How to identify Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens
Identify Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens 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.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-October.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens
- Genus
- Cyanotis
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-October
- 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 Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- आभाली
About Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens
Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens is a herb in the Commelinaceae family. Flowering and fruiting run from June to October.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Cyanotis tuberosa var. adscendens belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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