Greater Cat Ears
Cyanotis tuberosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- August-December
How to identify Greater Cat Ears
Identify Greater Cat Ears 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: Tuberous roots, larger than most Cyanotis.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Greater Cat Ears.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyanotis tuberosa
- Genus
- Cyanotis
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands among wet rocks
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- 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 Greater Cat Ears itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- आभाली
About Greater Cat Ears
Greater Cat Ears (Cyanotis tuberosa) belongs to the Commelinaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana and 2 other states. It grows in grasslands among wet rocks. Flowering and fruiting run from August to December.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Greater Cat Ears belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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