Commelina ID from Hooghly 28/10/12 sk1

[surajit koley]

Sir,

This Commelina flower is relatively big.

Species : UNKNOWN

H & H : erect herb of bout 1 foot, not sure if there is prostate part or any branch at base; growing at the edge of a paddy field among filth and other herbs.

Date : 26/10/12, 10.20 a.m.

Place  : Hooghly

Thank you & Regards,

surajit

[manudev madhavan]

This could be Commelina diffusa Burm.f. (Commelinaceae)

[surajit koley]

Good evening Manudev Ji,

Thank you very much for the ID.

Regards,

surajit

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[J.M. Garg]

Commelina longifolia as per another thread.

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[surajit koley]

Thank you Sir for all updates and taking care of pending posts.

Regards

surajit