Freshwater
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Indonesia, and 9 more countries.
Introduced to Cameroon, Chad, Kenya, Leeward Is., Malawi, Sudan, Tanzania, and Windward Is..
More about the species
Description
Cyanotis axillaris is a species of perennial plants in the family Commelinaceae. It is native to Indian Subcontinent, southern China, Southeast Asia and Northern Australia. It grows in monsoon forest, woodland and wooded grassland. It uses medical plant in India and it uses as food for pigs.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Amischophacelus axillaris
- Amischophacelus cucullata
- Commelina axillaris
- Cyanotis cucullata
- Cyanotis disrumpens
- Tonningia axillaris
Articles
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