✿Commelinaceae · Callisia
Creeping Inch Plant
Callisia repens
outdoor
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Nagaland & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Callisia repens
- Genus
- Callisia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Nagaland, Uttarakhand
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaf blade is oval to lanceolate, 1-3.5 centimeters long and 0.6-1 centimeter wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Creeping Inch Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Capsule fruits with one millimeter large seeds develop.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Creeping Inch Plant itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Creeping Inch Plant
Creeping Inch Plant (Callisia repens) belongs to the Commelinaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Kerala, Nagaland and 1 other states.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Botanical family
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Creeping Inch Plant belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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