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Belosynapsis moluccana
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Family:
COMMELINACEAE
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Citation: Belosynapsis moluccana (Roxb.) Fischer, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 406. 1928.
Commelina moluccana Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 176. 1820.
Tradescantia terminalis Blume, Enum. Pl. Jav. 1: 6. 1827.
Murdannia terminalis (Blume) Raizada, Indian For. 84: 499. 1958; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 489. 1994; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 741. 2002; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 708. 2009.
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Description:
Diffuse herbs, branched from near the base; branches radiating, upto 45 cm long, rooting at the nodes. Leaves of the main stem larger, 12-30 x 1-2.2 cm, of the branches smaller, 4-10 x 0.7-1.8 cm, all linear or linear-lanceolate, margins sparsely ciliate towards base, apex acute, nerves 6-11. Panicles terminal, subglobose or subcorymbose, 4-10 flowered; pedicels 3-4 mm long; bracts 4-6 x 4-5 mm, ovate, obtuse. Sepals 3, 3-4.5 x 2-2.5 mm, elliptic, obtuse. Petals 3, blue or purple, 3-4 x 2-2.5 mm, elliptic or obovate, obtuse. Stamens 3; filaments c. 3 mm long, flat, violet with monoliform hairs; staminoides 3. Ovary c. 1.5 mm long, trigonous; style c. 2 mm long; stigma capitate. Capsule 4-5 x 2.5-3.5 mm, 3-gonous, elliptic. Seeds 2-per locule, 2-2.5 x 2-2.5 mm, trigonous, pitted.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-October
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands and waste lands
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Distribution:
India, Sri Lanka and China
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Blue, Purple
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
300-700
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Localities:
Kayamkulam, Theerthakara-Neyyar
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