Commelina SUFFRUTICOSA Bl.


Synonym : Commelina rugulosa C.B.Clarke
Commelina simsonii C.B.Clarke
Spathodithyros suffruticosus (Blume) Hassk.
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Family : Commelinaceae
Disease : Sore
Description : Stems branched, slender, 30 cm long. Leaves 6-17 cm long, subterminal, ovate-lanceolate acuminate. Flowers blue in spathes, shortly peduncled, ovate-cordate, 2 cm long. Capsule 5 mm, subglobose.
Distribution : Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Dhaka, Sylhet, Sunamganj in fallow lands.
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Uses : The plant is used in menorrhagia. Root is applied to sores.
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