Commelina erecta L.

 
  • Family : COMMELINACEAE
    (Spiderwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KANA FAMILY (काना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Commelinaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Commelina erecta var. glochidea (K.D.Koenig ex C.B.Clarke) Bhargavan
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Commelina erecta L.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Grasslands, Tropical moist deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Often on hills in perennially moist places.
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district
    • Maharashtra : All districts of Maharashtra
    • Odisha : Common in forests and in moist shaded places
  • Native : India
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • Literature :
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh 1996 - Flora of Maharashtra state - Monocotyledons
    • Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Pullaiah, 1997. Fl. Andhra Pradesh, vol. 3
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Commelina erecta. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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