Biology:Murdannia crocea

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Murdannia crocea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Murdannia
Species:
M. crocea
Binomial name
Murdannia crocea
(Griff.) Faden
Synonyms[1]
  • Aneilema crocea Griff.

Murdannia crocea is a flowering plant in the family Commelinaceae.

Description

This species is an annual, ascending to erect herb, growing 10–25 cm tall.[2]

Phenology

Flowering and fruiting occur from July to October. Flowers open around 9:30 a.m. and fade by approximately 1:30 p.m.[3]

References

  1. "Murdannia crocea (Griff.) Faden". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:172846-1#synonyms. 
  2. Nandikar, Mayur D.; Gurav, Rajaram V. (June 2019). "Additions to the family Commelinaceae in flora of India". Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 12 (2): 333–340. doi:10.1016/j.japb.2018.11.002. 
  3. Nandikar, M.D.; Gurav, R.V. (2015). "Revision of the genus Murdannia (Commelinaceae) in India". Phytodiversity 2 (1): 56–112. 

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