Murdannia japonica (Thunberg) Faden (1977: 142) Pl.

Antony, Anna Ancy & Nampy, Santhosh, 2014, Taxonomic significance of capsule and seed characters of Indian species of Murdannia Royle (Commelinaceae), Phytotaxa 178 (1), pp. 1-22 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/phytotaxa.178.1.1
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scientific name	Murdannia japonica (Thunberg) Faden (1977: 142) Pl.
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11. Murdannia japonica (Thunberg) Faden (1977: 142) Pl. View in CoL 2B; 5B; 9C, D

Capsule sub–globose, 5–7 × 4–4.2 mm. Seeds 3 or 4 per locule, uniseriate, ovate to triangular, 1.8–2.2 × 1.8–2 mm; testa smooth, tuberculate; hilum rounded; embryotega dorsal in a shallow pit.

Specimens examined:–– Assam, Lakhimpur district, Goalpara , 6 September 2009, Anna Ancy Antony & Santhosh Nampy 2374 ( DEV) . Karnataka, Chikmagalur district, Aldur Samgameshwar road, 27 July 1980, C . J . Saldanha KFP 9149 ( JCB) . Kerala, Malappuram district, Nilambur, 19 September 2004, Joby Paul & Binu Thomas 1084; Calicut university campus (cultivated), 6 December 2004, Santhosh Nampy 180 ( DEV). Wayanad district , Kuruva island , 14 May 2008, Anna Ancy Antony & Santhosh Nampy 2302 ; Muthanga wild life sanctuary, 29 November 2002, Joby Paul 895 ( DEV) .