Commelinaceae

Asiatic dewflower

Murdannia spirata (L.) G.Brückn.

Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Murdannia

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Asiatic dewflower (Murdannia spirata) — FlowerPhoto: Ramesh Shenai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Chinese: 矮水竹叶, 矮水竹葉
English: Asiatic dewflower
Japanese: ハナイボクサ
Tamil: மருதானியா ஸ்பைரேடா

Synonyms

Aneilema spiratum (L.) R.Br. ex Sweet
Aneilema spiratum (L.) R.Br.
Aphylax spiralis Salisb.
Commelina spirata L.
Phaeneilema spiratum G.Brückn.

Flowers

In flower: May to July, September to January (from 51 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Ramesh Shenai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Aravinth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gannu03, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: gcschmidt911, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sayee Girdhari, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.