Commelinaceae FAMILY

Commelina communis

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Commelina communis is an erect or decumbent, annual plant producing stems 25 - 70cm long from a fibrous rootstock[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of a dye. It is commonly cultivated as a vegetable in China[ 2 Title Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World. Publication Author Hedrick. U. P. Publisher Dover Publications Year 1972 ISBN 0-486-20459-6 Description Lots of entries, quite a lot of information in most entries and references. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeEastern Europe and the Caucasus, southern and eastern Siberia, Far eastern Russia, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

HabitatPartly shaded grassy places, cultivated fields and roadsides usually in moist places all over Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. , 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Many different habitats, often in humid localities, along ditches and roadsides[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].