Pan India Bouquets

Commelina albescens Hassk.

Family : COMMELINACEAE
(Spiderwort Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KANA FAMILY (काना फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : COMMELINACEAE
Synonym(s) : Commelina albescens var. hirsutissima Chiov.; Commelina multicaulis Hochst. ex C.B.Clarke; Commelina schimperiana Hochst. ex C.B.Clarke
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Commelina albescens Hassk.
Habit : Scrambling or semi-erect perennial herb
Habitat : Alluvial plains, rarely on dunes or silty or sandy soil in arid regions
Comments / notes : Santapau and Janardhanan (1967) listed it from Saurashtra.
Flower, Fruit : September-October
Distribution :
- Gujarat : Saurashtra - Kutch district
Native : Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gulf States, India, Kenya, Malawi, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, West Himalaya, Yemen
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Eritrea to Malawi, Arabian Peninsula, Pakistan to West India
Literature : Shah G. L. (1978). Flora of Gujarat State Part 1. University Press Sardar Patel University: 686
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Commelina albescens. Downloaded on 7 December 2023.