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Commelina cyanea R.Br.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

A weak straggling herb. It is an evergreen plant. It grows to 30 cm high and spreads to 2 m across. The stems are weak and fleshy, and lie along the ground, and form roots at the nodes. The leaves are green or blue, and sword shaped. They are 3-7 cm long, by 2 cm across. They form a sheath at the base. The flowers are bright blue, with 3 petals. They are 1.5 cm across. The flowers are carried on a branched flower stalk. The flowers open in the morning and collapse by afternoon.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 2.0
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is tropical and subtropical. It grows in moist soil. It suits a sheltered, partly shaded position. It is drought and frost tender.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-8

Usage

The leaves are eaten after cooking.
Uses dye food medicinal
Edible flowers leaves shoots
Therapeutic use Abscess (leaf), Anti-inflammatory agents (leaf), Antipyretics (leaf), Diabetes mellitus (leaf), Diarrhea (leaf), Diuretics (leaf), Furunculosis (leaf), Hypoglycemic agents (leaf), Jaundice (leaf), Cooling effect on body (leaf), Abscess (shoot), Anti-inflammatory agents (shoot), Antipyretics (shoot), Diabetes mellitus (shoot), Diarrhea (shoot), Diuretics (shoot), Furunculosis (shoot), Hypoglycemic agents (shoot), Jaundice (shoot), Cooling effect on body (shoot), Abscess (unspecified), Alexiteric (unspecified), Ascites (unspecified), Bactericide (unspecified), Bite(Bug) (unspecified), Bite(Snake) (unspecified), Boil (unspecified), Conjunctivitis (unspecified), Depurative (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dysuria (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Laryngitis (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Mumps (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified), Throat (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Diuretic (unspecified), Gonorrhea (unspecified), Hemorrhage (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Tonsillitis (unspecified), Eye diseases (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants are grown by dividing the clump or using stem cuttings.
Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 37
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Commelina cyanea leaf picture by ian connop (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Commelina cyanea world distribution map, present in Australia and Norfolk Island

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172000-1
WFO ID wfo-0000358548
COL ID XFGP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 671049
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Commelina communis Commelina cyanea f. albiflora Commelina cyanea var. verreauxii Commelina cyanea
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