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Ipomoea aquatica
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea aquatica Forssk., Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 44. 1775; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 210. 1883; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 182. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 272. 1984; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 262. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 475. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 309. 1990; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 63. 1991; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 340. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 470. 2009.
Ipomoea reptans Poir. in Lam., Encycl. Suppl. 3: 460. 1814; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 916(643). 1923.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Kozhuppa
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Water-spinach, Water Morning Glory
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Description:
Creeping or floating aquatic herbs, stems hollow, rooting at the nodes. Leaves alternate, varies in form, usually oblong-lanceate or narrowly triangular, 5-10 by 2-6 cm, base hastate, apex acute; petiole 6-10 cm long. Flowers purplish-white, solitary or few in cymes. Sepals subequal, 6-8 mm long, oblong-lanceolate, membranous, glabrous. Corolla funnel-form, c. 5 cm long, pale purple to nearly white, tube to 2 cm long, lobes obscure. Stamens included, filaments unequal, hairy at the base.Ovary glabrous. Capsule globose; seeds 4 or 2, minutely pubescent.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Ponds and lakes
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Distribution:
Pantropics
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Aquatic:
Yes
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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:
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:
Tiruvalla, Thiruvizhamkunnu, Kanichukulangara
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