Merremia aegyptia (L.) Urb.

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (Morning-Glory Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Convolvulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Batatas pentaphylla L.; Convolvulus aegyptius (L.) L.; Convolvulus pentaphyllus L.; Ipomoea aegyptia L.; Ipomoea pentaphylla Jacq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Distimake aegyptius (L.) A.R.Simões & Staples
  • Common name : Egyptian Day Glory
  • Vernacular name :
    • Elika jemudu (Telugu)
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Wastelands and plains
  • Comments / notes : Introduced and naturalised in arid regions
  • Flower, Fruit : August-February
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Guntur district, Krishna district
    • Kerala : Palakkad district, Kottayam district, Alappuzha district, Kollam district
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai-City district, Mumbai Suburban district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Dharmapuri district
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Churu district
  • Native : Angola, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gambia, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • 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
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • 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=Merremia aegyptia. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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