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Ipomoea hederifolia
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: 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.
Quamoclit phoenicea (Roxb.) Choisy, Mem. Soc. Phys. Geneve 6: 433. 1834; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 919(645). 1923.
Ipomoea phoenicea Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 92. 1824.
Ipomoea coccinea sensu Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 199. 1883, non Rottl. 1803.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Theepori mulla
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Ivy-leaf morning-glory, Morning-glory, Red morning-glory, Star Ipomoea
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Description:
Slender twining herbs. Leaves simple or 3-5-angled, alternate, 4-8 x 3.5-7 cm, ovate to suborbicular, 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. Sepals 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.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
October-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Along stream sides and degraded forest areas, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America; now naturalised in Tropical Asia
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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):
Red
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Weed:
Yes
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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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:
400-700
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Localities:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Alampetty, Dam site, Vengoli, Peruvaripallam, Aruvanpara, Moozhiar, Payyavur, Chandanathode, Olavakkot, Chengannur, Pooyamkutty, Nellikuth, Nadugani ghats, Thenmalai, Vandalodu, Teppakulam, Ariankavu, Bonaccord, Kottur
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