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Botanical Name Plant's Common Name Plant Family

MH293 : Commelina benghalensis L.

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Melghat's Flora's Serial No. : 514  
Class : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order : Commelinales
Family : Commelinaceae - Spiderwort family
Genus : Commelina L. - dayflower
Species : Commelina benghalensis L. - gio
Plant Location in Melghat : -  
Plant Category : Herbs  
Plant's Current Status : -  
Plant Family : Commelinaceae  
 
Plant Common Name : Kena, K- Kolor, Bengal Dayflower, Whiskered Commelina, tropical spiderwort, Kana, Kankawa, Buchna, hittagani, kanankolai, kancatam, Wangden khoibi, Kena, Kane, kanchata, kosapuspi, marishajalaja, kanangkozai, adutinnathalai, kanan valai, neerukaassuvu, nirukassuvu
 
Synonym : Commelina acuminata R.Br., nom. nud.
Commelina benghalensis subsp. hirsuta (C.B.Clarke) J.K.Morton
Commelina canescens Vahl
Commelina cavaleriei H.Lév.
Commelina cucullata L.
Commelina delicatula Schltdl.
Commelina hirsuta R.Br., nom. nud.
Commelina kilimandscharica K.Schum.
Commelina mollis Jacq.
Commelina nervosa Burm.f.
Commelina obscura K.Schum.
Commelina poligama Fern.-Vill. Commelina procurrens Schltdl.
Commelina prostrata Regel, sensu auct.
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk.
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis var. glabra Pic.Serm.
Commelina radiciflora R.Br. ex C.B.Clarke
Commelina rhizocarpa Afzel. ex C.B.Clarke
Commelina rufociliata C.B.Clarke
Commelina saltiana Steud., nom. inval.
Commelina senegalensis Ten.
Commelina turbinata Vahl.
Commelina uncata C.B.Clarke.
Commelina villosiuscula Sol. ex C.B.Clarke.
Description : Diffuse herbs, rooting at lower nodes; rootstock with cleistogamous flowers. Leaves 3-5 x 2-3.5 cm, ovate or elliptic-ovate, base rounded or subtruncate, apex obtuse or acute, pubescent, margin ciliate; petiole to 8 mm long; sheath to 1.5 cm long, apex with rufous hairs. Spathe c. 1.5 cm across, funnel-shaped, truncate at apex, pubescent. Sepals subequal, c. 2.5 mm long; outer ones linear; inner ones orbicular. Petals blue, larger ones c. 4 x 4.5 mm, broadly ovate. Stamens 3; staminodes 2. Ovary to 1mm long. Capsule to 5 mm long, ellipsoid, 3-celled. Seeds 5, pitted.
 
Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : diuretic, febrifuge, anti-inflammatory, leprosy, demulcent, emollient, hypotensive, CNS depressant, diuretic, refrigerant, laxative and astringent.
 
Plant's Phytochemicals : campesterol
carotenoid
flavocommelin
capesterol
n-octacosanol
sterols, stigmasterol, beta-sitosterol
alkanols
Reference : ~ Holaly E. Gbekley, Gnatoulma Katawa, Simplice D. Karou, SKokou Anani, Tchacondo Tchadjobo, Yaovi Ameyapoh, Komlan Batawila, and Jacques Simpore; "Ethnobotanical Study Of Plants Used To Treat Asthma In The Maritime Region In Togo"; Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. (2017); 14(1): 196-212 PMID : 28480398

~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID :

~ Patil, HM and Bhaskar, VV; "Medicinal uses of plnats by tribal medicine men of Nandurbar district in Maharashtra"; Natural Product Radiance (2006); 5(2): 125-130 PMID :