Merremia aegyptia (L.) Urb.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species : Merremia aegyptia
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Merremia aegyptia (L.) Urb.
  • Common name : Egyptian Day Glory
  • Vernacular name : Elika jemudu (Tel.)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Comments : Occasional in wastelands, roadsides and forest margins.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Dharmapuri district (Tamil Nadu State); Chelama R.F., Pangidi R.F. (Kurnool district), Kondapalle Hills (Krishna district), Guntur district (Andhra Pradesh State); Ganjam district (Odisha State)
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; 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=Merremia aegyptia. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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