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You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Murdannia |accepted_authority=Royle |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Illustrations of the Botany... of the Himalayan Mountains... |place=403, plate 95, fig. 3. 1840 |year=1840 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Commelinaceae;Murdannia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Commelinaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Murdannia]]</div></div> |etymology=In honor of Murdan Aly, plant collector and keeper of the herbarium at Saharunpore |volume=Volume 22 |mention_page=page 191 |treatment_page=page 190 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism duration;whole_organism duration;whole_organism growth form"><b>Herbs,</b> annual or perennial.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="root width"><b>Roots </b>thin [tuberous].</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="blade architecture"><b>Leaves:</b> blade sessile.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence position or structure subtype;inflorescence position;inflorescence position;thyrse arrangement;cyme architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>terminal, terminal and axillary, or all axillary, thyrses to fascicles of 1-flowered cymes;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="bract architecture;bract presence">spathaceous bracts absent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="bracteole duration;bracteole duration">bracteoles persistent or caducous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="flower reproduction;flower reproduction;flower architecture;flower architecture;flower architecture"><b>Flowers </b>bisexual or bisexual and staminate, radially or bilaterally symmetric;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="pedicel development">pedicels well developed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="sepal fusion;sepal size">sepals distinct, subequal;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="petal fusion;petal coloration;petal coloration;petal size;petal shape">petals distinct, white to purple or violet, rarely yellow, subequal, not clawed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="stamen quantity;stamen reproduction;stamen position;stamen quantity;stamen position;stamen position">stamens 2–3 fertile and antisepalous, 3–4 staminodial and antipetalous (if 4, then 1 antisepalous);</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="filament pubescence;filament pubescence">filaments glabrous or bearded;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="antherode shape">antherodes usually 3-lobed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="ovary architecture or structure in adjective form;ovule quantity;ovule architecture or arrangement">ovary 3-locular, ovules 1–many per locule, 1 [–2] -seriate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="capsule architecture;capsule architecture or structure in adjective form"><b>Capsules </b>3-valved, 3-locular.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="seed quantity;seed architecture or arrangement"><b>Seeds </b>1–many per locule, 1 [–2] -seriate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="hilum shape">hilum punctiform to linear;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s17" data-properties="">embryotega abaxial to semilateral.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s18" data-properties="embryotegum position;x chromosome quantity;x chromosome quantity;x chromosome quantity;x chromosome quantity;x chromosome quantity">x = 6, 7, 9, 10, 11.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=pantropical and warm temperate |introduced=true |discussion=<p>Species ca. 50 (3 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references={{Treatment/Reference |id=faden1978a |text=Faden, R. B. 1978. Review of the lectotypification of Aneilema R. Br. (Commelinaceae). Taxon 27: 289--298. }}{{Treatment/Reference |id=shinners1962c |text=Shinners, L. H. 1962. Aneilema (Commelinaceae) in the United States. Sida 1: 100--101. }} }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Flowers in 1-flowered cymes; cymes solitary or in fascicles; capsules (4–)5–9 mm |[[Murdannia keisak|Murdannia keisak]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Flowers in several-flowered cymes; cymes solitary or thyrses; capsules 2.5–5 mm. |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Bracteoles caducous; capsules with 2 seeds per locule; 2 stamens fertile, 4 staminodial |[[Murdannia nudiflora|Murdannia nudiflora]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Bracteoles persistent; capsules with 3–7 seeds per locule; 3 stamens fertile, 3 staminodial |[[Murdannia spirata|Murdannia spirata]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Murdannia |authority=Royle |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Commelinaceae |distribution=pantropical and warm temperate |introduced=true |reference=faden1978a;shinners1962c |publication title=Illustrations of the Botany... of the Himalayan Mountains... |publication year=1840 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/62857cf6bca5c4637d27b113da92d27dbf9962f4/V22/V22_118.xml |genus=Murdannia |antherode shape=3-lobed |blade architecture=sessile |bract architecture=spathaceous |bract presence=absent |bracteole duration=caducous;persistent |capsule architecture=3-valved |capsule architecture or structure in adjective form=3-locular |cyme architecture=1-flowered |embryotegum position=abaxial;semilateral |filament pubescence=bearded;glabrous |flower architecture=symmetric;or;staminate |flower reproduction=bisexual;bisexual |hilum shape=punctiform;linear |inflorescence position=axillary;axillary |inflorescence position or structure subtype=terminal;terminal |ovary architecture or structure in adjective form=3-locular |ovule architecture or arrangement=1[-2]-seriate |ovule quantity=1;many |pedicel development=developed |petal coloration=yellow;white;purple or violet |petal fusion=distinct |petal shape=not clawed |petal size=subequal |root width=thin |seed architecture or arrangement=1[-2]-seriate |seed quantity=1;many |sepal fusion=distinct |sepal size=subequal |stamen position=antipetalous;staminodial;antisepalous |stamen quantity=3;4 |stamen reproduction=fertile |thyrse arrangement=fascicles |whole_organism duration=perennial;annual |whole_organism growth form=herb |x chromosome quantity=11;10;9;7;6 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Commelinaceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Commelinaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Template:Treatment/Reference (view source) Return to Murdannia.