Herb
Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don
🗒 Synonyms
synonym | Commelina cristata L. |
synonym | Cyanotis cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot |
synonym | Cyanotis huegelii Hassk. |
synonym | Cyanotis imbricata (Roxb.) Kunth |
synonym | Cyanotis racemosa C.B.Clarke, nom. illeg. |
synonym | Ephemerum cristatum (L.) Moench |
synonym | Siphostigma cristata (L.) Raf. |
synonym | Tonningia cristata (L.) Kuntze |
synonym | Tradescantia cristata (L.) L. |
synonym | Tradescantia imbricata Roxb. |
synonym | Tradescantia umbellata B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke |
synonym | Zygomenes cristata (L.) W.Wight |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Brief
Flowering class: Monocot
Habit: Herb
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2010
Assessor/s: Watve, A.
Reviewer/s: Juffe Bignoli, D., Narasimhan, D., Ravikumar, K., Kumar, V.S. & Rao, M.L.V.
Contributors: Molur, S.
Justification: Cyanotis cristata is an annual herb widespread in old world tropics. It is ubiquitous growing in moist soil in grasslands, outcrops, open areas. It has large populations, not threatened with any risk. The species is locally abundant and hence listed as Least Concern
Conservation Actions: No conservation action is reported or is necessary for the species.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Description
Fleshy, robust herbs. Leaves 2-8 x 0.8-2.5 cm, ovate-oblong, base rounded or cordate, apex obtuse or acute, sparsely ciliate on margins; sheath loose, to 8 mm long, hispid. cymes mostly terminal, recurved, 2-2.5 x 1-1.5 cm, solitary, peduncle 2-6 cm long. Bracts 2.5-5 x 1-2.2 cm, leaf-like; bracteoles 0.7-1 cm long, falcately ovate, sparsely ciliate on margins. Flowers 6-7 mm across. Calyx tube c. 2 mm long; lobes 2-2.5 mm long, hirsute. Corolla pale blue to purple, c. 6 mm long. Staminal filaments bearded, violet. Ovary globose, hairy at apex. Capsule 2-3 mm long, subglobose. Seeds c. 1 mm , trigonous, with 2 large pits on either side.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Habitat
Terrestrial
Freshwater
Wet places
Grasslands, degraded forest areas and wastelands
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Habitat and Ecology: Cyanotis cristata is reported from wet rocky areas, moist soil, grasslands, ravines, stream edges.
Systems: Terrestrial; Freshwater
List of Habitats: 4, 4.6, 4.7, 5, 5.8, 6, 14, 14.2, 15, 15.8
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Description
Global Distribution
India: Assam, Odisha, Punjab
Indian Distribution
Assam
Global Distribution
Paleotropics
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
Range Description: It is distributed widely in the old world tropics. It is known from tropical Africa, India, central Himalaya to southern China and peninsular Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
Countries - Native: Angola; Benin; Bhutan; Botswana; Burundi; Cameroon; Central African Republic; China (Tibet [or Xizang], Yunnan); Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Ethiopia; Gabon; Ghana; Guinea; India (Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); Kenya; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Liberia; Malawi; Malaysia; Mozambique; Myanmar; Namibia; Nepal; Nigeria; Pakistan; Rwanda; Sierra Leone; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Thailand; Togo; Uganda; Viet Nam; Zimbabwe
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List Category
Least Concern
Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2010
Assessor/s: Watve, A.
Reviewer/s: Juffe Bignoli, D., Narasimhan, D., Ravikumar, K., Kumar, V.S. & Rao, M.L.V.
Contributors: Molur, S.
Justification: Cyanotis cristata is an annual herb widespread in old world tropics. It is ubiquitous growing in moist soil in grasslands, outcrops, open areas. It has large populations, not threatened with any risk. The species is locally abundant and hence listed as Least Concern
Conservation Actions: No conservation action is reported or is necessary for the species.
IUCN and ZOO 2011
Attributions | IUCN and ZOO 2011 |
Contributors | |
Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
No Data
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
System Of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2734
Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2734 |
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Status | UNDER_CREATION |
Licenses | CC_BY |
References |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2734
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
- Watve, A. 2010. Cyanotis cristata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
- Govaerts, R., Dransfield, J., Zona, S.F, Hodel, D.R. and Henderson, A. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/. (Accessed: 27 June).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P. (eds). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state, Monocotyledones. pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
- Citation: Watve, A. 2010. Cyanotis cristata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
- Commelina cristata L., Sp. Pl. 42. 1753.
- Cyanotis cristata (L.) D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 46. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 385. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1549(1081). 1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 298. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 421. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 483. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 406. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 822. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 519. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 486. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 397. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 13,19. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 475. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 77. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 736. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 461. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 318. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 358. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 736. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 513. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 704. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 889. 2009.
- Watve, A. 2010. Cyanotis cristata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
- Govaerts, R., Dransfield, J., Zona, S.F, Hodel, D.R. and Henderson, A. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/. (Accessed: 27 June).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P. (eds). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state, Monocotyledones. pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
Information Listing > References
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2734
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/threats-classification-scheme
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/habitats-classification-scheme-ver3
- Watve, A. 2010. Cyanotis cristata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
- http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes/conservation-actions-classification-scheme-ver2
- Govaerts, R., Dransfield, J., Zona, S.F, Hodel, D.R. and Henderson, A. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/. (Accessed: 27 June).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P. (eds). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state, Monocotyledones. pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
- Citation: Watve, A. 2010. Cyanotis cristata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
- Commelina cristata L., Sp. Pl. 42. 1753.
- Cyanotis cristata (L.) D. Don, Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 46. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 6: 385. 1892; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1549(1081). 1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 298. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 421. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 483. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 406. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 822. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 519. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 486. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 397. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 13,19. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 475. 1996; Swarup. et al., Shola For. Kerala 77. 1998; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 736. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 461. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 318. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 358. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 736. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 513. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 704. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 889. 2009.
- Watve, A. 2010. Cyanotis cristata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. ; Downloaded on 19 October 2011.
- Govaerts, R., Dransfield, J., Zona, S.F, Hodel, D.R. and Henderson, A. 2010. World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Available at: http://www.kew.org/wcsp/. (Accessed: 27 June).; IUCN. 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2011.1). Available at:http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 16 June 2011).; Sharma, B.D., Karthikeyan, S. and Singh, N.P. (eds). 1996. Flora of Maharashtra state, Monocotyledones. pp. 794. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
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🐾 Taxonomy
Root | Root |
Kingdom | Plantae |
Phylum | Tracheophyta |
Class | Liliopsida |
Order | Commelinales |
Family | Commelinaceae |
Genus | Cyanotis |
Species | Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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