Murdannia semiteres
| Murdannia semiteres | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Genus: | Murdannia |
| Species: | M. semiteres
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| Binomial name | |
| Murdannia semiteres (Dalzell) Santapau
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Murdannia semiteres, the panicled dewflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae. It is an annual erect herb with reddish branches that grows in the seasonally dry tropical biome.[2] The leaves are threadlike, folded, and smooth. It bears blue flowers in panicles with three free sepals. It is native to east-central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, and Zambia), Yemen, Iran, India, and Vietnam.[1]
Distribution
Grows gregariously in habitats near permanently moist, exposed rocks and along stream banks in peninsular India.
Subspecies
Four subspecies are accepted.[1]
- Murdannia semiteres subsp. brenanii Nandikar – Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia
- Murdannia semiteres subsp. juncoides (Wight) Nandikar & Gurav – southwestern India
- Murdannia semiteres subsp. sahyadrica (Ancy & Nampy) Nandikar & Gurav – western India (Maharashtra)
- Murdannia semiteres subsp. semiteres – Yemen, Iran, India, and Vietnam
References
- ^ a b c "Murdannia semiteres (Dalzell) Santapau". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
- ^ Pawar, K. and Gawali, S., MICRO MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MURDANNIA SPECIES.