Two-Shaped Dewflower
Murdannia dimorpha
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- July-November
How to identify Two-Shaped Dewflower
Identify Two-Shaped Dewflower 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: Two distinct leaf forms on the same plant.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Two-Shaped Dewflower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Murdannia dimorpha
- Genus
- Murdannia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands and sandy sea shore
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-November
- 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
- Purple/pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Two-Shaped Dewflower itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Two-Shaped Dewflower
Two-Shaped Dewflower (Murdannia dimorpha) is a herb in the Commelinaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and 1 other states. It grows in grasslands and sandy sea shore. Flowering and fruiting run from July to November.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Two-Shaped Dewflower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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