Herbarium JCB

Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f.

Family : COMMELINACEAE
Family (As per The Plant List) : Commelinaceae
Species : Cyanotis tuberosa
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Common name : Greater Cat Ears
Collection Nos : HFP 2184, CJS 17963, FMNH 76/215
Key identification features : An annual creeping or sub-erect herb with tuberous roots. Stems are swollen and hairy at the base. Leaves are sessile and sheathed. Basal leaves are purple beneath and sword-shaped. Upper leaves are shorter. Flowers ( 0.8-1 cm. across) occur in terminal clusters, enclosed in a pair of small leaves. Stamens are 6, filaments are densely bearded.
Habit : Herb
Native : India
Comments : Very common herb in grasslands. Roots fed to cows are said to increase milk production.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chamrajnagar, Chikamagalur, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir
Floras referred : Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 - Hassan; Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 - Bangalore; Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 - Coorg; N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka