Cyanotic Tuberosa
This plant is known as Cynotis tuberosa and local name of the plant is Abhali. Cyanotic tuberosa is found only in Kaas plateau, region district SATARA in MAHARASHTRA INDIA. Cyanotic tuberose is blossomed ones a year and only for 20 to 30 days in just before winter season in the Western Ghats(India).
Rosette perennial, erect to ascending herb. Root tuberous, 3-8 cm. Reproductive shoots arise from the base of the rosette. Stem green hirsute Stem green, hirsute; internodes 2 - 9.5 cm.
Rosette leaves distichous, green; sheath 1.4- 5.5. cm, hirsute, mouth ciliate, lamina linear-lanceolate, 20 - 39 x 2.5 – 3 cm, margin ciliate, upper surface glabrous lower surface hirsute, apex acute.
Cauline leaves distichous, green; sheath 0.7 – 2.5 cm, hirsute, mouth ciliate, lamina linear-lanceolate, 3 – 13 x 1.5 – 2 cm, margins ciliate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface hirsute, apex acute. Cymes terminal or axillary, peduncles 0.5 – 3 cm, hirsute with a band of dense cilia opposite the bract.
Bracts foliaceous green or purple, lanceolate-ovate, 1 – 2.5 x 0.3 – 0. 7cm, base cordate, margin ciliate, hirsute, apex acute. Bracteoles green or purple, ovate to falcate, 0.4 – 1.4 x 0.3 – 0.9 cm, margins ciliate, hirsute exposed areas purple in color, apex acute. Sepals 3, pale white, lanceolate, up to 5.25 x 1mm, basally connate, margins ciliate, hirsute.
Petals 3, blue-violet or purple, 7- 7.5 x 3 – 3.25mm, fused, margins entire, glabrous. Stamens 6, up to 1.1cm long blue, bearded, hairs blue to violet, subapical bulging; anther lobe yellow. Ovary 1 – 1.4 x 1x 1.1mm, pale green, ovate, hairy, densely ciliate; style violet – blue, subapical bulging; stigma simple.
Capsule 0.35 x 0.2 cm, stramineous with dark brown streaks, ovate, apex ciliate, glabrous elsewhere. Seeds 1.52 x 1.25 – 1.3mm, pyramidal, pale brown –brown or grey or reddish, tests reticulate, shallowly and irregularly pitted; hilum ventral, rounded, embryology terminal.