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Commelinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Murdannia nudiflora

Murdannia nudiflora

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitAnnual/Perennial
Growth—

Murdannia nudiflora prevails under a wide range of environmental conditions from temperate regions, where it is usually annual, to tropical regions where it is often perennial. It can grow at low elevations and also at elevations above 1,800 metres[1]. It is not tolerant of frost, dying when temperatures fall below 5°c, growing in areas where the mean annual temperature ranges from 10 - 33°c. It can tolerate a mean annual rainfall ranging from 250 - 2,500 metres[1]. The plant appears tolerant to a wide range of conditions, in either open situations or in rather deeply shaded sites. It can grow in a wide variety of soil types, pH levels, in moisture conditions that can range from well-drained to waterlogged, in varying nutrient levels, in high light exposure or in shade, and with competition from crops and other plants. It can tolerate a soil pH ranging from less than 4.0 to more than 7.0[1].

Propagation

Seed - Layering - the plant freely produces roots at the leaf nodes[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Murdannia+nudiflora>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]Invasive Species Compendium — http://www.cabi.org ↩︎An immense resource - in depth information on over 900 species of invasive plants (it also has information on animals, fungi etc).
  2. [2]Flora of China — Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. · 1994 · http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ ↩︎An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
  3. [3]Flowers of India — http://www.flowersofindia.net/ ↩︎A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
  4. [4]Revision of the genus (Commelinaceae) in India — Nandikar M.D. & Gurav R.V. · 2015 · ISBN 2349-7068 ↩︎
  5. [5]Food Plants in the Americas: A Survey of the Domesticated, Cultivated, and Wild Plants Used for Human Food in North, — Kermath B.M.; Bennett B.C.' Pulsipher L.M. · 2014 ↩︎A pre-publication draft of an amazing, on-going work first started in 1985. It contains information on more than 3,900 taxa from the Americas - from Arctic regions to the Tropics
  6. [6]Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants of the Pantanal Region (Mato Grosso, Brazil) — Bieski I.G.C. et al · 2012 · http://10.1155/2012/272749 ↩︎
  7. [7]Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary — Khare C.P. (Ed.) · Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg · 2007 · ISBN 978-0-387-70637-5 ↩︎