Commelinaceae

Murdannia loriformis (Hassk.) R.S.Rao & Kammathy

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Murdannia

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Murdannia loriformis (Murdannia loriformis) — FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 牛軛草, 牛轭草, 水竹草, 竹叶兰, 鸡嘴草
Thai: หญ้าปักกิ่ง

Synonyms

Aneilema angustifolium N.E.Br.
Aneilema loriforme Hassk.
Aneilema nudiflorum var. rigidior Benth.
Aneilema nudiflorum var. terminale (Wight) C.B.Clarke
Aneilema terminale Wight
Murdannia angustifolia (N.E.Br.) Hara
Murdannia malabarica var. terminalis (Wight) Santapau & S.K.Jain

Flowers

In flower: March to June, September to November (from 164 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Yung-Lun Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mason Brock, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: jimmy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: 胡正恆(Jackson Hu), CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.