Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa Kunth

Subspecies

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina > Commelina diffusa

Characteristics

Spreading herb with creeping stems forming short, erect side branches, rooting at nodes. Leaves ovate, ± 50 x 15 mm. Usually soft, mesophytic plants. A pan-tropical innocuous weed. Flowers blue.
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The typical variety is a smaller and weak-stemmed, more mesophytic plant with soft, ovate leaves c. 50 mm long and shorter nodes.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.78
Root system creeping-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses dye 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), Headache (unspecified), Pharyngitis (unspecified), Tonsillitis (unspecified), Eye diseases (whole plant)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 37
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Andorra, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Botswana, Central African Republic, Congo, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Ecuador, Fiji, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mozambique, Mauritius, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Nepal, Panama, Pitcairn, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Paraguay, Rwanda, Sudan, Senegal, Suriname, eSwatini, Seychelles, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tokelau, Tonga, Taiwan, Province of China, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Wallis and Futuna, Yemen, South Africa, and Zimbabwe

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77169466-1
WFO ID wfo-0000358666
COL ID 5GKL2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 853919
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Commelina agraria Commelina aquatica Commelina communis Commelina glabra Commelina pacifica Commelina prostrata Commelina sabatieri Commelina sellowii Commelina nudiflora f. agraria Commelina bangii Commelina gracilis Commelina pilosa Commelina werneana Commelina caespitosa Commelina cajennensis Commelina canariensis Commelina formosa Commelina obtusifolia Commelina ochreata Commelina diffusa f. glabra Commelina pilosula Commelina cayennensis Commelina diffusa subsp. aquatica Commelina diffusa subsp. diffusa Commelina agraria var. prostrata Commelina agraria var. repens Commelina diffusa var. cordispatha Commelina gracilis var. glabrata Commelina nudiflora var. glabrata Commelina diffusa var. major Commelina prostrata

Lower taxons

Commelina communis var. communis