Indian Dayflower
Commelina hasskarlii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- June-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Commelina hasskarlii
- Genus
- Commelina
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- Indo Himalaya
- Distribution
- India, Introduced in North America and SE. Asia, South America
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“hairless) leaves have blades that are lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptic or lanceolate-oblong in shape, measuring 2.5 to 10.5 cm in length by 0.7 to 2.4 cm in width.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“hairless) leaves have blades that are lanceolate to lanceolate-elliptic or lanceolate-oblong in shape, measuring 2.5 to 10.5 cm in length by 0.7 to 2.4 cm in width.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Indian Dayflower itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“The upper cyme, also called a cincinnus, is typically vestigial and included inside the spathe, though it is can be rarely 1-flowered and exserted.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a capsule, each having 3 locules and 2 valves and measuring 6 to 8 mm, though they may be rarely as small as 5 mm.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Indian Dayflower itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Indian Dayflower
Indian Dayflower (Commelina hasskarlii) belongs to the Commelinaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It grows in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from June to March.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Indian Dayflower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
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