Little Glory
Murdannia semiteres
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- July-December
How to identify Little Glory
Identify Little Glory 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Little Glory.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Murdannia semiteres
- Genus
- Murdannia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Among sedges and grasses
- Distribution
- India, Tropical East Africa, Arabian Peninsula, Vietnam
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Puducherry, Goa, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The leaves are threadlike, folded, and smooth.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Little Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded“It bears blue flowers in panicles with three free sepals.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Murdannia semiteres, the panicled dewflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Little Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- निलिमा
About Little Glory
A member of the Commelinaceae family, Little Glory (Murdannia semiteres) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 8 other states. It grows in among sedges and grasses. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Little Glory belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
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