Family: Commelinaceae
Synonym: Amischophacelus axillaris (L.) R.S.Rao & Kammathy, Commelina axillaris L.
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Degraded deciduous forests and moist places
Distribution: India: Assam, Odisha; Indonesia, Thailand
Flowering and Fruiting: August-December
Key identification features: Fleshy decumbent, glabrous herbs, rooting at lower nodes, often purple-suffused. Leaves linear, apex acute or acuminate; Inflorescence in axillary cymose clusters, enclosed within the leaf sheath. Corolla blue; Capsule oblong, apex beaked. Seeds 6, oblong, pitted.
Uses: Edible, Treat boils and ascites
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