Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (Morning-Glory Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Convolvulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ipomoea reptans Poir.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
  • Common name : Swamp Cabbage
  • Vernacular name :
    • Kalmi (Hindi)
    • Tutikura, Thutikura (Telugu)
    • Tutisago, Kalmi (Oria)
    • Kalambee (Sanskrit)
    • Nalachi Bhaji (Marathi)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Ponds and lakes. Naturalized
  • Comments / notes : On plains by coasts, in stagnant ponds, irrigation canals and river banks in clayey soil.
  • Key identification features : Stem creeping, rooting at nodes
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collection Nos : CS 694
  • Collection Locality : Andheri, Maharashtra
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : East Godavari district, Guntur district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Akola district, Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district
    • Tamil Nadu : Near water bodies
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Angola, Bangladesh, Borneo, Botswana, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Caroline Islands, Central African Repu, Chad, China, Comoros, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Gilbert Islands, Guinea, Gulf States, India, Ivory Coast,
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Widely naturalized
  • Conservation Status : Least Concern (LC)
  • 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
    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.1.
    • Mathew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
    • Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere District
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 193
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ipomoea aquatica. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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