Common name
Mandarin: 细竹篙草 (xi zhu gao cao)
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Liliopsida (392)
Order: Commelinales (21)
Family: Commelinaceae (21)(family description)
Genus: Murdannia (2)
Epithet: simplex (Vahl) Brenan (3)
Synonyms: Aneilema cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot, Aneilema longifolium Hook., Aneilema rigidum Blatt., Aneilema secundum Wight, Aneilema sinicum Ker Gawl., Commelina hookeri A.Dietr., Commelina simplex Vahl, Commelina sinica (Ker Gawl.) Roem. & Schult., Murdannia sinica (Ker Gawl.) G.Brückn., Phaeneilema rigidum (Blatt.) Raizada, Phaeneilema sinicum (Ker Gawl.) G.Brückn.
longifolium => having long leaves
rigidum => rigid, stiff
secundum => one-sided, arranged on one side only
simplex => of one piece or series (opposed to compound)
sinica => of Chinese origin
sinicum => of Chinese origin
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: hydrophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: pink, white
External links
Check for Murdannia simplex at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [1613] Murdannia simplex - Flora of China @ efloras.org
Literature
- [12] Dokosi, O.B. (1998): Herbs of Ghana. Ghana University Press, Accra, Ghana.