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Murdannia edulis

Also known as: Aneilema formosanum N.E.Br. +15 more
  • Aneilema formosanum N.E.Br.
  • Aneilema loureiroi Hance
  • Aneilema loureiroi subsp. horsfieldii C.B.Clarke
  • Aneilema loureiroi var. horsfieldii C.B.Clarke
  • Aneilema multiscaposum Lauterb.
  • Aneilema platyphyllum Merr.
  • Aneilema scapiflorum (Roxb.) Wight
  • Aneilema scapiflorum subsp. latifolium N.E.Br.
  • Aneilema scapiflorum var. latifolium N.E.Br.
  • Aneilema scapifolium var. latifolium N.E.Br.
  • Aneilema serotinum D.Don ex C.B.Clarke
  • Aneilema tuberosum Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Commelina scapiflora Roxb.
  • Commelina spicata Steud.
  • Murdannia formosana (N.E.Br.) K.S.Hsu
  • Murdannia loureiroi (Hance) R.S.Rao & Kammathy
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Commelinaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tuberous geophyte.

Indigenous to Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Murdannia edulis is a tuberous plant belonging to the Commelinaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Bulb

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

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