Murdannia simplex
(Vahl) Brenan
CommelinaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Tubers are probably edible.
The tubers are probably edible.
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Asia, Central Africa, Congo DR, East Africa, Ghana, India, Madagascar, Tanzania, West Africa,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Angola, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Bahrain, Burundi, Benin, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, China, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Georgia, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Comoros, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Myanmar, Mongolia, Mauritania, Mauritius, Maldives, Malawi, Malaysia, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sudan, Singapore, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Syria, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Taiwan, Tanzania, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
An erect or sprawling herb. It grows 1.3 m tall. It can have a tuberous rootstock. The leaves are narrow and grooved. They are 20 cm long by 1 cm wide. They sheath the stem at the base. The flowers are blue and in racemes at the end of stalks.
Names & Synonyms
Aneilema cavaleriei H. Lev. & VaniotMurdannia sinica Vahland several others
References (2)
- Nandikar, M. D. & Gurav. R. V., 2015, Revision of the genus Murdannia (Commelinaceae) in India. Phytodiversity 2015: Vol. 2 (1): 56-112 p 90
- von Katja Rembold, 2011, Conservation status of the vascular plants in East African rain forests. Dissertation Universitat Koblenz-Landau p 174
