places and open rocky wet fields.
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Distribution Locality : Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Chikamagalur, Davanagere, Gulbarga, Hassan, Kodagu, Mysore, Raichur, Tumkur, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada
  • Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Gowda, 2004 - Sringeri; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Seetharam et al., 2000 - Gulbarga; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara

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