Ipomoea quamoclit L.

 
  • 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 quamoclit L.
  • Common name : Cypress Vine, Indian pink, Cardinal climber, Cupid's Flower, Cypressvine Morning-glory, Red jasmine, Star of Bethlehem, Star-glory, Sweet-willy
  • Vernacular name :
    • Nakshatra hoovu gida (Kannada)
    • Kembumalligai, Mayilmannikkam (Tamil)
    • Kasiratnamu (Telugu)
    • Ganeshpushpa (Marathi)
    • Akasha-mulla, Narayani poovu (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Garden plant
  • Comments / notes : Often cultivated in house holds and along hedges.
  • Flower, Fruit : July-January
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital district
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : New World tropics, Tropical Asia
  • 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
    • 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ipomoea quamoclit. Downloaded on 7 October 2024.

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