Herbarium JCB

Ipomoea eriocarpa R.Br.

Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
(MORNING-GLORY FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Convolvulaceae
Species : Ipomoea eriocarpa
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ipomoea eriocarpa R. Br.
Vernacular name : Puriti tiga (Tel.); Musakani, Pani noi (Ori.); Sheetavalli (San.)
Collection Nos : FAP 41989
Collector(s) Name : K.R.K.Swamy & B.Sadasivaiah
Collection Date : 10/12/10
Collection Locality : Bakkannagari palle, Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh State
Habitat : Scrub Jungle
Habit : Climber
Flower, Fruit : August-February
Comments : Occasional on hills above 400 m. Grows on thickets and road cuttings.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Bellary district (Karnataka State); Villipuram district, Coimbatore district (Tamil Nadu State); East Godavari district, Chittoor district, Kadapa district, Kondapalle R.F. (Krishna district), Kurnool district, Visakhapatnam district (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Madagascar through tropical Asia and Northern Australia
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; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; 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 eriocarpa. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.