Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
  • Species : Evolvulus alsinoides
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
  • Common name : Little Glory
  • Vernacular name : Syamakrantha, Visnukrantha, Sankhapuspi (Hin.); Vishnu kranthi (Kan.); Vishnukiranthi (Tam.); Vishnukrantham (Tel.); Krishna ankaranthi, Bichhamalia (Ori.); Visnukrantah (San.)
  • Key identification features : A small prostrate herb. The stem is slender, wiry and is covered with soft hairs. Leaves are ovate-elliptic, alternate and silky hairy. Flowers are small (1.3 cm) and solitary. Fruit is a globose capsule.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Comments : On plains to 1500 m on the floor of scrub jungles and in poor soil, on bare exposed slopes.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Distribution Locality : Throughout Eastern Ghats
  • World Distribution : Tropical & sub-tropical regions of both hemispheres
  • 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 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; 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=Evolvulus alsinoides. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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