Kanjuna / Swamp Dayflower
Commelina paludosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- August-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Commelina paludosa
- Genus
- Commelina
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Malay Isalands, South China, Taiwan, Tibet
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Assam, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Nagaland, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Manipur
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-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 Kanjuna itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Kanjuna, Chhura, Churra
- Bengali
- Jatakanchura
- Kannada
- Kanjura
- Marathi
- Keni
About Kanjuna
Swamp Dayflower (Commelina paludosa) belongs to the Commelinaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand and 12 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Kanjuna belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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