✿Commelinaceae · Murdannia
Neelima / Asiatic Dewflower
Murdannia spirata
HerboutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Murdannia spirata
- Genus
- Murdannia
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands and moist places
- Native to
- India, China
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Myanmar, South China, Malesia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
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 Neelima itself; the rest are typical of the Commelinaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- निलिमा Neelima
About Neelima
A member of the Commelinaceae family, Asiatic Dewflower (Murdannia spirata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 9 other states. It grows in grasslands and moist places. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Botanical family
Commelinaceae
Spiderwort Family
Neelima belongs to the Commelinaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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