Murdannia spirata

Murdannia spirata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Commelinales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Commelinales

Familia: Commelinaceae
Subfamilia: Commelinoideae
Tribus: Commelineae
Genus: Murdannia
Species: Murdannia spirata
Varietates: M. s. var. flavanthera – M. s. var. parviflora – M. s. var. spirata

Name

Murdannia spirata(L.) G.Brückn. in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam. ed. 2, 15a: 173. 1930.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Commelina spirata L., Mant. Pl. 2: 176. 1771.
• Homotypic
  • Aneilema spiratum (L.) Sweet, Hort. Suburb. Lond.: 12. 1808.
  • Aphylax spiralis Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 271. 1812, nom. superfl.
  • Phaeneilema spiratum (L.) G.Brückn., Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 10: 56. 1927.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-Temperate Regional: China China South-Central (Yunnan), Hainan, China Southeast (Fujian, Guangdong). Regional: Eastern Asia Taiwan. Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka. Regional: Indo-China Andaman Islands, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam. Regional: Malesia Jawa, Philippines. Continental: Pacific Regional: Southwestern Pacific Samoa (introduced). Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Florida (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Murdannia spirata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Oct 29. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Murdannia spirata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

日本語: ハナイボクサ

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