Cyanotis axillaris

Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet, Hort. Brit. [Sweet] 430 (1826).

Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don ex Sweet, Photo by Nguyen Hoang Nam

its native range is India to N. Australia.

Vietnamese name: 

Thài lài trâu.

Latin name: 

Cyanotis axillaris (L.) D.Don, – Commelina axillaris L.; Commelina axillaris D.Don

Family: 

Commelinaceae

Uses: 

The whole plant cures wounds, boils, eardrum inflammation.

Distribution: 

Nam Ha, Thanh Hoa, Ninh Thuan, Dong Nai. Grows in damp places, streams, rocky banks, and fields.