Murdannia semiteres

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Murdannia semiteres
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
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]
  • Aneilema semiteresDalzell
  • Dichoespermum semiteres(Dalzell) Hassk.

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.

Distribution

Grows gregariously in habitats near permanently moist, exposed rocks and along stream banks in peninsular India.

References

  1. "Murdannia semiteres (Dalzell) Santapau". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
  2. Pawar, K. and Gawali, S., MICRO MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MURDANNIA SPECIES.