Commelinaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Murdannia edulis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Murdannia edulis is a herbaceous perennial plant with a basal rosette of leaves and a tuberous rootstock. The erect flowering stems can be around 20 - 45cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. , 2183 Title Revision of the genus (Commelinaceae) in India Publication Phytodiversity Vol.2 (1); 56-112; 2015 Author Nandikar M.D. & Gurav R.V. Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 2349-7068 Description ] The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and a medicine. Murdannia edulis is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 2183 Title Revision of the genus (Commelinaceae) in India Publication Phytodiversity Vol.2 (1); 56-112; 2015 Author Nandikar M.D. & Gurav R.V. Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 2349-7068 Description ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, southern China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Philippines, Indonesia to New Guinea

HabitatForests; at elevations from near sea level to 1,000 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description 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. ]. Forest margins, forest undergrowth and alongside running water[ 2183 Title Revision of the genus (Commelinaceae) in India Publication Phytodiversity Vol.2 (1); 56-112; 2015 Author Nandikar M.D. & Gurav R.V. Publisher Year 2015 ISBN 2349-7068 Description ].