Cyanotis racemosa B.Heyne ex Hassk.

 
  • Family : COMMELINACEAE
    (Spiderwort Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KANA FAMILY (काना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Commelinaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Cyanotis racemosa B.Heyne ex Hassk.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Moist localities and near water falls
  • Key identification features : Procumbent, perennial, rooting at lower nodes; internodes glabrous but with a dense line of pubescense below the fused edge of the sheath. Leaves are distichous, sessile. Inflorescence clustered at the ends of the shoots. The leaves of the species discolourous towards the shoot ends
  • Flower, Fruit : December-March
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Kottayam district
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district, Dindigul district, Tirunelveli district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Santhosh Namphy & Joby Paul in Rheedea 21(1): 8. 2011.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Cyanotis racemosa. Downloaded on 13 December 2024.

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