Commelina dianthifolia
| Birdbill Dayflower | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Commelinales |
| Family: | Commelinaceae |
| Subfamily: | Commelinoideae |
| Tribe: | Commelineae |
| Genus: | Commelina |
| Species: | C. dianthifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Commelina dianthifolia Delile | |
Commelina dianthifolia, known as the birdbill dayflower, is a perennial herb native to Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico.[1] Petals are blue while sepals are green. The inflorescence is a scorpioid cyme and it is subtended by a boat-like spathe.
Uses
An infusion of plant used by Keres people as a strengthener for weakened tuberculosis patients.[2] The Ramah Navajo give a cold simple or compound infusion to livestock as an aphrodisiac.[3]
References
- ↑ Commelina dianthifolia Delile - PLANTS Profile. USDA Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- ↑ Swank, George R. 1932 The Ethnobotany of the Acoma and Laguna Indians. University of New Mexico, M.A. Thesis (p. 38)
- ↑ Vestal, Paul A. 1952 The Ethnobotany of the Ramah Navaho. Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology 40(4):1-94 (p. 19)
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