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Commelina longifolia
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Family:
COMMELINACEAE
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Citation: Commelina longifolia Lam., Tab. Encycl. 1: 29. 1791; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 517. 1990; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 405. 1989; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 734. 2002.
Commelina salicifolia Roxb., Fl. Ind. 1: 176.1820; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6:370.1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1538(1074). 1931.
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Description:
Slender decumbent herbs. Leaves alternate, 5-10 x 0.5-1 cm, acuminate at apex, attenuate at base; sheath 1-2.5 cm long. Spathe 1-1.5 x 1.5-2 cm, broadly ovate, acute at apex, connate at base. Branches of cymes equal, both 1-2 flowered. Flowers blue, 0.5-0.6 cm across. Sepals ovate. Petals ovate, undulate-entire. Capsule 0.4-0.5 cm, broadly ovoid. Seeds smooth, truncate at one end.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-March
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District(s):
Kottayam, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Grasslands
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Distribution:
Indo-Malesia
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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:
Silent Valley R. F., Meenmutty, Attayar
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