Commelina forskaolii Vahl.

Common Name : Rat’s ear
Family : Commelinaceae

HABIT

HERBS, ANNUAL OR PERENNIAL, UP TO 30 CM TALL.

STEMS

ERECT TO ASCENDING, MAT-FORMING.

LEAVES

OBLONG OR LANCEOLATE-OBLONG TO OBLONG-ELLIPTIC, 1.5-6 X 0.4-1.1 CM, MARGINS STRONGLY UNDULATE, COMPLETELY GLABROUS OR ADAXIALLY SPARSELY PILOSE.

FLOWERS

DISTAL CYME USUALLY EXSERTED, 1-FLOWERED; SPATHES SOLITARY, PEDUNCULATE, STRONGLY INFLATED; FLOWERS BLUE.

FRUITS

CAPSULES 3-LOCULAR, 2-VALVED.

SEEDS

 BROWN, SMOOTH, 2.5 MM LONG.