Oval-Leaf Dayflower
Aneilema ovalifolium
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Oval-Leaf Dayflower
Identify Oval-Leaf Dayflower 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Oval-shaped leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Oval-Leaf Dayflower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aneilema ovalifolium
- Genus
- Aneilema
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Laccadive Islands
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-December
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
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 Oval-Leaf Dayflower itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Oval-Leaf Dayflower
Oval-Leaf Dayflower (Aneilema ovalifolium) belongs to the Commelinaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Oval-Leaf Dayflower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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