Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species : Ipomoea mauritiana
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.
  • Common name : Giant 'Potato'
  • Vernacular name : Bhilaayakand (Hin.); Naadakumbala, Nela'kumbala (Kan.); Palmudangi, Nilapposani (Tam.); Bhuin kokharu (Ori.); Shiravidaari (San.)
  • Key identification features : A large climber, with large ovoid or elongated tuberous roots. Leaves palmately-compound, orbicular with 5-7 leaflets, rarely about 9, apically acuminate, basally cordate. Flowers are axillary, few to many flowered cymes. Peduncle up to 14 cm long, bracts ovate, cauducous. Sepals 5, unequal, orbicular. Corolla 5-lobed, rose-pink in colour. Stamens inserted. Capsule ovoid, glabrous, apiculate with 4 wolly seeds.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : June-January
  • Comments : Common in riverine forest bushes, on hedges in moist climate and on wet soil.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Kurnool district, Guntur district, Mamandur Valley (Chittoor district), Krishna district (Andhra Pradesh State); Hoganekkal Forest (Dharmapuri district) (Tamil Nadu State); Dhenkanal district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Ipomoea mauritiana. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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