Ipomoea quamoclit L.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species : Ipomoea quamoclit
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ipomoea quamoclit L.
  • Common name : Cypress Vine, Indian pink
  • Vernacular name : Nakshatra hoovu gida (Kan.); Kembumalligai, Mayilmannikkam (Tam.); Kasiratnamu (Tel.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Native : Neotropics
  • Comments : Often cultivated in house hold and along hedges.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Cultivated and naturalized in tropics
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • 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 quamoclit. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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