- 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 IPNI) : Ipomoea muricata (L.) Jacq.
- Common name : Purple Moonflower, Clove Bean, Lavender Moonvine, Lavender Moonflower
- Habit : Climber
- Comments / notes : Plant juice is used for destroying bugs.
- Key identification features : Leaves simple, smooth, soft, entire; Flower pink-purple, bell-shaped, funnel-shaped; Fruit capsule.
- Distribution :
- Karnataka : Ballari district, Hassan district, Mysuru district, Udupi district
- Maharashtra : Thane district
- Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
- Native : Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela
- Exotic/Native : Exotic
- World Distribution : Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Galápagos, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
- Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
- Keshava Murthy & Yoganarasimhan, 1990 – Flora of Coorg District
- N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ipomoea muricata. Downloaded on 27 July 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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