Biology:Commelina madagascarica

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Commelina madagascarica
A mass of Commelina madagascarica
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Commelina
Species:
C. madagascarica
Binomial name
Commelina madagascarica
C.B. Clarke

Commelina madagascarica is a monocotyledonous, herbaceous plant in the dayflower family from Madagascar.[1] It is commonly known as nifin'akanga in Madagascar,[2] where it is used medicinally as an abortifacient,[3] a galactogogue,[4] and a treatment for conjunctivitis[5] and acne.[4][3][6] It is also used for ritual purposes in joro or ancestral invocation around the Lake Alaotra region.[7]

It has delicate, richly blue flowers, narrow leaves, and bushy stems.[8][9] Its roots are fibrous, fleshy, and fusiform. These roots, and the plant's buried rhizome, make it very resistant to prairie fires.[9]

The species was first described by Charles Baron Clarke in 1881.[10] Commelina madagascarica is one of the most common plants found in the pseudo-steppe grasslands formed anthropogenically by grass fires in Isalo Massif.[11] Generally, it is common to dry prairies and rocky areas between 1,500 meters (4,900 ft) and 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) above sea level.[9]

The Malagasy abortion-rights group Nifin'akanga takes its name from the plant, since it is commonly used in illicit abortions.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Commelina madagascarica C.B.Clarke | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172183-1. 
  2. ↑ Rakotobe, Rovanirina; Razafindrakoto, Malalatiana; Ravonjiarison, Nasandratra; Blanchart, Éric; Andriamifidy, Tantely Razafimbelo; Bernard, Laetitia; Raminoarison, Manoa; Rakotomalala, Heriniaina Hobiarivelo et al. (2024). "Recherche-action en partenariat et ressources végétales mobilisables pour la production de lombricompost dans les Hautes Terres de Madagascar" (in fr). BASE: 131–146. doi:10.25518/1780-4507.20867. ISSN 1780-4507. https://popups.uliege.be/1780-4507/index.php?id=20867. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Randriamiharisoa, Maria Nirina; Kuhlman, Alyse R.; Jeannoda, Vololoniaina; Rabarison, Harison; Rakotoarivelo, Nivo; Randrianarivony, Tabita; Raktoarivony, Fortunat; Randrianasolo, Armand et al. (December 2015). "Medicinal plants sold in the markets of Antananarivo, Madagascar" (in en). Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11 (1): 1–13. doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0046-y. ISSN 1746-4269. PMC 4517502. https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13002-015-0046-y/tables/3. 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jenkins, Martin, ed (1987). Madagascar: an environmental profile. Gland: IUCN. ISBN 978-2-88032-607-4. 
  5. ↑ Novy, Julia W. (1997-01-01). "Medicinal plants of the eastern region of Madagascar". Journal of Ethnopharmacology 55 (2): 119–126. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(96)01489-4. ISSN 0378-8741. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874196014894. 
  6. ↑ Bussmann, Rainer W.; Paniagua-Zambrana, Narel Y.; Njoroge, Grace N. (2020), Bussmann, Rainer W., ed., "Commelina africana L. Commelina benghalensis L. Commelinaceae" (in en), Ethnobotany of the Mountain Regions of Africa (Cham: Springer International Publishing): pp. 1–9, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-77086-4_47-1#doi, ISBN 978-3-319-77086-4, https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-77086-4_47-1, retrieved 2024-10-19 
  7. ↑ Rakotoarivelo, Nivo H.; Manjato, Nadiah V.; Andriamiarisoa, Lala R.; Bernard, Roger; Andriambololonera, Sylvie (2022-02-11). "Useful plants in the Park Bandro and its surroundings, Lake Alaotra, Madagascar". Madagascar Conservation & Development 16 (2s): 25–32. doi:10.4314/mcd.wetlands.4. ISSN 1662-2510. https://www.ajol.info/index.php/mcd/article/view/221326. 
  8. ↑ Baron, Richard (July 1889). "The Flora of Madagascar.". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Botany 25 (171): 246–294. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1889.tb00798.x. ISSN 0368-2927. https://academic.oup.com/botlinnean/article-abstract/25/171/246/2904743?redirectedFrom=fulltext. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Laboratoire de phanérogamie (Muséum national d'histoire naturelle); naturelle), Laboratoire de phanérogamie (Muséum national d'histoire (1920). Notulae systematicae. v.4-5(1920-1935). Paris: J. Dumoulin. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6463141#page/192. 
  10. ↑ Cufodontis, Georg (1971). "Supplement: Enumeratio Plantarum Aethiopiae Spermatophyta (Sequentia)". Bulletin du Jardin botanique national de Belgique / Bulletin van de National Plantentuin van België 41 (3): 1483–1578. doi:10.2307/3667456. ISSN 0303-9153. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3667456. 
  11. ↑ Świerkosz, Krzysztof (2012). "Vegetation of southern part of the Isalo Sandstone Massif (Central Madagascar, Africa) – differentiation and threats". Sandstone Landscapes. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.92596. 
  12. ↑ "Who are we ? - Nifin'Akanga". https://www.nifinakanga.org/en/who-are-we/. 
  13. ↑ "Madagascar's 'angel makers' flourish in ban on abortion" (in en). 2019-09-01. https://www.france24.com/en/20190901-madagascar-s-angel-makers-flourish-in-ban-on-abortion. 

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