| Citation |
Srisanga, P., Suksathan, P., & Suddee, S. (2018). Field Guide to the Vascular Plants along Nature Trails on the Summit of Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand. ACB Field Guide Series No. 4 (Fernando, E.S., Barrer, S.B. & Pollisco Jr., F.A, editors). ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity & the Japan – ASEAN Integration Fund. Los Baños, Philippines. 327p. |
Description |
Herb, annual, up to 1 m high. Stems creeping, hairy, sometimes produce adventitious roots. Leaf sheaths reddish-purple, hairs yellowish-brown. Leaves narrowly ovate-lanceolate, 3–12 × 0.8–3 cm, apex acuminate, base cuneate to obtuse, margin scaberulate; petiole subsessile. Inflorescence with solitary spath, apically leaf-opposed. Flowers blue, three petals, anthers yellow, 1 mm long. Fruits three-angled capsule, 5 mm long, single seeded in each angle. Seeds black, egg-shaped to spherical, 2 mm long.
Habitat and ecology Forests, thickets, stream sides, and humid open places. Flowering May–September.
Geographic distribution Tropics and subtropics.
Authors: Danilo Tandang, Phetlasy Souladeth, Reuben Chong Jin Lim, Phouvieng Lanmisay & Somran Suddee
References:
Hong, D. Y. & de Filipps, R. A. 2000. Commelinaceae. In: C. Y. Wu & P. H. Raven (eds.), Flora of China 24: 36. Science Press, Beijing, and Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
Thitimetharoch, T. 2004, Taxonomic studies of the Family Commelinaceae in Thailand. A Thesis for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Khon Kaen University, Thailand. |
