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कानपेट Kanpet (Marathi), Day flower;
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Procumbent, sparsely branched annual herb. Root fibrous. Basal nodes with sub-terranian cleistogamous flowers. C. forskalaei resembles C. benghalensis in having sub-terranian cleistogamous flowers, undulate leaf margin and cucullate spatathe. But differs from C. benghalensis in its elliptic leaves absence of red rufus hairs on the sheath and smooth seeds with ridges and depressions in the testa as against ovate undulate leaves, red rufus hairs in the sheath and reticulate seeds in C. benghalensis
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Distribution: C. forskalaei distributed from sea level to medium altitudes. It is found in wayside, grassy places near agricultural fields and prefers fully exposed habitats
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May be this key will be helpful to identify few common Commelina’s in field ……………..
1. Spathes with margin free to base ……… C. diffusa
1. Spathes with margins fused at least basally …… 2
2. Inflorescence (Spathe) solitary, axiallary or terminal …… 3
2. Inflorescence composed of several aggregate, axillary or terminal spathe ……….. 4
3. Flowers white ……. C. suffruticosa
3. Flowers blue …… 5
5. Spathe funnel shaped……. C. benghalensis
5. Spathe broadly ovate ……. C. forskalaei
4. Sheath with rusty hairs at the summit …… C. paludosa
4. Sheath lacking rusty hairs …… C. ensifolia
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Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Commelinaceae, Commelina forsskalii Vahl. from Delhi (needs confirmation):
Commelinales & Zingiberales Week: Commelinaceae, Commelina forsskalii Vahl. Enum. Pl. 2: 172 1805. Syn: C. falcata Hassk. The plant is common in the Old Delhi Ridge forest in rainy season. The plant is reported and looks like C. forsskalii Vahl but I am not able to ignore the distinct auricles at the base of leaf sheath, a character distinctive of C. erecta (according to Flora of North America) and absent in C. forsskalii. The experts are requested to examine this aspect critically. – I think this is the only member (with cleistogamous flowers) apart from C. benghalensis i. e Commelina forskalaei Vahl Enum. Pl. [Vahl] ii. 172. 1805; Clarke In DC. Mon. Phan. 3;168.1881. Type: Arabia forsskal (C, Holotype) Procumbent, sparsely branched annual herb. Root fibrous. Basal nodes with sub-terranian cleistogamous flowers.
C. forskalaei resembles C. benghalensis in having sub-terranian cleistogamous flowers, undulate leaf margin and cucullate spatathe. But differs from C. benghalensis in its elliptic leaves absence of red rufus hairs on the sheath and smooth seeds with ridges and depressions in the testa as against ovate undulate leaves, red rufus hairs in the sheath and reticulate seeds in C. benghalensis
Distribution: C. forskalaei distributed from sea level to medium altitudes. It is found in wayside, grassy places near agricultural fields and prefers fully exposed habitats      Commelinales & Zingiberales Week:Commelina sp for id 10022011-2:
Collected from Village Bhalsi Panipat District
This should be Commelina forslalii Hochst. ex C. B. Clarke. And one thing I have forgot to mention apart from Commelina benghalensis only this species having Cleistogamous flowers 🙂
Nice caption … and thnx for sharing such a beautiful Spiderwort. It is Commelina forskalii, perhaps a typo error by … …Previously we had a lot of discussions on Commelina species. I am a little confused after reading the key provided by … Attaching 2 pictures from my 2 earlier posts both of which were identified as Commelina benghalensis
1)Post1 of 26th sep
efloraofindia:”For Id 26092011MR3’’ Wandering Jew Pune
The said plant was >7 cms in length with small(as compared to my next post) lilac flowers leaves more elliptic than long and wavy
picture labeled Commelina bengalensis1
2)Post 2
efloraofindia:”For Id 06102011MR2’’ ?Commelina bengalensis Pune
This plant was 2-3 cms , leaves more long than broad,not wavy bigger flowers, blue in color
picture labelled Commelina bengalensis2
Can this plant show these variations?or are they different
To me, the first pic looks more like – Commelina benghalensis ( Ovate leaves ) and the second seems more near to- Commelina forsskalii ( lanceolate leaves). I am very happy to read all the discussion and finally I would like to conclude something
… your posted pictures First Commelina bengalensis 1.jpg is absolutely no doubt Commelina benghalensis
But Commelina bengalensis 2.jpg may be Commelina diffusa (most probably)
May be this key will be helpful to identify few common Commelina’s in field ……………..
1. Spathes with margin free to base …………….. C. diffusa
1. Spathes with margins fused at least basally …………………..2
2. Inflorescence (Spathe) solitary, axiallary or terminal……………..3
2. Inflorescence composed of several aggregate, axillary or terminal spathe………..4
3. Flowers white……………C. suffruticosa
3. Flowers blue……………..5
5. Spathe funnel shaped…….C. benghalensis
5. Spathe broadly ovate………C. forskalaei
4. Sheath with rusty hairs at the summit……..C. paludosa
4. Sheath lacking rusty hairs ……..C. ensifolia
. 20102011GS1 Comelina from Delhi for ID: Leaf-sheath with auricles at summit; Proximal petal minute, white; locules all one seeded; plants erect; leaves linear to lanceolate………C. erecta
Leaf-sheath not auricled; proximal petal blue, lilac or lavender; some locules 2-seeded; plants decumbent to ascending;
leaves oblong to lanceolate-oblong to elliptic- oblong……C. forskaolii
I am uploading different parts of plant including fruits. Kindly give your opinion. For me it looks like Commelina forskaolii though keeping in mind the difference …. I am really confused Sir this is very confusing Genus. you seems to be right in C forskaolii This is Commelina forskailii Hochst. ex C. B. Clarke.. for sure.
Pl. confirm the id. of the attached photos. (Commelina sp. ?)
Date/Time-Location- 25.10.2011, Peelamedu
Place, Altitude, GPS- Coimbatore Dist.,
Habitat- Urban (road side)
Habit- Herb.
After rainy season mass flowering was noticed.
pls ID this commelina sp
Shot from PIET Campus Samalkha Panipat on 29-6-11.
Prostrate herb, Long slender stems branching and rooting at nodes,
Leaves are 4-6 cm in length,
My guess is C forsskalii
Pls validate Yes, this could be Commelina forsskalii Vahl Yes, this is Commelina forsskalii Vahl. for sure.
Pl. find the attached file contain a photo for id. confirmation.
Is it Swamp Dayflower sp. (Commelina sp.)?
Date and time: June 2011
Place GRD College Road, Near Air Port Coimbatore
Habitat: Urban, Along the road side.
Habit: Shrub
Mass flowering after rainy season.
Flower Colour: Blue. Looks like Commelina sp. Could this be Commelina clavata C.B.Clarke of Commelinaceae family? This is Commelina forsskalii Vahl. Do you have any images showing the details of spathe? … is right this is Commelina forsskalii Vahl.
Date/Time- 11.08.12
Location- Palghar tehsil, Thane district , Maharashtra
Habitat-Wild, growing near railway tracks
Plant Habit-A prostate herb rooting at nodes.
Is this Commelina diffusa/ Commelina maculata ? This is Commelina forskalaei Vahl for sure, u may observe the underground flowers in it like C. benghalensis Is there any time relationship between aerial flowering and underground flowering? Or any other relation?
Commelina forsskalaei underground flowers: what use is an underground flower in the scheme of things Perhaps the second paragraph of column 2, page 1 of this article on another species throws light on your question.
http://naldc.nal.usda.gov/download/17440/PDF I learned that at least Commelina benghalensis makes seeds underground in closed sefl contained system… self pollinated flowering… may be same system operates in the specimen above.. thank you
efloraofindia:”For Id 30102012MR1’’ which Commelina spp is this at Pune: This plant was Id’d as Commelina forskalei Vahl on Indian Flora Id credit … Thank you … for the Id
[efloraofindia:07012013] Flora picture of the Year- 2012- Bhagyashri Ranade: Thank you … for the beautiful picture. Its way of surviving drought is indeed amazing. Nice story associated with a tiny plant with beautiful flowers. I have added this to Flora Picture 2012 Fine close-up shots! I know Commelina spp. produce small flowers. This phenomenon of production of underground or un-opening flowers (which still produce seeds) is known as “cleistogamy“. The disadvantage of cleistogamy is that the plants produced by such seeds are genetically same to parents. But the survival of a species in long run requires variations which can be brought by normal flowers; that is why this species produced normal flowers. Plants are probably wiser than we usually assume!
Requesting ID of this Commelina – Mumbai :: 10092013 :: ARK-03 :: September 2013 : Attachments (4). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Requesting to please ID this Commelina captured at SGNP, Mumbai in September 2013. Commelina forskalei to me..
Commelina sp. This is most probably Commelina forskalei      Kindly identify this plant.
Date/Time- 30 SEP 2018
Location-Place, Altitude, GPS- Nagarjuna Resort’s Compound, Vijayapuri South 522439
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- wild
Plant Habit-Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- herb
Height/Length- about 30 to 40 cm tall
My guess — Commelina forsskalii
I guess the ID is correct !
Photos and ID Confirmation : Commelina Communis tiny Blue Flowers of a grasslike plant. : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (7)
Sharing some photos of a Tiny blue flower
Location : Delhi, Dwarka Park Month : October 2018 Naturally grow, Size of flowers about 1 to 2 cm Colour : Blue To me appears close to images at Commelina forsskalii Vahl as per comparative images at Commelina
Yes, … It is Commelina forskaolii!!
Location : Rana Kandorana, Porbandar, Gujarat
Date : 31-10-2018
Habit : Herb
Habitat : Wild
Please check efi link Commelina
It’s Commelina forskaolii!!
                    
Please help to identify the species of Commelina of Kachchh, Gujarat – efloraofindia | Google Groups
. Plant Species (Commelina forskaolii): Family: Commelinaceae
Habitat: Terrestrial
Place: Gadag, Karnataka India
Date: 28/05/2021
Timing: 11:42am .
Habit: Herb
Loc: kota rajasthan
Date: 16/10/1/2022 Commelina erecta L. ?? This is albino form of Commelina forskailii! . Commelina sp.: 2 images. Please help me in ID the species of commelina.
Location- kothrud
Habit- in my pot
25/11/22
Looks like benghalensis but images are not sufficient to confirm the ID..Please post images of habitat, full plant, full leaf, stem , frontal flower. However, you can check Commelina at efi. Yes, habit image is required habit as mentioned in my pot., in Kothrud, Pune.
Please see attached photo. Now (06/12/22) seeds can be seen. No flowers left.
2images. Can it be https://efloraofindia.com/2011/02/19/commelina-diffusa/ This is Commelina forskaolii. Please confirm, it must be having underground cleistogamous flowers.
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