Scientific Name: Commelina benghalensis Linnaeus
English Name: Tropical Spiderwort, Dayflower
Local/Bangla Name: Kanai bashi (কানাই বাঁশি), Kanchira (কানচিরা), Dholpata (ঢোল পাতা)
Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Description:
This perennial herb creeps along the ground and produces alternate leaves, often with reddish hairs towards the tips. Its tiny flowers have relatively large lilac to blue petals and bloom from spring to fall. The plant also produces small white underground flowers on burrowing rhizomes.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
This plant typically grows in shady and damp environments such as riverbanks, beels, jheels, ditches, and ponds throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater.
Comments:
It is an emergent aquatic weed
References:
iNaturalist (2008) Commelina benghalensis. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 27 October 2025
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