✿Commelinaceae · Murdannia
Giant Dewflower
Murdannia gigantea
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Murdannia gigantea
- Genus
- Murdannia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-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
- Purple/pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Giant Dewflower itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Giant Dewflower
Giant Dewflower (Murdannia gigantea) is a herb in the Commelinaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Botanical family
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Giant Dewflower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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