Woolly Dewflower
Murdannia lanuginosa
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- May-December
How to identify Woolly Dewflower
Identify Woolly 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: Woolly (lanuginose) leaves.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: May-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Woolly Dewflower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Murdannia lanuginosa
- Genus
- Murdannia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-December
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
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 Woolly Dewflower itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- अबोलीमा
About Woolly Dewflower
A member of the Commelinaceae family, Woolly Dewflower (Murdannia lanuginosa) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 1 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from May to December.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Woolly Dewflower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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