Commelina benghalensis L. - gio
Commelina benghalensis L. - gio
Plant Category | : | Herbs |
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 514 |
Synonym | : | Commelina acuminata R.Br., nom. nud.;
Commelina benghalensis subsp. hirsuta (C.B.Clarke) J.K.Morton;
Commelina canescens Vahl;
Commelina cavaleriei H.Lév.;
Commelina cucullata L.;
Commelina delicatula Schltdl.;
Commelina hirsuta R.Br., nom. nud.;
Commelina kilimandscharica K.Schum.;
Commelina mollis Jacq.;
Commelina nervosa Burm.f.;
Commelina obscura K.Schum.;
Commelina poligama Fern.-Vill.
Commelina procurrens Schltdl.;
Commelina prostrata Regel, sensu auct.;
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk.;
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra Pic.Serm.;
Commelina radiciflora R.Br. ex C.B.Clarke;
Commelina rhizocarpa Afzel. ex C.B.Clarke;
Commelina rufociliata C.B.Clarke;
Commelina saltiana Steud., nom. inval.;
Commelina senegalensis Ten.;
Commelina turbinata Vahl.;
Commelina uncata C.B.Clarke.;
Commelina villosiuscula Sol. ex C.B.Clarke.; |
Plant Common Name | : | Kena, K- Kolor, Bengal Dayflower, Whiskered Commelina, tropical spiderwort, Kana, Kankawa, Buchna, hittagani, kanankolai, kancatam, Wangden khoibi, Kena, Kane, kanchata, kosapuspi, marishajalaja, kanangkozai, adutinnathalai, kanan valai, neerukaassuvu, nirukassuvu |
Plant Family | : | Commelinaceae |
Description | : | Diffuse herbs, rooting at lower nodes; rootstock with cleistogamous flowers. Leaves 3-5 x 2-3.5 cm, ovate or elliptic-ovate, base rounded or subtruncate, apex obtuse or acute, pubescent, margin ciliate; petiole to 8 mm long; sheath to 1.5 cm long, apex with rufous hairs. Spathe c. 1.5 cm across, funnel-shaped, truncate at apex, pubescent. Sepals subequal, c. 2.5 mm long; outer ones linear; inner ones orbicular. Petals blue, larger ones c. 4 x 4.5 mm, broadly ovate. Stamens 3; staminodes 2. Ovary to 1mm long. Capsule to 5 mm long, ellipsoid, 3-celled. Seeds 5, pitted. |
Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
Medicinal Use / Activity | : | diuretic, febrifuge, anti-inflammatory, leprosy, demulcent, emollient, hypotensive, CNS depressant, diuretic, refrigerant, laxative and astringent. |
Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: campesterol; carotenoid; flavocommelin; capesterol; n-octacosanol; sterols, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol; alkanols; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Beta-sitosterol; Stigmasterol; |
Plant's Current Status | : | - |
Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/33057
- https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/14977
- https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bengal%20Dayflower.html
- http://www.stuartxchange.org/BiasBias |
Reference | : | ~ Holaly E. Gbekley, Gnatoulma Katawa, Simplice D. Karou, SKokou Anani, Tchacondo Tchadjobo, Yaovi Ameyapoh, Komlan Batawila, and Jacques Simpore; "Ethnobotanical Study Of Plants Used To Treat Asthma In The Maritime Region In Togo"; Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. (2017); 14(1): 196-212 PMID : 28480398 ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : ~ Patil, HM and Bhaskar, VV; "Medicinal uses of plnats by tribal medicine men of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra"; Natural Product Radiance (2006); 5(2): 125-130 PMID : |
Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
Subclass | : Commelinidae |
Order | : Commelinales |
Family | : Commelinaceae - Spiderwort family |
Genus | : Commelina L. - dayflower |
Species | : Commelina benghalensis L. - gio |