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Ipomoea hederifolia L.

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Ipomoea hederifolia L.
Ipomoea hederifolia L.
Ipomoea hederifolia L.
Ipomoea hederifolia L.
Ipomoea hederifolia L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymConvolvulus sanguineus (Vahl) Spreng.
synonymIpomoea acutangula Ruiz & Pav.
synonymIpomoea angularis Willd.
synonymIpomoea angulata Lam.
synonymIpomoea brevipedicellata (Hall. fil.) Hall. fil.
synonymIpomoea coccinea f. luteola (Jacq.) Voss
synonymIpomoea coccinea Rottl.
synonymIpomoea coccinea var. curviflora Griseb.
synonymIpomoea coccinea var. hederifolia (L.) A.Gray
synonymIpomoea dichotoma Kunth
synonymIpomoea luteola Jacq.
synonymIpomoea nephrophylla Meisn.
synonymIpomoea phoenicea Roxb.
synonymIpomoea sanguinea Vahl
synonymIpomoea stylosa Hort. Madr. ex Choisy
synonymQuamoclit acutangula (Ruiz & Pav.) Choisy
synonymQuamoclit brevipedicellata Hall. fil.
synonymQuamoclit coccinea Cooke
synonymQuamoclit coccinea var. hederifolia (L.) House
synonymQuamoclit hederifolia (L.) G. Don
synonymQuamoclit luteola (Jacq.) G. Don
synonymQuamoclit phoenicea Wight ex Meisn.
synonymQuamoclit russelliiflora Mart. & Gal.
synonymQuamoclit sanguinea (Vahl) G. Don
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Ivy-leaf morning-glory
  • Morning-glory
  • Red morning-glory
  • Red Star Glory
  • Scarlet creeper
  • Star Ipomoea
Irula
  • Mookuthichedi
Kannada
  • ಕಾಡು ತುಮ್ಬೆ Kaadu Tumbe
  • ಹಾಳು ಬಳ್ಳಿ Haalu Balli
Malayalam
  • Suryakanti
  • Theepori mulla
Marathi
  • लाल पुंगळी Lal Pungli
Other
  • Ivy-leaf Morning Glory
  • Kanavalikkodi
  • Scarlet Creeper
  • Scarlet Morning Glory
  • Star Ipomoea
  • Trompillo
  • Ulumae
Tamil
  • Kanavalikkodi
  • Kanavali Kodi
Telugu
  • Kasiratnam
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber Distribution notes: Exotic
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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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Slender twining herbs. Leaves 4-8 x 3.5-7 cm, ovate to suborbicular, entire or 3-5-angled, cordate at base, acute to shortly acuminate at apex, glabrous; petiole to 6 cm long. Cymes few-flowered, axillary; peduncles 5-8 cm long; pedicels 0.7 - 1 cm long. Calyx lobes 5, 2-4 mm long, oblong or elliptic. Corolla deep red, salver-form, tube to 3.5 cm long, limb 1.5-2.5 cm across, subentire. Ovary 2-3 mm long, conical, 4-celled; ovule 1 in each cell. Capsule 5-6 mm across, subglobose. Seeds 4, c. 3 mm long, pyriform, black.
    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 
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      Habit: Climber
      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 
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      References 
        Habit: A weak, slender twiner, to 3m.
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          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: October-December
          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 
            Morphology

            Growth Form

            Climber
            Climber
            Flower

            In axillary, few-flowered cymes; dark red. Flowering from September-December.

            Fruit

            A globose or ovoid capsule; seeds 4, oblong, black. Fruiting October onwards.

            Field tips

            Branchlets pubescent. Calyx lobes half united, aristate at apex.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Alternate distichous

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Cordiform

            Leaf Apex

            Acuminate

            Leaf Base

            Cordate

            Leaf Margin

            Entire

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              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Along stream sides & degraded forest areas. Naturalized, Native of Tropical America
              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 
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              References 
                Planted as an ornamental in gardens.
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                  No Data
                  📚 Habitat and Distribution
                  General Habitat
                  On disturbed grounds, close to plantations. Hills above 750m, Native of tropical America, now widely naturalized in the tropics.
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                    Along stream sides and degraded forest areas, 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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                      Description
                      Maharashtra: Common throughout Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts 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
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                      References 
                        Common around the forest settlements and disturbed lands. Native of tropical America, now widely naturalized in the tropics.
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                        References 
                          Global Distribution

                          India: Assam, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Maharastra, Meghalaya; West Indies, America

                          Local Distribution

                          Dhubri

                          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.
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                            Global Distribution

                            Native of Tropical America; now naturalised in Tropical Asia

                            Indian distribution

                            State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                            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
                              📚 Occurrence
                              No Data
                              📚 Uses and Management
                              Uses

                              System of Medicines Used In

                              Folk medicine
                              Folk medicine
                              Planted in gardens for its showy flower.
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                                System Of Medicines Used In

                                Folk medicine

                                FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=5547
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                                  Folklore
                                  Indigenous Information: The whole plant is used in indigenous medicine.
                                  Keystone Foundation
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                                  References 
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                                    📚 Information Listing
                                    References
                                    1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                    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=5547
                                    1. Ipomoea phoenicea Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 92. 1824.
                                    2. Quamoclit phoenicea (Roxb.) Choisy, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 6: 433. 1834; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 919(645). 1923.
                                    3. Ipomoea coccinea sensu Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 199. 1883, non Rottl. 1803.
                                    4. Ipomoea hederifolia L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 925. 1759; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 184. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 245. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 189. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 303. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 263. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 479. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 311. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 315. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 238. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 309. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 217. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 451. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 268. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 212. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 207. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 472. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 341. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 472. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 561. 2009.
                                    Information Listing > References
                                    1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                    2. 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=5547
                                    3. Ipomoea phoenicea Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 92. 1824.
                                    4. Quamoclit phoenicea (Roxb.) Choisy, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 6: 433. 1834; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 919(645). 1923.
                                    5. Ipomoea coccinea sensu Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 199. 1883, non Rottl. 1803.
                                    6. Ipomoea hederifolia L., Syst. Nat. (ed. 10) 925. 1759; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 184. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 245. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 189. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 303. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 263. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 479. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 311. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 315. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 238. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 309. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 217. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 451. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 268. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 212. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 207. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 472. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 341. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 472. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 561. 2009.

                                    Floristic diversity of the Indian Cardamom Research Institute campus, Myladumpara, Western Ghats, India

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                                    📚 Meta data
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                                    🐾 Taxonomy
                                    RootRoot
                                    KingdomPlantae
                                    PhylumTracheophyta
                                    ClassMagnoliopsida
                                    OrderSolanales
                                    FamilyConvolvulaceae
                                    GenusIpomoea
                                    SpeciesIpomoea hederifolia L.
                                    📊 Temporal Distribution
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