Murdannia keisak



Family Commelinaceae
Subfamily Commelinoideae
Scientific name Murdannia keisak (Hassk.)Hand-Mazz.
Synonyms Aneilema keisak Hasskarl; Aneilema coreanum H. Léveillé & Vaniot; Aneilema oliganthum Franchet & Savatier; Aneilema taquetii H. Léveillé
Common name (Japanese common name) ibo kusa (イボクサ, 疣草 [meaning: wart elimination weed])
(English common name) Asiatic dayflower, Asian spiderwort, marsh dewflower, wartremoving herb
Distribution (Japan) Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, China, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Nepal [naturalized in USA]
Habitat Swamp, rice paddy
Chromosomal number 2n=30
Description Plants creeping ca. 20-50cm long. Leaves 3-7cm long, 5-10mm wide. Flowers calyxs ca. 4mm long, 3 pale purple petals each ca. 5mm long, flowering in September to October. Fruits 8-10mm long. Annual plants.
Reference Murdannia keisak (Hasskarl) Handel-Mazzetti
Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Mazz.
Murdannia keisak (Hassk.) Hand.-Mazz.



October 2007
at lowland swamp
October 2007
at lowland swamp
October 2007
at lowland swamp



October 2007
at lowland swamp
October 2007
at lowland swamp
October 2007
at lowland swamp