Cyanotis cristata - Crested Cat Ears

❏ Binomial Name : Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don.

❏ Synonym : Commelina cristata,Ephemerum cristatum,Zygomenes cristata

❏ Family : Commelinaceae

❏ Common Name : Crested Cat Ears

❏ Tamil Name : Kuthirai Kulambadi

❏ IUCN status: Least Concern

Cyanotis cristata Botanical Description

Fleshy, robust herbs. Leaves 2-8 x 0.8-2.5 cm, ovate-oblong, base rounded or cordate, apex obtuse or acute, sparsely ciliate on margins; sheath loose, to 8 mm long, hispid. cymes mostly terminal, recurved, 2-2.5 x 1-1.5 cm, solitary, peduncle 2-6 cm long. Bracts 2.5-5 x 1-2.2 cm, leaf-like; bracteoles 0.7-1 cm long, falcately ovate, sparsely ciliate on margins. Flowers 6-7 mm across. Calyx tube c. 2 mm long; lobes 2-2.5 mm long, hirsute. Corolla pale blue to purple, c. 6 mm long. Staminal filaments bearded, violet. Ovary globose, hairy at apex. Capsule 2-3 mm long, subglobose. Seeds c. 1 mm , trigonous, with 2 large pits on either side. Fl. &Fr.: July-October.

Cyanotis cristata Medicinal uses

Leaves and stems are used as a vegetable in West Java. The species is also useful as a forage.

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