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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Commelina benghalensis |
| Family name: |
COMMELINACEAE
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| English name: |
Whiskered Commelina
Benghal Commelina
Wandering Jew
Benghal Dayflower
Tropical Spiderwort
Benghal wandering Jew
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| Sinhala name: |
Diya meneriya (දිය මෙනේරිය )
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| Tamil name: |
Kanangkozai
Adutinnathalai
Kanan Valai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Kanchata
Karnamorata
Karnasphota
Kosapuspi
Marishajalaja
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Perennial herb; stems creeping, ascending to about 15 - 40 cm high, branched and rooting at the nodes. Leaves 3-7 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide with a base narrowed into a petiole; leaf sheath margins with redish-brown hairs. Flowers subtended by bracts with their edges fused to a length of about 10 mm to form a flattened funnel-shaped spathe, 1.5 cm long and wide. Flower petals lilac-blue, 3 - 4 mm long, the lower petal rather smaller than the two laterals and occasionally white. Fruit consists of a pear-shaped capsule with five seeds. Seeds 2 mm long, ribbed-rough (rugose) and greyish brown in colour. C.benghalensis produces white underground rhizomes with reduced leaves and closed modified flowers which produce subterranean seeds; these seeds fewer in numberbut remain viable longer than the aerial ones.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Young Leaves
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| Treatment for: |
Conjunctival Diseases
Leprosy
Nervous System Disorders
Oral thrush
Psychosis
Epilepsy
Exophthalmia
Inflammation
Otitis Media
Suppurative sores
Snake bites
Swellings
Burns
Headaches
Toothaches
Skin Diseases
Central Nervous System diseases
Respiratory tract disorders
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Entire Plant
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Febrifuge
Diuretic
Demulcent
Emollient
Hypotensive
Laxative
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