Ipomoea wightii (Wall.) Choisy

 
  • 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 wightii (Wall.) Choisy
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Grasslands and moist deciduous fotests near streams
  • Comments / notes : Occasional on hills above 1000m.
  • Flower, Fruit : October-March
  • Collector(s) Name : R. Raghavendra Rao
  • Collection Date : 02/01/1971
  • Collection Nos : R.R. Rao 1230
  • Collection Locality : B.R. Hills, Chamarajanagar district (KA)
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district
    • Karnataka : Chikkamagaluru district, Mysuru district
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Gajapati district
    • Tamil Nadu : Vellore district, Coimbatore district, Salem district
  • World Distribution : India, Tropical Africa, Madagascar, Sri Lanka
  • 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
    • 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 wightii. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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India Distribution

World Distribution

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