Murdannia satheeshiana Joby, Nisha & Unni

 
  • 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) : Murdannia satheeshiana Joby, Nisha & Unni
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Wet grasslands with a rocky substrate
  • Key identification features : Branches ascending to erect
  • Flower, Fruit : September-December
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Idukki district, Kottayam district, Kollam district, Kozhikode district, Wayanad district
  • Native : India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • Endemism : Kerala
  • World Distribution : India
  • Literature :
    • P. Joby, P. Nisha, M. Rameshan, T. Augustine, P.T. Rogimon & K. Sankaran Unni (2011). Murdannia satheeshiana – a new species of Commelinaceae from Western Ghats, India. Phytotaxa 22: 41-46
    • 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=Murdannia satheeshiana. Downloaded on 8 December 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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