Merremia hirta (L.) Merr.

 
  • 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) : Merremia hirta (L.) Merr.
  • Habit : Climber
  • Habitat : Grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : August-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kurnool district, Guntur district, Vishakapatnam district, East Godavari district, Srikakulam district
    • Kerala : Malappuram district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district,Khurda district, Ganjam district, Balasore district, Cuttack district, Koraput district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Dharmapuri district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng
  • Native : Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, S.China, Siam, Tropical Australia, Malesia to Australia
  • 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
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 195
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Merremia hirta. Downloaded on 14 December 2024.

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