Large Dewflower
Murdannia simplex
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-October
How to identify Large Dewflower
Identify Large 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: Large flowers for the genus.
- Confirm flower colour: Purple/pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Commelinaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Large Dewflower.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Murdannia simplex
- Genus
- Murdannia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests and grasslands
- Distribution
- Paleotropics
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-October
- 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 Large Dewflower itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- नीलिमा
About Large Dewflower
Large Dewflower (Murdannia simplex) is a herb in the Commelinaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to October.
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Large Dewflower belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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