Merremia aegyptia (L.) Urb.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (Morning-Glory Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : CONVOLVULACEAE
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Merremia aegyptia (L.) Urb.
  • Common name : Egyptian Day Glory
  • Vernacular name : Elika jemudu (Telugu)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Wastelands and plains
  • Comments / notes : Introduced and naturalised in arid regions
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Guntur district, Krishna district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Merremia aegyptia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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