Commelinaceae

Cyanotis cristata (L.) D.Don

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Cyanotis

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Common names

By language (5)

Chinese: 四孔草, 竹叶菜, 蛇通管, 露水草
Indonesian: Jeworan
Malayalam: കുടുമനീലി, പീലിനീലി
Nepali: काने झार
Tamil: வழுக்கை புல்

Synonyms

Commelina cristata L.
Commelina papilionacea Burm.f.
Cyanotis cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot
Cyanotis huegelii Hassk.
Cyanotis imbricata (Roxb.) Kunth
Cyanotis papilionacea (Burm.f.) Schult. & Schult.f.
Cyanotis racemosa C.B.Clarke
Ephemerum cristatum Moench
Siphostigma cristata Raf.
Tonningia cristata Kuntze
Tonningia papilionacea (Burm.f.) Kuntze
Tradescantia cristata Fern.-Vill.
Tradescantia cristata B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke
Tradescantia cristata (L.) L.
Tradescantia imbricata Roxb.
Tradescantia papilionacea (Burm.f.) L.
Tradescantia umbellata B.Heyne ex C.B.Clarke
Zygomenes cristata W.Wight

Photos

Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.