Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R.Br.

 
  • 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 pes-caprae (L.) R.Br.
  • Common name : Goat's foot creeper
  • Vernacular name :
    • Doopatilatha (Hindi)
    • Bangadivalli (Kannada)
    • Kuthiraikulambu, Aattukkal, Mulal kaathilai, Adambu (Tamil)
    • Balabandi tiga, Beda tiga, Chivula pilli tiga (Telugu)
    • Kanchanolata, Kalama, Kasari-nai, Kanchona luota, Kansari nata (Oria)
    • Maryaadavalli (Sanskrit)
    • Aattadambu, Adambu, Adumbuvalli, Adambuvalli, Atampa, Chunvanna-adambu, Kuthirakulamban (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Sandy sea coasts and mangrove forests, also in the plains
  • Key identification features : Creeping stem, rooting at nodes
  • Flower, Fruit : October-March
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district
    • Karnataka : Dakshina Kannada district, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Mysuru district, Raichur district, Udupi district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Thrissur district, Ernakulam district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Maharashtra : Palghar district (Shirgaon), Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district
    • Odisha : Kendrapara district, Balasore district, Nayagarh district, Ganjam district, Puri district, Khurda district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dindigul district, Dharmapuri district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Alabama, Aldabra, Angola, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Borneo, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canary Islands, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Islands, Cayman Islands, Central American Pac, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • 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
    • 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.
    • Seetharam et al., 2000 – Flora of Gulbarga District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi 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 pes-caprae. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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