Commelina suffruticosa Blume

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Commelina

Characteristics

Herbs perennial. Stems erect or ascending, branched only distally, to more than 35 cm, glabrous. Leaf sheaths sparsely hirsute-ciliate and hirsute in a line on 1 side; petiole obvious, to 1 cm; leaf blade lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, 8--13 × 3--5 cm, glabrous on both surfaces. Involucral bracts borne opposite leaves, broadly cordate, open, ca. 1.6 × 1.1 cm when folded, sparsely puberulent, apex obtuse. Cincinni 4-flowered; peduncle ca. 8 mm; pedicels ca. 3 mm, twisted in fruit. Sepals ca. 4 mm, membranous. Petals white, ca. 4 mm. Capsule subglobose, 3.8--5 mm, 2-valved. Seeds 1 per valve, light brown, ca. 2.8 mm (immature).
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
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Therapeutic use Menorrhagia (unspecified)
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 37
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
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Images

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Distribution

Commelina suffruticosa world distribution map, present in Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Thailand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172374-1
WFO ID wfo-0000361194
COL ID XFTV
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Synonyms

Commelina rugulosa Commelina suffruticosa Spathodithyros suffruticosus Commelina simsonii