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Ipomoea triloba
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea triloba L., Sp. Pl. 161. 1753; Chandra. et al., Indian J. For. 2: 23. 1979; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 344. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 476. 2009.
Convolvulus dentatus Blanco, Fl. Filip. (ed.1) 89. 1837, non Vahl 1794.
Ipomoea blancoii Choisy in DC., Prodr. 9: 389. 1845.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Little Bell
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Description:
Twiners. Leaves broadly ovate, entire to deeply 3-lobed, 4-10 x 3-8 cm, base cordate, margin often deeply dentate, apex acuminate-apiculate, chartaceous; petiole 1-10 cm long. Flowers aggregated in umbellate cymes; peduncle c. 10 cm long; bracts minute; calyx-lobes sub-equal, elliptic-ovate, densely hairy without; corolla pinkish purple, c. 23 cm across, funnel-shaped. Capsule subglobose, densely hispid. Seeds glabrous except at one margin.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-March
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Native of Tropical America; now throughout the tropics
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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
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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:
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Localities:
Sabarimala, Kumarapuram
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