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Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.

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Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBreweria alsinoides (L.) Merr.
synonymConvolvulus alsinoides L.
synonymConvolvulus fugacissimus Hochst. ex Choisy
synonymConvolvulus linifolius L.
synonymEvolvulus angustifolius Roxb.
synonymEvolvulus argenteus R. Br.
synonymEvolvulus capreolatus Mart. ex Choisy
synonymEvolvulus chinensis Choisy
synonymEvolvulus diffusus Chapm.
synonymEvolvulus filiformis Willd. ex Steud.
synonymEvolvulus fugacissimus Hochst.
synonymEvolvulus heterophyllus Labill.
synonymEvolvulus hirsutulus Herb. Brit. Mus. ex Choisy
synonymEvolvulus lanceifolius Span.
synonymEvolvulus linifolius Gardn.
synonymEvolvulus microphyllus Mart. & Gal.
synonymEvolvulus modestus Hance
synonymEvolvulus pilosissimus Mart. & Gal.
synonymEvolvulus pudicus Hance ex Walpers
synonymEvolvulus ramiflorus Boj. ex Choisy
synonymEvolvulus reniformis Salzm. ex Choisy
synonymEvolvulus sericeus Wall.
synonymEvolvulus villosus R. Br.
synonymEvolvulus yemensis Defl.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Little Glory
Gujarati
  • કાળીશંખ વલ્લી Kalisankha Vali
Hindi
  • Vishnu Krantha
  • विष्णुक्रान्त Vishnukranta
  • शंखपुष्पी Shankhapushpi
Irula
  • Vishnu chakaram
Kannada
  • Vishnukrantha
  • ವಿಷ್ಣುಕ್ರಾಮ್ತ Vishnukraamta
  • ಶನ್ಕ್ಹಪುಷ್ಪಿ Shankhapushpi
Malayalam
  • Vishnuclandi
  • Vishnu Kranthi
Marathi
  • विष्णुक्रांत Vishnukranta
  • शंखवेल Shankhavel
Other
  • Dwarf Morning Glory
  • Vetusoppu
  • Vishnukarandi
  • शंख पुश्पि Shankh Pushpi
Sanskrit
  • विष्णुक्रान्ता Vishnukranta
  • विष्णुगन्धि Vishnugandhi
  • शङ्खपुष्पी Shankhapushpi
Tamil
  • Vishnukiranthi
  • Vishnu Kiranthi
  • விட்டுணுக்கிராந்தி Vittunu-k-kiranti
Telugu
  • విష్ణుక్రాంత Vishnu-kranta
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Diagnostic Keys
Description
Habit: A small, prostrate or ascending herb, upto 30cm.
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References 
    Habit: 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
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      📚 Natural History
      Morphology

      Growth Form

      Herb
      Herb
      Flower

      In axillary, solitary; blue with white throat. Flowering throughout the year.

      Fruit

      A conical or depressed-globose capsule; seeds glabrous. Fruiting throughout the year.

      Field tips

      Leaves fulvous-hirsute, very variable. Flowers fading by noon.

      Leaf Arrangement

      Alternate-distichous

      Leaf Type

      Simple

      Leaf Shape

      Elliptic, oblong-lanceolate

      Leaf Apex

      Obtusely apiculate

      Leaf Base

      Acute

      Leaf Margin

      Entire

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        Miscellaneous Details
        Notes: Moist & Dry 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
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        References 
          Plant used in traditional medicine.
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Sandy soil, dry slopes, cultivated areas, grasslands, thickets, roadsides
            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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            References 
              Common along foothills, lower slopes, scrub jungles even in poor soils, on bare exposed slopes. More abundant in the hills upto 1500m. Tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
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                Description
                Found in open areas, scrub jungles and exposed slopes from plains to 1500m. Common. Tropical and subtropical regions of both hemispheres.
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                  Global Distribution

                  India: Assam, Bihar, Mahrastra, Odisha, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu; Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

                  Local Distribution

                  Assam

                  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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                    Maharashtra: Common throughout Karnataka: Belgaum, Chikmagalur, Coorg, Dharwar, 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 
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                      No Data
                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda
                      Ayurveda
                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Siddha
                      Siddha
                      Unani
                      Unani
                      Traditional chinese medicine
                      Traditional chinese medicine
                      Sowa-Rigpa
                      Sowa-Rigpa
                      Highly valued medicinal plant.
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                        System Of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda, Folk medicine, Sowa-Rigpa, Unani, Siddha, Traditional chinese medicine

                        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=949
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                          Folklore
                          Indigenous Information: Birds take the young stem for the construction of their nests.
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                            📚 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=949
                            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=949
                            2. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

                            Angiosperm diversity in Doaba region of Punjab, India

                            Journal of Threatened Taxa
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                            📚 Meta data
                            No Data
                            🐾 Taxonomy
                            RootRoot
                            KingdomPlantae
                            PhylumTracheophyta
                            ClassMagnoliopsida
                            OrderSolanales
                            FamilyConvolvulaceae
                            GenusEvolvulus
                            SpeciesEvolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.
                            📊 Temporal Distribution
                            📷 Related Observations
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