Commelinaceae
Nakedstem dewflower
Murdannia nudiflora
- Family
- Commelinaceae
- Genus
- Murdannia
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 裸花水竹叶, 裸花水竹葉, 竹节菜, 红毛草, 裸花水竹草
- English
- Nakedstem dewflower
- Malayalam
- താലിപ്പുല്ല്
Synonyms
- Aneilema bracteolatum var. majus Seub.
- Aneilema bracteolatum var. minus Seub.
- Aneilema compressum Dalzell
- Aneilema debile Wall.
- Aneilema diandrum Buch.-Ham.
- Aneilema diversifolium Hassk.
- Aneilema foliosum Hassk.
- Aneilema junghunianum Miq.
- Aneilema lancifolium Griff.
- Aneilema malabaricum (L.) Merr.
- Aneilema minutum Kunth
- Aneilema nudicaule (Burm.f.) G.Don
- Aneilema nudiflorum (L.) R.Br. ex Sweet
- Aneilema nudiflorum (L.) R.Br.
- Aneilema nudiflorum var. compressum (Dalzell) C.B.Clarke
- Aneilema radicans D.Don
- Aneilema trichocoleum Schauer
- Callisia parvula Brandegee
- Commelina chinensis Osbeck
- Commelina diandra Steud.
- Commelina exilis Steud.
- Commelina minuta Blume
- Commelina nudicaulis Burm.f.
- Commelina nudiflora L.
- Commelina nudiflora f. angustifolia C.B.Clarke
- Commelina radicans (D.Don) Spreng.
- Cyanotis gueinzii Hassk.
- Ditelesia nudiflora (L.) Raf.
- Murdannia malabarica (L.) G.Brückn.
- Murdannia malabarica var. compressa (Dalzell) Santapau & S.K.Jain
- Murdannia parvula Royle
- Phaeneilema diversifolium G.Brückn.
- Phaeneilema malabarica (L.) Naryanasw. & Biswas
- Phaeneilema malabaricum (L.) V.Naray.
- Phaeneilema nudiflorum (L.) G.Brückn.
- Stickmannia guyanensis Raf.
- Stickmannia longicollis Raf.
- Tradescantia malabarica L.
Flowers
- In flower
- August to October (from 161 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Pacific Basin: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: zm77, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael J. Papay, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: odobenine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eduardo Chacón Madrigal, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.