Murdannia striatipetala Faden

 
  • 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 striatipetala Faden
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Psammophytic
  • Comments / notes : Commonly found in coastal areas in association with Dactyloctenium aegypticum
  • Key identification features : Ascending herb; leaves linear-lanceolate. Inflorescence terminal and axillary, consisting of 1-2 pseudo-umbels, ascending cincinni; 3-4 cm long. Flowers c. 10-12 mm wide, bisexual; stamen dimorphic
  • Flower, Fruit : October-January
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Cuddalore district, Nagapattinam district, Chennai district
    • Puducherry : Karaikal district
  • Native : Sri Lanka
  • World Distribution : Sri Lanka, India
  • Literature :
    • Nandikar, M. D., Rajan V. Gurav and Divya Umesh (2011). Rediscovery of Murdannia striatipetala, a little known species from Southern India with a note on its identity and distribution. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society 108: 1-201.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Murdannia striatipetala. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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