• 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 14 November 2024.

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