Herbarium JCB

Merremia tridentata subsp. hastata (Hallier f.) Ooststr.

Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
(MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
Species : Merremia tridentata
Subspecies : hastata
Basionym : Merremia hastata Hallier f.
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Merremia tridentata (L.) Hallier f.
Common name : Arrow-leaf Morning Glory
Vernacular name : Mudiyra kunthal, Thirupanpullu (Tam.)
Collection Nos : HJCB-E-283
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy
Collection Date : 02/01/16
Collection Locality : Pulivendala Ghat, Anantapur district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Deciduous forest
Key identification features : A biennial diffuse twining herb. Stems slender, long and angular. Leaves subsessile, hastate, oblong, acute, coarsely 3-dentate at the base. Flowers are in axillary cymes. Corolla pale, creamy-yellow and dark purplish-brown at the center. Capsules depressed, globose.
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : August-March
Comments : Occasional on bunds of fields and edges of forests.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Yakidi R.F. (Ananthapur district), West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Nagarjunakonda Hills (Guntur district), Burmakonda R.F. (Visakhapatnam district), Srisailam Hill (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Cuttack district, Ganjam district, Nuapada district (Odisha State)
World Distribution : India, Tropical East Africa, Tropical Asia, Australia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
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 tridentata subsp. hastata. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.