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