Thannikkanchi / Mountain Dayflower
Aneilema montanum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify Thannikkanchi
Identify Thannikkanchi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Thannikkanchi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aneilema montanum
- Genus
- Aneilema
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Commelinaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Thannikkanchi itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Thannikkanchi
About Thannikkanchi
A member of the Commelinaceae family, Mountain Dayflower (Aneilema montanum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Thannikkanchi belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
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