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Commelina attenuata
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Family:
COMMELINACEAE
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Citation: Commelina attenuata Koenig ex Vahl, Enum. Pl. 2: 168. 1804; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 372. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1539(1074). 1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 298. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 419. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 324. 1988; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 39. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 473. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 347. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 356. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 511. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 702. 2009.
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Description:
Slender procumbent herbs. Leaves 3-6 x 0.5-1 cm, linear- lanceolate, base obtuse, apex acute to acuminate; sheath to 1 cm long, margin ciliate. Spathe 1.5-3 cm long, ovate-lanceolate, base sagittate-auriculate, apex acuminate; peduncle to 2.5 cm long. Sepals c. 5 mm long, ovate-obtuse, concave. Petals blue. Stamens 3; staminodes 3, all naked. Ovary tomentose, 2-celled; ovules 2 in each cell. Capsule c. 6 x 3 mm, oblong, 2-locular. Seeds c. 4 mm, whitish-appendaged at the ends.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
August-November
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District(s):
Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki, Kozhikkode, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands, also in the plains
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Distribution:
India and Sri Lanka
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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
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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:
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Localities:
Karimala Hills, Ponmudi, Rosemala, Karimala Hills, Chembotti, Adoor, Pallarimangalam
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