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Murdannia nudiflora

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Name

Identification
Commelina nudiflora L. [family COMMELINACEAE ] (stored under name); Aneilema nudiflorum (L.) R.Br. [family COMMELINACEAE ] Verified by Henry Trimen, Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan [family COMMELINACEAE ]
Related name
  • Murdannia nudiflora
  • Murdannia spirata
  • Ancilema junghuhnianum
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  • Commelina nudiflora
  • Aneilema compressum
  • Tradescantia
  • Aneilema nudiflorum

Flora

Entry for Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan [family COMMELINACEAE]
Herbarium
Flora of North America (FNA)
Collection
Flora of North America
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of North America, Vol 22,
Names
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan [family COMMELINACEAE], Kew Bull., 7: 189. 1952
Commelina nudiflora Linnaeus [family COMMELINACEAE], Mant. Pl., 2: 177. 1771
Aneilema nudiflorum (Linnaeus) Sweet [family COMMELINACEAE]
Information
Herbs, annual, unbranched to much branched, 8--30 cm. Leaves spirally arranged; blade linear or linear-lanceolate to lanceolate-oblong, 1.5--7(--18) ´ 0.3--0.8 cm. Inflorescences terminal or terminal and axillary; cymes few-flowered, solitary or fascicled, long-pedunculate; bracteoles caducous, scars spaced less than 2 mm apart. Flowers bisexual, slightly bilaterally symmetric, 4--6 mm wide; sepals 2--3 mm; petals pinkish purple or violet, 3--3.5(--6) mm; fertile stamens 2; filaments bearded; staminodes 4. Capsules 2.5--5 mm. Seeds 2 per locule, deeply pitted, 1.3--1.8 mm. 2n = 20 (Trinidad).
Phenology
Flowering summer--fall
Distribution
USA Ala.USA Fla.USA Ga.USA La.USA N.C.USA S.C.USA Tex.
Discussion
Murdannia nudiflora is found in the tropical areas of the Western Hemisphere.
Native/Introduced
introduced

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