✿Commelinaceae · Commelina
Rat's-Ear
Commelina forskalaei
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Gujarat
- Flowering
- July-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Commelina forskalaei
- Genus
- Commelina
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry tracts
- Found in India
- Gujarat
- 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 Rat's-Ear itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rat's-Ear
Rat'S-Ear (Commelina forskalaei) belongs to the Commelinaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Gujarat. It grows in dry tracts. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Botanical family
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Rat's-Ear belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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