Argyreia nervosa (Burm.f.) Bojer

 
  • Family : CONVOLVULACEAE
    (Morning-Glory Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Convolvulaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Convolvulus nervosus Burm.f.; Ipomoea nervosa (Burm.f.) J.R.I.Wood & Scotland; Lettsomia nervosa (Burm.f.) Roxb.; Rivea nervosa (Burm.f.) Hallier f.; Argyreia speciosa (L.f.) Sweet; Convolvulus speciosus L.f.; Ipomoea speciosa (L.f.) Pers.; Ipomoea valerii Standl. & L.O.Williams; Samudra speciosa (L.f.) Raf.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Argyreia nervosa (Burm. f.) Bojer
  • Common name : Elephant Creeper, Woolly morning glory
  • Vernacular name :
    • Samandar-ka-pat, Samandar-sok (Hindi)
    • Chandrapada (Kannada)
    • Samutrappachai, Kakkatan (Tamil)
    • Samudra pala, Chandra pala (Telugu)
    • Mundanoi (Oria)'
    • Bastantri (Sanskrit)
    • Maruthudari, Marikkunni, Samudrappacha (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Comments / notes : Grown as medicinal plant
  • Flower, Fruit : December-June
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, West Godavari district, Nellore district, Vishakapatnam district, Anantapur district, East Godavari district, Krishna district
    • Karnataka : Belagavi district, Chikkamagaluru district, Davanagare district, Mysuru district, Tumakuru district, Raichur district, Uttara Kannada district, Dakshina Kannada district, Udupi district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Mumbai Suburban district, Mumbai-City district
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Madhya Pradesh : Hoshangabad district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Lohit, Subansiri
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in tropical countries
  • 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
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Rao & Razi, 1981 – A Synoptic Flora of Mysore District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • N.P.Singh, 1988- Flora of Eastern Karnataka
    • Manjunath et al., 2003 – Flora of Davanagere
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2014 - Flora of South Kanara
    • G.S Giri., A.Pramanik., H.J. Chowdhery., G.D Pal and S.K. Das (2008). Materials for Arunachal Pradesh, Vol (2), Pg: 191-192
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Argyreia nervosa. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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