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Botanical name: Murdannia loriformis Family: Commelinaceae (Dayflower family)
Synonyms: Murdannia angustifolia, Aneilema loriforme, Aneilema terminale
Synonyms: Murdannia angustifolia, Aneilema loriforme, Aneilema terminale
Strap-Leaf Dewflower is a perennial herb, with lilac
3-petal flowers. Flowers are borne at branch-ends and in leaf-axils, in
few flowered clusters, flower-cluster-stalk about 10 cm long, hairless.
Flowers are about 9 mm wide, flower-stalks 2-3 mm long, hairless;
sepals lanceshaped-elliptic, about 3 x 2 mm, green. Petals are obovate,
about 5 x 4 mm, lilac-blue to lilac; stamens 2, antisepalous, curving
outwardly, filaments densely to sparsely bearded, anthers broadly
elliptic; staminodes 3. The main stem is undeveloped, fertile stems
numerous arising from rosette, spreading or rising up, measuring 15-50
cm, hairless or finely velvet-hairy. Basal leaves have linear-straplike
blade measuring 5-15 cm x 6-9 cm, with cilated margins proximally. Stem
leaves are shorter, fringed with hairs only on one side of the sheath
mouth, hairless elsewhere. Capsule is ovoid-spherical, trigonous, 3-4
mm. Strap-Leaf Dewflower is found in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, China, Bangaldesh, SE Asia.
Flowering: August-January.
Medicinal uses:
In Thailand the fresh leaves
of Strap-Leaf Dewflower are used extensively to treat various kinds of
cancer including those of liver, stomach, intestines, uterus and
breast. It is also used to treat leukaemia. Some Thai traditional
practitioners use this plant to treat cough, colds and inflammed
wounds. It is also said to be able to reduce blood sugar levels.
Medicinal uses:
In Thailand the fresh leaves
of Strap-Leaf Dewflower are used extensively to treat various kinds of
cancer including those of liver, stomach, intestines, uterus and
breast. It is also used to treat leukaemia. Some Thai traditional
practitioners use this plant to treat cough, colds and inflammed
wounds. It is also said to be able to reduce blood sugar levels.
| Identification credit: Mayur Nandikar | Photographed in Nemale, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra. |
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