Commelinaceae
Murdannia

Murdannia spirata (L.) G.Brückn.

First published in H.G.A.Engler, Nat. Pflanzenfam., ed. 2. 15a: 173 (1930)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia. It is an annual and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Florida, Samoa

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acharya, J., Banerjee, D. & Mukherjee, A. (2009). A contribution to the study of Commelinaceae R.Br. in Darjeeling - Sikkim Himalayas. Pleione 3(1): 18-27.
  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Whistler, W.A. (2022). Flora of Samoa Flowering Plants: 1-930. National Tropical Botanicl Garden. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Gamble, J.S. [21589] India K002793088 Yes
Squires, R.W. [145] Vietnam K002793558 Yes
Squires, R.W. [90] Vietnam K002793559 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [7933] India K002793064 Yes
Matthew, K.M.; Britto, S.J.; Usha, A. [42332] India K002793084 Yes
Belcher, R.O. [667] Burma K002793097 Yes
Lakela, O. [29185] United States K002794382 Yes
s.coll. [1357B] K002793068 Yes
[Hooks Law] [s.n.] K002793046 Yes
Sreedevi, B. [s.n.] India K002793065 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [4534] India K002793080 Yes
Rich, H.H. [772] India K002793070 Yes
Koyama, T.M.; Jayasuriya, A.H.M. [13949] Sri Lanka K002793096 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [21609] India K002793083 Yes
s.coll. [1127] K002793074 Yes
Lakela, O. [29412] United States K002794380 Yes
Law, H. [s.n.] K002793050 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29438] Vietnam K002793561 Yes
Matthew, K.M. [26022] India K002793051 Yes
Poilane, M. [s.n.] K002793556 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002793045 Yes
s.coll. [5493] India K002793057 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [18448] India K002793087 Yes
Tsang, W.T. [29380] Vietnam K002793562 Yes
s.coll. [5494] India K002793076 Yes
Bourne [5279] India K002793082 Yes
Haines, H.H. [598] K002793071 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [73/82] Sri Lanka K002793098 Yes
Sharma, B.D. [167910] India K002793043 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [2978] India K002793058 Yes
Wirawan, N. [817] Sri Lanka K002793056 Yes
Mooney, H.F. [1575] India K002793067 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002794419 Yes
Jayasuria, M. [98] Sri Lanka K002793054 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [21354] K002793049 Yes
Balansa, B. [250] China K002793560 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/75] Sri Lanka K002793090 Yes
Lakela, O.; Almeda, F. [30150] United States K002794383 Yes
s.coll. [C. P. 2329] Sri Lanka K002793094 Yes
Inder, R.W. [422] India K002793066 Yes
Koyama, T.; Koyama, M.; Balakrishnan, N. [14000] Sri Lanka K002793055 Yes
s.coll. [L31205] United States K002794381 Yes
[H. C. Royle] [s.n.] India K002793063 Yes
Rao, R.S. [91319] India K002793044 Yes
Bernardi [14328 A] Sri Lanka K002793093 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [24588] India K002793059 Yes
Gandhi, K.N. [2191] India K001393139 No
Fischer, C.E.C. [239] India K002793078 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [13839] India K002793086 Yes
s.coll. [2329] Sri Lanka K002793048 Yes
van der Maesen, L.J.G. [3246] India K002793042 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [76/631] Sri Lanka K002793091 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Jayasuria, M. [4630] Sri Lanka K002793099 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002793069 Yes
Wirawan, N. [992] Sri Lanka K002793053 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [2334] India K002793079 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [518] Philippines K002793646 Yes
Fischer, C.E.C. [1302] India K002793081 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K002793075 Yes
Comanor, P.L. [1211] Sri Lanka K002793052 Yes
Lindhard, E. [75] Thailand K002793557 Yes
Prain [73] India K002793073 Yes
Koyama, T.M. [13397] Sri Lanka K002793095 Yes
Faden, R.B.; Faden, A.J. [77/219] Sri Lanka K002793092 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [34095B] India K002793060 Yes
Soejarto, D.D. [4838] Sri Lanka K002793089 Yes

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