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Merremia hederacea (Burm. fil.) Hall. fil.

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Merremia hederacea (Burm. fil.) Hall. fil.
Merremia hederacea (Burm. fil.) Hall. fil.
Merremia hederacea (Burm. fil.) Hall. fil.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymConvolvulus acetosellifolius Desr.
synonymConvolvulus biflorus Forssk.
synonymConvolvulus chryseides (Ker-Gawl.) Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus dentatus Vahl
synonymConvolvulus denticulatus Steud.
synonymConvolvulus flavus Willd.
synonymConvolvulus lapathifolius Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus luteolus Wight ex Wall.
synonymConvolvulus obdentatus Steud.
synonymConvolvulus obtusilobus Michx.
synonymConvolvulus repens Sw.
synonymConvolvulus rufescens Choisy
synonymConvolvulus vahlii Spreng.
synonymEvolvulus hederaceus Burm. fil.
synonymIpomoea acetosellifolia (Desr.) Choisy
synonymIpomoea chrysoides Ker-Gawl.
synonymIpomoea chrysotricha var. boliviana Meisn.
synonymIpomoea dentata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult.
synonymIpomoea subtriflora Zoll. & Moritzi
synonymLepistemon glaber Hand.-Mazz.
synonymLepistemon muricatum Span.
synonymMerremia chryseides (Ker-Gawl.) Hall. fil.
synonymMerremia convolvulacea Dennst. ex Hall. fil.
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Kudicivalli
Manipuri
  • Komalata
Marathi
  • हेमाली Hemali
Other
  • Ivy Woodrose
Tamil
  • எலிக்காதுதூலை Elikkatutalai
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: A profusely branched twiner, to 5m.
    Keystone Foundation
    Attributions Keystone Foundation
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
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    References 
      Habit: Climbing Herb
      G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Prostrate or twining herbs; stem often warty. Leaves 2-4 x 1.5-3 cm, ovate, rarely 3-lobed, base cordate, apex acuminate-apiculate, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; petiole 1-2 cm long. Cymes many-flowered, axillary; peduncle 2-4 cm long. Sepals unequal, obovate, notched and mucronulate, outer c. 3 mm long, inner c. 4 mm long. Corolla yellow, campanulate, c. 1.3 cm across. Capsule c. 5 mm long, obconical, slightly 4-lobed. Seeds black, glabrous or puberulent.
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
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          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: October-January
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Morphology
            Flower

            Solitary, rarely cymose; yellowish with a purple throat. Flowering from December-January.

            Fruit

            A globose capsule, epicarp thin, irregularly dehiscent; seeds pubescent. Fruiting January onwards.

            Field tips

            Stamens glandular hairy below.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Alternate distichous

            Leaf Type

            Simple-3-lobed

            Leaf Shape

            Cordiform

            Leaf Apex

            Acuminate

            Leaf Base

            Cordate

            Leaf Margin

            Entire-crenate

            Keystone Foundation
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            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Degraded deciduous forests, also in the plains
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
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                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Moist places, along river banks, ponds
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  Degraded forests and along bushes and thickets, also in the plains
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  References 
                    Description
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Assam, Odisha, Meghalaya

                    Local Distribution

                    Barak Valley

                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    References 
                      Occasional on thickets by banks of rivers, and dams from plains to 400m. Old world tropics.
                      Keystone Foundation
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                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
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                      References 
                        Kerala: Alapuzha, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: All districts
                        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                        Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          Global Distribution

                          Paleotropics

                          Indian distribution

                          State - Kerala, District/s: Palakkad, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Kozhikkode, Thrissur

                          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
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                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Uses and Management
                            Uses

                            System of Medicines Used In

                            Folk medicine
                            Folk medicine
                            Siddha
                            Siddha
                            Traditional chinese medicine
                            Traditional chinese medicine
                            System Of Medicines Used In

                            Folk medicine, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                            FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2816
                            Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2816
                            Contributors 
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                              No Data
                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2816
                              1. Ipomoea chryseides Ker-Gawl., Bot. Reg. 4: t. 270. 1818; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 206. 1883.
                              2. Evolvulus hederaceus Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 77. t.30. 1768.
                              3. Merremia chryseides (Ker-Gawl.) Hall. f. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 929(652). 1923.
                              4. Merremia hederacea (Burm. f.) Hall. f. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 118. 1893; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 186. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 247. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 305. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 268. 1989; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 311. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 457. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 269. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 209. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 345. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 478. 2009.
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2816
                              2. Ipomoea chryseides Ker-Gawl., Bot. Reg. 4: t. 270. 1818; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 206. 1883.
                              3. Evolvulus hederaceus Burm. f., Fl. Ind. 77. t.30. 1768.
                              4. Merremia chryseides (Ker-Gawl.) Hall. f. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 929(652). 1923.
                              5. Merremia hederacea (Burm. f.) Hall. f. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 18: 118. 1893; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 186. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 247. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 305. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 268. 1989; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 311. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 457. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 269. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 209. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 345. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 478. 2009.
                              6. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

                              Angiosperm diversity in Doaba region of Punjab, India

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                              📚 Meta data
                              No Data
                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassMagnoliopsida
                              OrderSolanales
                              FamilyConvolvulaceae
                              GenusMerremia
                              SpeciesMerremia hederacea
                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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