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Murdannia nudiflora

(L.) Brenan (1952)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Commelinales Family: Commelinaceae Genus: Murdannia

doveweed, honohono wai, makolokolo

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Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Unbranched to many-branched annual herbs.

Stems: Stems often rooting at the nodes, 0.8–3 dm long.

Roots: Fibrous root system.

Leaves: Leaves simple. Alternate, distichous. Blades linear to linear–lanceolate, 1.5–7(–18) cm long, 0.3–0.8 cm wide. Margins entire. Veins parallel. Sessile. Stipules absent.

Flowers: Flowers in long pedunculate, solitary or fasciculate, few flowered cymes, bracteoles caducous. Flowers bisexual (perfect), slightly zygomorphic, terminal and/or axillary. Calyx of 3 sepals, sepals 2–3 mm long. Corolla of 3 petals, petals pinkish purple or violet, 3–3.5(–6) mm long. Stamens 2, staminodes 4. Ovary superior, 3-carpellate, 3-celled; ovules 1 to numerous, in 1–2 rows per cell.

Fruit: Capsules 2.5–5 mm long. Seeds 2 per cell; 1.3–1.8 mm long; deeply pitted.

Ploidy: 2n = 20; 28; 30; 56

Habitat: Naturalized in disturbed; mesic sites at least on windward Hawai'i.

Elevation Range:

Historical Distribution

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Synonyms (38)

Aneilema bracteolatum var. majus Seub. (1855)
Aneilema bracteolatum var. minus Seub. (1855)
Aneilema compressum Dalzell (1851)
Aneilema debile Wall. (1831)
Aneilema diandrum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. (1831)
Aneilema diversifolium Hassk. (1852)
Aneilema foliosum Hassk. (1852)
Aneilema junghunianum Miq. (1857)
Aneilema lancifolium Griff. (1851)
Aneilema malabaricum (L.) Merr. (1912)
Aneilema malabaricum f. ochroleucum Hochr. (1925)
Aneilema minutum (Blume) Kunth (1843)
Aneilema nudicaule (Burm.f.) G.Don (1830)
Aneilema nudiflorum (L.) Sweet (1826)
Aneilema nudiflorum var. compressum (Dalzell) C.B.Clarke (1881)
Aneilema radicans D.Don (1825)
Aneilema trichocoleum Schauer (1843)
Callisia parvula Brandegee (1924)
Commelina chinensis Osbeck (1757)
Commelina diandra Steud. (1840)
Commelina exilis Steud. (1840)
Commelina minuta Blume (1823)
Commelina nudicaulis Burm.f. (1768)
Commelina nudiflora L. (1753)
Commelina nudiflora f. angustifolia C.B.Clarke (1898)
Commelina nudiflora f. pilosissima Hochr. (1925)
Commelina radicans (D.Don) Spreng. (1827)
Cyanotis gueinzii Hassk. (1870)
Ditelesia nudiflora (L.) Raf. (1837)
Murdannia malabarica (L.) G.Brückn. (1930)
Murdannia malabarica var. compressa (Dalzell) Santapau & S.K.Jain (1966)
Phaeneilema diversifolium (Hassk.) G.Brückn. (1927)
Phaeneilema malabaricum (L.) V.Naray. (1941)
Phaeneilema nudiflorum (L.) G.Brückn. (1927)
Stickmannia guyanensis Raf. (1837)
Stickmannia longicollis Raf. (1837)
Tradescantia cristata Fern.-Vill. (1877)
Tradescantia malabarica L. (1762)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents


Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Kew Bull. 7: 189 (1952)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1380 (H)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Murdannia nudiflora mapulehu valley Floor rocky river bed PRESERVED_SPECIMEN h. st. john 12778 NY 12/28/1932
2 Murdannia nudiflora hilo; waterfront park Locally naturalized in dry, short-mowed lawn among coconut trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN degener, o. collector number: 33371 Hawaii BISH 8/10/1976
3 Murdannia nudiflora hamakua dist., hakalau Roadside shrubs PRESERVED_SPECIMEN k. nagata 2978 Hawaii US 6/7/1984
4 Murdannia nudiflora university of hawaii campus, near campus center Lawn PRESERVED_SPECIMEN w. l. wagner 6480 Oahu US 8/1/1991
5 Murdannia nudiflora round top forest reserve on the roadside of round top drive. koolau mt. range. moleka stream drainage area. Black sand coil. Tropical Forest vegetation type. South slope. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN craig h. onaga 16 WCW 1/9/1972
6 Murdannia nudiflora Hilo; Waterfront park Locally naturalized in dry, short-mowed lawn among coconut trees. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Degener, O. 33371 Hawaii BISH 8/10/1976
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