Commelina tuberosa L.

 
  • Family : COMMELINACEAE
    (Spiderwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KANA FAMILY (काना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Commelinaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Allosperma tuberosa (L.) Raf.; Commelina acuminata Kunth; Commelina alpestris Standl. & Steyerm.; Commelina clandestina Mart.; Commelina clandestina Kunth; Commelina coelestis Willd.; Commelina coelestis f. albipetala Matuda; Commelina dubia Redouté; Commelina fasciculata Ruiz & Pav.; Commelina fasciculata subsp. chacoensis Slanis & Bulacio; Commelina glabra Baker; Commelina gracilis Hook.; Commelina graminifolia Kunth; Commelina graminifolia var. clandestina C.B.Clarke; Commelina intermedia Schltdl.; Commelina nervosa Ruiz & Pav.; Commelina nilagirica Steud. ex C.B.Clarke; Commelina pallida var. parviflora C.B.Clarke; Commelina parviflora Rchb.; Commelina quitensis var. mandonii C.B.Clarke; Commelina tuberosa var. coelestis (Willd.) D.R.Hunt; Commelina tuberosa var. inflata M.Martens & Galeotti; Commelina tuberosa var. nana M.Martens & Galeotti; Erxlebia fusiformis Medik.; Ovidia gracilis Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Commelina tuberosa L.
  • Common name : Blue Spiderwort
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Comments / notes : Often grown as an ornamental in gardens.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
  • Native : Argentina, Bolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Peru
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Mexico to Central America, Peru to North-West Argentina and East Himalaya, India, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, West Himalaya
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 242
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Commelina tuberosa. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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