Commelina diffusa
MH294 : Commelina diffusa Burm.f.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 515 |
| Synonym | : | Commelina sellowiana Kunth.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Kena, Kolor, climbing dayflower, spreading dayflower |
| Plant Family | : | Commelinaceae |
| 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. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | febrifugal and diuretic effects |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| 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/243890
- https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/14979 |
| Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| 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 diffusa |