• Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
  (MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
• Species : Ipomoea aquatica
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
• Common name : Swamp Cabbage
• Vernacular name : Kalmi (Hin.); Tutikura, Thutikura (Tel.); Tutisago, Kalmi (Ori.); Kalambee (San.)
• Key identification features : Profusely branched creeper rooting at nodes. Branchlets are subsucculent. Flowers are deep pink with a deep throat, opening after 9 a.m.
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
• Native : Tropical Africa, Tropical Asia
• Comments : On plains by coast, in stagnant ponds, irrigation canals, river banks etc in clayey soil. Used as a vegetable.
• Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); East Godavari district, Macherla R.F. (Guntur district), Salur R.F. (Srikakulam district), West Godavari district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : Old World tropics; Naturalized in other tropics
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; 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 ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1. ; 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 aquatica. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.

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