Commelinaceae

Murdannia simplex (Vahl) Brenan

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Murdannia

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Murdannia simplex (Murdannia simplex) — FlowerPhoto: Erwin Sieben, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 細竹蒿草, 细竹蒿草, 书带水竹叶, 细竹篙草, 黄竹参, 细叶篙草

Synonyms

Aneilema cavaleriei H.Lév. & Vaniot
Aneilema longifolium Hook.
Aneilema rigidum Blatt.
Aneilema secundum Wight
Aneilema simplex (Vahl) Kunth
Aneilema simplex (Vahl) C.B.Clarke
Aneilema sinicum Herb.Berol. ex C.B.Clarke
Aneilema sinicum var. simplex (Vahl) C.B.Clarke
Commelina hookeri A.Dietr.
Commelina longifolia (Hook.) Spreng.
Commelina simplex Vahl
Commelina sinica Roem. & Schult.
Murdannia sinica (Ker Gawl.) G.Brückn.
Murdannia stictosperma Brenan
Phaeneilema rigidum (Blatt.) Raizada
Phaeneilema sinicum (Ker Gawl.) G.Brückn.

Flowers

In flower: April to May, October to February (from 44 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Erwin Sieben, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stef, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Annika Lindqvist, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Chinmayisk, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jayesh Patil from Mumbai, India, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.