Katas Priya / Shrubby Dayflower
Commelina suffruticosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam & more
- Flowering
- June-December
How to identify Katas Priya
Identify Katas Priya by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Slightly woody (suffruticose) base.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam, Jharkhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Katas Priya.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Commelina suffruticosa
- Genus
- Commelina
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Open plains
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, South China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-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 Katas Priya itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- कटस प्रिय Katas Priya
About Katas Priya
Shrubby Dayflower (Commelina suffruticosa) belongs to the Commelinaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Assam and 3 other states. It grows in open plains. Flowering and fruiting run from June to December.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Katas Priya belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
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