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Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet

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Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet
Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet
Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet
Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAmischophacelus axillaris (L.) R.S.Rao & Kammathy
synonymCommelina axillaris L.
synonymCyanotis disrumpens Hassk.
synonymTonningia axillaris (L.) Kuntze
synonymTradescantia axillaris (L.) L.
synonymZygomenes axillaris (L.) Salisb.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Purpuri-sak
English
  • Creeping Cradle Plant
Hindi
  • काना Kana
Kannada
  • Negalu Kanne Soppu
Marathi
  • बेचका Bechka
Other
  • Creeping Cradle Plant
  • Sabilau
Tamil
  • Vazhukai Pul
Telugu
  • Golla Gundi
  • Kodi Kalu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Contributors 
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Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Brief
    Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Fleshy decumbent, glabrous herbs, rooting at lower nodes, often purple-suffused. Leaves 3-7 x 0.5-0.8 cm, linear, apex acute or acuminate; sheath to 7 mm long, mouth ciliate. Inflorescence in axillary cymose clusters, enclosed within the leaf sheath. Bracteoles 1-2 mm long, linear. Flowers 6-7 mm across. Calyx connate, tube 2-4 mm long, pilose; lobes lanceolate. Corolla blue; tube to 3 mm, lobes to 4 mm, ovate. Stamens 6; filaments pink with purple pilose hairs. Ovary c. 1.5 mm, woolly, 3-celled; ovules 2 per cell on axile placentae; style c.1.5 mm long, pilose; stigma 3-fid. Capsule 5-6 mm long, oblong, apex beaked. Seeds 6, c. 2 mm, oblong, pitted.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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      References 
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: August-December
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
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          📚 Habitat and Distribution
          General Habitat

          Habitat

          Terrestrial
          Terrestrial
          Freshwater
          Freshwater
          Degraded deciduous forests and moist places
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Bark of tree trunks
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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            References 
              Description
              Global Distribution

              Indo-Malesia

              Indian distribution

              State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Odisha; Indonesia, Thailand

                Indian Distribution

                Assam

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine
                  Folk medicine
                  Siddha
                  Siddha
                  System Of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine, Siddha

                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2733
                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2733
                  Contributors 
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                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2733
                    1. Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 46.1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6:388.1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1550(1082). 1931; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 358. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 888. 2009.
                    2. Commelina axillaris L., Sp. Pl. 42. 1753.
                    3. Amischophacelus axillaris (L.) Rao & Kammathy, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 59. 306. 966; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 299. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 419. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 393. 1985; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 484. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 394. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 729. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 509. 2005.
                    4. Tonningia axillaris (L.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 722. 1891; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 488. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 410. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 827. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 524. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 299. 1991; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 478. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 350. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 741. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 466. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 321. 1999; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 710. 2009.
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2733
                    2. Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 46.1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6:388.1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1550(1082). 1931; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 358. 2002; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 888. 2009.
                    3. Commelina axillaris L., Sp. Pl. 42. 1753.
                    4. Amischophacelus axillaris (L.) Rao & Kammathy, J. Linn. Soc. Bot. 59. 306. 966; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 299. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 419. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 393. 1985; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 484. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 394. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 729. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 509. 2005.
                    5. Tonningia axillaris (L.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 722. 1891; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 488. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 410. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 827. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 524. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 299. 1991; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 478. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 350. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 741. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 466. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 321. 1999; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 710. 2009.

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                    📚 Meta data
                    No Data
                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassLiliopsida
                    OrderCommelinales
                    FamilyCommelinaceae
                    GenusCyanotis
                    SpeciesCyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet
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