✿Commelinaceae · Aneilema
Rough Dayflower
Aneilema scaberrimum
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aneilema scaberrimum
- Genus
- Aneilema
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, South China, Taiwan, Tibet, Eastern Himalayas, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia
- Found in India
- Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- 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 Rough Dayflower itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rough Dayflower
A member of the Commelinaceae family, Rough Dayflower (Aneilema scaberrimum) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Assam, Meghalaya and Odisha. It grows in semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Botanical family
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Rough Dayflower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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