Kena (Hindi, Marathi- केना) (1427488236)

Description:

Commelinaceae (dayflower, or spiderwort family) » Commelina benghalensis kom-uh-LEE-nuh -- named for two Dutch botanists: Johan and his nephew Caspar Commelin ben-gal-EN-sis -- of or from Bengal (India); sometimes spelled bengalensis commonly known as: Indian dayflower, tropical spiderwort, wandering Jew • Hindi: kanchara, kanteri, kanuraka, kaua-kaini, केना kena • Kannada: hittagani • Malayalam: kanankolai, kancatam • Marathi: केना or केणा kena • Sanskrit: kanchata, kosapuspi, marishajalaja, paniya, tanduliya, vatspriya • Tamil: adutinna-thalai, கானாங்கோழை kanangkozai • Telugu: nirukassuvu, vennadevikura ... stems prostrate or ascending, often rooting at the nodes ... leaf blades ovate to broadly ovate, 3-5 cm long, 1.5-3 cm wide ... abruptly contracted at base, sheaths 1-2 cm long, pilose and usually long-ciliate in upper part, the hairs rust-colored ... hypogeous flowers sometimes present References: Flowers of India • PIER species info • ENVIS - FRLHT