Commelina paludosa Blume (= Commelina obliqua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don)

DeFilipps, Robert A. & Krupnick, Gary A., 2018, The medicinal plants of Myanmar, PhytoKeys 102, pp. 1-341 : 52

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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380

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scientific name

Commelina paludosa Blume (= Commelina obliqua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don)
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Commelina paludosa Blume (= Commelina obliqua Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don)

Name.

English: dayflower.

Range.

Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh to Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Cultivated in Myanmar.

Uses.

Root: Used to treat vertigo, fevers, and bilious afflictions.

Reference.

Nordal (1963).