Commelina appendiculata C.B.Clarke

 
  • Family : COMMELINACEAE
    (Spiderwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KANA FAMILY (काना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Commelinaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Commelina alba Buch.-Ham. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Commelina appendiculata C.B.Clarke
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Leaves linear-Ianceolate, glabrescent; spathes long peduncled, lanceolate, caudate-acuminate; Flowers blue or white in bifid raceme; Capsules 2-or 3-celled; Seeds flattened, black with whitish appendages.
  • Flower, Fruit : May
  • Collector(s) Name : H.O.Saxena, M.Brahmam
  • Collection Date : 05/05/1991
  • Collection Nos : RRL 4364
  • Collection Locality : Joranda, Odisha
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 213
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Commelina appendiculata. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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