Murdannia semiteres | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Commelinales |
Family: | Commelinaceae |
Genus: | Murdannia |
Species: | M. semiteres |
Binomial name | |
Murdannia semiteres (Dalzell) Santapau | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Murdannia semiteres, the panicled dewflower, is an annual erect herb with reddish branches that grows in the seasonally dry tropical biome. [2] The leaves are threadlike, folded, and smooth. It bears blue flowers in panicles with three free sepals.
Grows gregariously in habitats near permanently moist, exposed rocks and along stream banks in peninsular India.