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Ipomoea eriocarpa
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea eriocarpa R. Br., Prodr. 484. 1810; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 203. 1883; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 188. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 302. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 310. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 309. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 267. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 212. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 341. 2005; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 560. 2009.
Ipomoea hispida (Vahl) Roem. & Schult., Syst. Veg. 4: 238. 1819, non Zucc. 1809; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 915(643). 1923.
Convolvulus hispidus Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 29. 1794.
Ipomoea sessiliflora Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 116. 1821.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Pulichevidu
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
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Description:
Creepers, stem hispid. Leaves to 6 x 3.5 cm, ovate, entire, acuminate, cordate at base, finely hirsute; petiole to 2 cm long. Flowers in axillary sessile or peduncled cymes; bracts and bracteoles minute, hairy; sepals outer 3 larger, 6 mm long, ovate, acuminate, inner 2 smaller, all hispid; corolla 1 cm long, campanulate, pale pink, hairy; filaments glandular hairy at base; ovary densely hairy. Capsule 6 x 6 mm, globose, densely hispid; seeds triangular, glabrous.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-January
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District(s):
Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Kannur, Thrissur, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Paleotropics
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Rose, Pink
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Peechi, Mavelipuram, Ichampetty, Koruthode, Mlappara, Aruvanpara, Pathenthode, Chittar, Tolpetty, Begur
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