Tinantia erecta

# Species- Seed plants (families)‎ > ‎A---L (families & genera)‎ > ‎Cl‎ > ‎Commelinaceae‎ > ‎Tinantia‎ > ‎

Tinantia erecta (Jacq.) Schltdl., Linnaea 25: 185 1852. (Syn: Commelina rosea Schltdl.; Ephemerum racemosum Moench; Pogomesia erecta (Jacq.) Standl.; Pogomesia undata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Raf.; Tinantia erecta f. puberula Standl. & Steyerm.; Tinantia fugax Scheidw. .; Tinantia latifolia (Ruiz & Pav.) Schltdl. [Invalid]; Tinantia modesta Brandegee; Tinantia undata (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Schltdl.; Tradescantia bifida Roth; Tradescantia commelina Neuenh.; Tradescantia erecta Jacq.; Tradescantia erecta Cav.; Tradescantia latifolia Ruiz & Pav.; Tradescantia malabarica Herb. ex Schult. & Schult.f.; Tradescantia recta Raeusch.; Tradescantia undata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.; Tradescantia undata Humb. & Bonpl.; Tradescantia undulata Vahl);

Upright Spiderwort, Widow's tears;

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Herb For id from Dehradun-Mussoorie Road: This herb was shot from Dehradun-Mussoorie road in September 2010 and for me this can be any Commelinaceae member. I know and regret for bad quality pics, but still hope to find id as the flower colour looks quite unusual to me.
It was raining badly that day, I could not get any better pics of this. I hope I can get clue up to Genus level, if not species.

... thank you for sharing such a beautiful Tricarpelema J. K. Morton and your guess is right, this is Commelinaceae member.

Exactly could not say the species, because this genus having great diversity in NE India,.

Total 8 species, only 1 species was found in Africa while remaining 8 are distributed through NE India to the Philippines and Borneo.

I am taking my words back ... and all..........

This could be Tinantia erecta . Family- Commelinaceae

This looks like Tinantia erecta, a genus new to me...thanks for your efforts..

References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-270037

http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Upright%20Spiderwort.html

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