General information commelina benghalensis is a herbaceous perennial plant, with long, creeping, succulent stems that can be 60 90cm long. Staminal variation and its possible significance in. Commelina benghalensis tropical spiderwort or benghal dayflower has become herbicides have identified dual magnum smetolachlor applied as a. Tropical spiderwort, commelina benghalensis, emergent plant, identification, identify, characteristics, photo, picture, scientific name, description, range. It has been widely introduced to areas outside its native range, including to the neotropics, hawaii, the west indies and to both coasts of north america. Dual magnum will be the foundation of benghal dayflower control programs. Commelina benghalensis, medicinal weed, phytochemical.
Semipurified extracts of commelinaceae induce apoptosis. Aerial seed germination and morphological characteristics. Pdf phytomorphological, chemical and pharmacological. Semipurified extracts of commelina benghalensis commelinaceae induce apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in jurkatt cells lebogo et al. Morphological characteristics of all parts of the plant mention in. The leaves are ovate or elliptical, acuminate, 37 cm long, 12. Delaying applications until later in the season treating larger plants will reduce the effectiveness of the herbicide application.
Pdf for a very long time, plants have been used worldwide as a natural. Androecium, the focus of an insects attention in these species, consists of three fertile and three sterile stamens. Dormancy of aerial seeds of commelina benghalensis l. Leaf sheaths of commelina benghalensis that are topped with the characteristic red hairs.
Pdf tropical spiderwort more appropriately called benghal dayflower poses a. Benghal dayflower has often been confused with spreading dayflower comellina diffusa and asiatic dayflower c. The succulent stems of tropical spiderwort are creeping or ascending, 10 to 30 cm in height, 20 to 90 cm in. Photo by herb pilcher, usdaagricultural research service, tifton, ga. Another annual, commelina communis, showed highest, though nonsignificant, germination when smoke and cold treatments were applied. Identification and control 3 must be 16 in height before using valor. Commelina benghalensis control in glyphosateresistant cotton volume 18 glyphosate plus pyrithiobac or smetolachlor controlled tropical spiderwort. These plants are found in tropical and temperate parts of. It also suggests that the plant might have diuretic properties jayvir et. Anti inflammatory properties were pharmacological activities, and hence the plant. While studying the fate of commelina benghalensis l. Commelina benghalensis, commonly known as the benghal dayflower, tropical spiderwort, or wandering jew, kanshira in bengali, is a perennial herb native to tropical asia and africa. Aerial seed germination and morphological characteristics of juvenile seedlings in commelina bengalensis l article in weed biology and management 43 september 2004 with 75 reads.
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