Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult.F.

Species

Angiosperms > Commelinales > Commelinaceae > Cyanotis

Characteristics

A succulent herb. It is creeping. It grows 20-90 cm tall. It forms tubers. The stems are hairy on one side. The leaves are 15-25 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. They grow from the roots. The upper stem leaves are shorter. The flowers are bluish-purple. They are enclosed in a pair of oval folded bracts. The fruit is an oval capsule. The seeds are black.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.9
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in forests and on hills. It grows among wet rocks.
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Usage

The leaves are used as a potherb. The rhizome is chewed for its moisture. The tuberous root is cooked and eaten.
Uses medicinal potherb
Edible leaves rhizomes
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Cultivation

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Images

Cyanotis tuberosa unspecified picture

Distribution

Cyanotis tuberosa world distribution map, present in Indonesia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172544-1
WFO ID wfo-0000367043
COL ID 32P4G
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Synonyms

Cyanotis concanensis Cyanotis stocksii Cyanotis thomsonii Cyanotis tuberosa Tradescantia tuberosa Cyanotis sahyadrica Tonningia tuberosa