✿Commelinaceae · Commelina

Jalpipari / Willow-Leaved Day-Flower

Commelina clavata

Herboutdoor

Habit: Herb
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Flowering: July-December

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Commelina clavata
Genus: Commelina
Family: Commelinaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wet areas in moist deciduous forests
Habitat type: Wetland, Forest
Distribution: India incl. Andama, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Malay peninsula, Java and Sumatra
Found in India: Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
Flowering & fruiting: July-December
Conservation status: Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Arrangement: Alternate
Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Parallel

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 Jalpipari itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Hindi: जलपिपरी Jalpipari
Bengali: Panikanchira
Tamil: Thanneervittan
Sanskrit: Jalapippali

About Jalpipari

A member of the Commelinaceae family, Willow-leaved Day-flower (Commelina clavata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in wet areas in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.

Botanical family

Commelinaceae

Spiderwort Family

Jalpipari belongs to the Commelinaceae family.

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