Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet

 

Family: Commelinaceae

Synonym: Amischophacelus axillaris (L.) R.S.Rao & Kammathy, Commelina axillaris L.

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Degraded deciduous forests and moist places

Distribution: India: Assam, Odisha; Indonesia, Thailand

Flowering and Fruiting: August-December

Key identification features: Fleshy decumbent, glabrous herbs, rooting at lower nodes, often purple-suffused. Leaves  linear, apex acute or acuminate; Inflorescence in axillary cymose clusters, enclosed within the leaf sheath. Corolla blue; Capsule  oblong, apex beaked. Seeds 6, oblong, pitted.

Uses: Treat boils and ascites



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