Merremia mammosa (Lour.) Hallier f.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (Morning-Glory Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Convolvulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Convolvulus mammosus Lour.; Ipomoea mammosa (Lour.) Choisy; Merremia mammosa (Lour.) Hallier f.; Convolvulus chrysorrhizus Schrad. ex Steud.; Ipomoea gomezii C.B.Clarke
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Decalobanthus mammosus (Lour.) A.R.Simões & Staples
  • Habit : Climber
  • Key identification features : Large twiners on tall trees; younger parts hairy; Leaves ovate, cordate; Flowers in axillary, corymbose cymes, white; Capsules globose.
  • Flower, Fruit : August- November
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Tirap
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 195-196
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Merremia mammosa. Downloaded on 5 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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