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Murdannia dimorphoides

(Murdannia dimorphoides)

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Description

Murdannia dimorphoides is a plant species endemic to Sri Lanka, known from only one location inside Wilpattu National Park. Murdannia dimorphoides is an annual, trailing herb sometimes rooting at the nodes. Leaves are narrow, up to 12 cm long. Some flowers are hermaphroditic, others staminate only, either way lilac to lavender, up to 15 mm across.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Liliopsida
Order:Commelinales
Family:Commelinaceae
Genus:Murdannia
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