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Ipomoea marginata f. marginata
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Manitz, Feddes Repert. 85: 638. 1974, f. marginata; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 482. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 455. 1997; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 342. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 473. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 561. 2009.
Convolvulus marginatus Desr. in Lam., Encycl. 3: 558. 1792.
Ipomoea sepiaria Roxb., Fl. Ind. 2: 90. 1824; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 209. 1883; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 181. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 246. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 304. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 312. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 317. 1994.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Chuttithiruthali, Kolambi, Thiruthali
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English name(s):
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Description:
Twining herbs. Leaves simple, alternate, triangular-cordiform, 5-8 by 3-5 cm, apex acute-apiculate, base cordate, thinly pubescent, petiole 1-2 cm long. Cymes sub-umbellate. Sepals sub-equal, obovate, glabrous. Corolla pinkish-white, c. 3 cm across, salver-form. Stamens included. Capsule globose; seeds pubescent.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
December-March
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District(s):
Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Kannur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Malappuram, Wayanad
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Wasteland, scrub jungles and roadsides
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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):
Pink, Violet
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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:
Adoor, Cannanore, Kumbla, Pappinisseri, Nileswar, Walayar, Kayamkulam, Vazhikadavu
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