Description: Commelinaceae (dayflower, or spiderwort family) » Murdannia pauciflora mur-DAN-ee-uh -- named for M. Murdan Ali, plant collector at Saharanpur Botanic Garden PAW-see-flor-uh -- meaning, few flowered commonly known as: few flowered dewflower Native to: probably endemic to Western Ghats, India Reference: Flowers of India. Date: 2 October 2009, 10:47. Source: Murdannia pauciflora. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.