Commelina obliqua

Buch.-Ham.

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Description

A stout tropical herb of the Commelinaceae family with a spreading growth habit.

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The young leaves are eaten as a vegetable with rice. The seeds are also eaten.

CAUTION: The leaves can cause diarrhoea. The young leaves are eaten with rice. They are used as a vegetable.

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The leaves can cause diarrhoea.

A tropical plant.

Asia, China, India, Malaysia, Pakistan, SE Asia,

There are about 230 Commelina species. Commelina obliqua Buch.-Ham. is a synonym of Commelina paludosa Blume. Commelina obliqua Vahl is a valid name.

A synonym of Commelina paludosa.

Gawati kena, Jatakanchura, Kana, Kanjuna, Kanjura, Kena, Keni, Narelu

Ambasta, S.P. (Ed.), 2000, The Useful Plants of India. CSIR India. p 138
Arora, R. K., 2014, Diversity in Underutilized Plant Species - An Asia-Pacific Perspective. Bioversity International. p 39
BHARGAVA,
Burkill, I.H., 1966, A Dictionary of the Economic Products of the Malay Peninsula. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Vol 1 (A-H) p 655
GAMMIE,

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Martin, F.W. & Ruberte, R.M., 1979, Edible Leaves of the Tropics. Antillian College Press, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. p183
Prodr. fl. nepal. 45. 1825 (non M. Vahl 1806) - an illegitimate later homonym (ICBN Art. 53) that is unavailable for use
Singh, H.B., Arora R.K.,1978, Wild edible Plants of India. Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi. p 25, 84
Vartak, V.D. and Kulkarni, D.K., 1987, Monsoon wild leafy vegetables from hilly regions of Pune and neighbouring districts, Maharashtra state. J. Econ. Tax. Bot. Vol. 11 No. 2 pp 331-335