Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Commelina benghalensis
Scientific Name and Description
Commelina benghalensis L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Commelina kilimandscharica K.Schum.
Commelina obscura K.Schum.
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk.
Commelina rufociliata C.B.Clarke
Commelina uncata C.B.Clarke
Commelina obscura K.Schum.
Commelina pyrrhoblepharis Hassk.
Commelina rufociliata C.B.Clarke
Commelina uncata C.B.Clarke
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | fire leaf, tropical spiderwort,Commeline , Slenderleaf Dayflower , Earflower |
| Hindi | bakhna, buchna, bukano, kanchara, kanjula, kansura, Kanthkari |
| Kannada | gubbachhi basale, hittagani, hittugani, kaane sura, kanne soppu, Neelagiri |
| Marathi | kamchat, kena |
| Sanskrit | kanchata, kosapuspi, marishajalaja, paniya, tanduliya, vatspriya |
| Tamil | adutinnathalai, kaanom vazhai, kanan valai, kanangakarai, kanangkari, kanankolai, kanavaazhai, kanavalai, kanavazhiain, kancatam, kattukkanankolai, Kannu Korali |
| Telugu | neerukaassuvu, nirukassuvu, vennadevikura, yanadra aaku, Neelagiri |
| Common names | Country Cousin , Asiatic Dayflower |
| Malayalam | Neelakurinji |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Whole plant
Ethnopharmacology use
Commelina benghalensis L
Habit -Herb
Parts used -Whole plant
Application -Antiseptic Epilepsy; eyelid infection and skin rash; body hotness; body pain; edible; helminthiasis; malaria; wound; leprosy
Treatment -General
References -Divya and Kalaichelvi
References
Literature
Literature
Divya and Kalaichelvi
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol III Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Commelina benghalensis. (2022, September 12). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina_benghalensis