Commelina crecta L.
Commelina crecta L.
Commelina crecta L.
Commelina crecta L.
Commelina crecta L.
MH166 : Commelina erecta L.
| Plant Category | : | Herbs |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | - |
| Synonym | : | Commelina elegans Kunth;
Commelina pohliana Seub.;
Commelina sulcata Willd.;
Commelina virginica auct. non L.;
Commelina virginica L. var. australis C.B.Clarke; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Widow's Tears Day Flower, Blousel Blommetjie, White Mouth Dayflower, Slender Dayflower, Blue Commelina |
| Plant Family | : | Commelinaceae |
| Description | : | Decumbent herbs; stem 20-40 cm high, pubescent on one side. Leaves 8-12 x 2.5 cm, narrowly elliptic-lanceolate, acute at base, scabrid. Spathe 1 x 2 cm, acute on one side, shortly peduncled. Cymes few in a spathe, 2-4-flowered. Flowers 13 cm across; sepals 5 x 3 mm, obovate, acute; petals clawed, blue; stamens 3, one anther shorter than others; ovary 3-celled, 3-ovuled, glabrous. Capsule 3-celled, glabrous; seeds 4 x 3 mm, oblong, powdery. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Belkund |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | The plant is emollient and vulnerary. It is used in the treatment of wounds. A decoction is used as an external wash for mycoses. It is macerated in rum and then rubbed on spider bites to bring relief. The sap is used as an oral contraceptive. |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | IUCN Red List - Least Concern |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Londhe, A.N., Watve, A.V. & Ansari, M.Y. 2002. “Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve”. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 26: 385 to 395
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/243889
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina_erecta |
| Reference | : | ~ Londhe AN, Watve AV and Ansari MY; "Additions to the flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. (2002); 26(2): 385-395 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 crecta L. |