MH294 : Commelina diffusa Burm.f. |
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| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : |
515 |
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| Class |
: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Order |
: Commelinales |
| Family |
: Commelinaceae - Spiderwort family |
| Genus |
: Commelina L. - dayflower |
| Species |
: Commelina diffusa |
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| Plant Location in Melghat : |
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| Plant Category : |
Herbs |
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| Plant's Current Status : |
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| Plant Family : |
Commelinaceae |
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| Plant Common Name : |
Kena, Kolor, climbing dayflower, spreading dayflower |
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| Synonym : |
Commelina sellowiana Kunth.
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| Description : |
Trailing or diffuse herbs. Leaves 2-6 x 0.8-2 cm, lanceolate or oblong-lanceolate, base obtuse, apex acute or acuminate; sheath 1-2 cm long, ciliate. Peduncle 0.8-1.5 cm long, ovate-lanceolate, base subcordate, complicate. Sepals c. 3 mm long. Petals blue, c. 4 mm long. Stamens and staminodes naked.. Capsule to 8 mm long, oblong, 3-celled, apex beaked. Seeds c. 2 mm, tuberculate and reticulate. |
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| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : |
febrifugal and diuretic effects |
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| Plant's Phytochemicals : |
- |
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| Reference : |
~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :
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