Murdannia nudiflora

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Family:COMMELINACEAE
Species:Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
Common Name:Naked Stem Dewflower; Dove Weed
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:MUNU
Plant Notes:Naked Stem Dewflower is an introduced herbaceous annual in the Spiderwort family (Commelinaceae). It is native to Asia. In Alabama, it can be found in the southern half of the state. Naked Stem Dewflower occurs as a greenhouse weed, a lawn weed, on roadsides, and along rivers and creeks. It prefers moist sites. The first collection of this species in Alabama occurred in 1956 in a lawn in Mobile County. It is a low growing, often mat forming species with branched or unbranched stems up to 10 inches in length. The stems often root at the nodes. The thick leaves are spirally arranged on the green succulent stems, but appear to be alternately arranged. The leaves are sessile, glabrous or sparsley pubescent, linear to lanceolate in outline, with entire margins. Flowers are produced in terminal or axillary cymes consisting of 1-5 flowers. Flowers are long pedunculate and consist of 3 greenish sepals and 3 purple or lavender petals. The fruit is a capsule with 6 deeply pitted or wrinkled seed. Naked Stem Dewflower is an aggressive weed in greenhouses and in turfgrass. It is classified as one of the world's worst weeds, and is a serious weed in rice plantings from India to Japan. It has spread to tropical and subtropical areas around the world. As bits of stem will root easily, it is often spread by mowers or weedeaters.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native, FAC (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyCOMMELINACEAE - Spiderwort family
Genus Murdannia
Species Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan - Naked Stem Dewflower; Dove Weed

Citation

Citation Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan, Kew Bull. 7(2): 189. 1952.
Basionym: Commelina nudiflora L. 1753.
Type: CHINA or JAVA: Without data, Osbeck s.n. (lectotype: LINN 65.12). Lectotypified by Merrill & Dandy, in Merrill, J. Arnold Arbor. 18: 64. 1937.

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Aneilema malabaricum Aneilema malabaricum (Linnaeus) Merrill, Philipp. J. Sci. 7: 232. 1912.Tradescantia malabarica Linnaeus 1762. 
Aneilema nudicaule Aneilema nudicaule (Burman f.) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 67. 1843.Commelina nudicaulis Burman f. 1768. 
Commelina nudicaulis Commelina nudicaulis Burman f., Fl. Indica 17, t. 8(1). 1768. INDONESIA: Java:
Commelina trichocolea Commelina trichocolea Schauer, Nova Acta Phys.-Med. Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 19(Suppl. 1): 448. 1843.  
Tradescantia malabarica Tradescantia malabarica Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 412. 1762. INDIA: Kerala: Without data (lectotype: Rheede, Hort. Malab. 9: t. 63. 1689). Lectotypified by Faden, in Dassanayake & Clayton, Revised Handb. Fl. Ceylon 14: 145. 2000.
Aneilema nudiflorum Aneilema nudiflorum (Linnaeus) Kunth, Enum. Pl. 4: 66. 1843.Commelina nudiflora Linnaeus 1753. 
Commelina nudiflora Commelina nudiflora Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 41. 1753. CHINA or JAVA: Without data, Osbeck s.n. (lectotype: LINN 65.12). Lectotypified by Merrill & Dandy, in Merrill, J. Arnold Arbor. 18: 64. 1937.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Conecuh, Houston, Marengo, Mobile, Montgomery, Pike

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, TROY, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: -

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AMAL00020593 Mobile 02 Nov 2013 Horne, Howard E.
2455		 AMAL
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
TROY000035949 Butler 16 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23360		 TROY
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
UWAL0012459 Butler 16 Sep 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23360		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
AUA_ACC_1734 Mobile 1 Oct 1956 Davis, Donald E.
 AUA
Murdannia Nudiflora (L.) Brenan
USAM000004007 Mobile 11 Oct 1968 LeLong, Michel G.
4839		 USAM
Aneilema nudiflorum (Linnaeus) Kunth
UWAL0031155 Conecuh 12 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26812		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
UWAL0043405 Baldwin 08 Sep 2004 Larsen, Harry S.
1477		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
AMAL00002001 Baldwin 30 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13118		 AMAL
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
TROY000043267 Montgomery 25 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26995		 TROY
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
TROY000043375 Houston 22 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26970		 TROY
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
ALNHS00003400 Baldwin 8 Oct 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1519		 ALNHS
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
UWAL0039143 Bullock 01 Oct 2016 Horne, Howard E.
3630		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
TROY000038971 Pike 10 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24613		 TROY
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
AMAL00009435 Mobile 02 Oct 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1221		 AMAL
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
TROY000044505 Baldwin 30 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13118		 TROY
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
TROY000010030 Baldwin 01 Oct 1987 Freeman, John D.
s.n.		 TROY
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
UWAL0002182 Baldwin 30 Oct 2008 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13118		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
AUA_ACC_57269 Baldwin 1 Oct 1987 Freeman, John D.
 AUA
Murdannia Nudiflora (L.) Brenan
TROY000043456 Conecuh 12 Sep 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26812		 TROY
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
ALNHS00002403 Mobile 02 Oct 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#1221		 ALNHS
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
UWAL0016238 Pike 10 Oct 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24613		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
TROY000049444 Marengo 12 Oct 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28536		 TROY
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
UWAL0016919 Baldwin 14 Oct 2012 England, J. Kevin
3997		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
AMAL00000099 Houston 23 Oct 1999 MacDonald, John R.
13645		 AMAL
Murdannia nudiflora (L.) Brenan
UWAL0033236 Houston 22 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26970		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
UWAL0033147 Montgomery 25 Oct 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26995		 UWAL
Murdannia nudiflora (Linnaeus) Brenan
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