• Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
  (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
• Species : Ipomoea staphylina
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
• Common name : Pretty Morning Glory
• Vernacular name : Ugniumboo (Kan.); Oonan kodi (Tam.); Theendra teega (Tel.)
• Habit : Liana
• Flower, Fruit : October-April
• Comments : Often in plains to 1200 m. Gregarious in heavy masses on thickets, trees etc.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Pennagaram R.F. (Salem district), Pachamalai Hills (Tiruchirapalli district), Sirumalai Hills (Dindigul district), Yelagiri Hills (Vellore district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Krishna district, Kadapa district, Penukonda Hills, Kalasamudram R.F. (Ananthapur district), Macherla R.F. (Guntur district) (Andhra Pradesh State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, China
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; 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 staphylina. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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