Ipomoea staphylina Roemer & Schultes

 
  • 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 staphylina Roem. & Schult.
  • Common name : Pretty Morning Glory
  • Vernacular name :
    • Ugniumboo (Kannada)
    • Oonankodi (Tamil)
    • Theendra teega (Telugu)
  • Habit : Liana
  • Habitat : Deciduous forests
  • Comments / notes : Often in plains to 1200m. Gregarious on thickets and trees.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-April
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Guntur district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Krishna district, Kadapa district
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district, Ballari district, Chikkamagaluru district, Chitradurga district, Dharwad district, Hassan district, Kolar district, Mysuru district, Raichur district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district, Uttara Kannada district
    • Kerala : Kozhikode district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district
    • Tamil Nadu : Tiruchirapalli district, Salem district, Vellore district, Dindigul district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, India
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, India
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2
    • N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Ramaswamy & Razi, 1973 – Flora of Bangalore District
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore 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.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Ipomoea staphylina. Downloaded on 11 October 2024.

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