Merremia vitifolia (Burm.f.) Hallier f.

 
  • 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 vitifolia (Burm. f.) Hallier f.
  • Vernacular name : Manja vayaravalli, Manja kolambi valli (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Degraded forest areas and also in plains
  • Comments / notes : On hills up to 900m.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-April
  • Collector(s) Name : Raja K. Swamy, Arun Singh & Navendu Page
  • Collection Date : 27/02/2016
  • Collection Nos : HJCB-0558
  • Collection Locality : Barbera forest, Khurda district (OD)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, West Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Sambalpur district, Mayurbhanj district, Kalhandi district, Angul district, Khurda district, Ganjam district, Puri district, Dhenkanal district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Erode district
  • World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indo-China, China, Malaysia
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; 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 vitifolia. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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