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Ipomoea carnea ssp. fistulosa
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea carnea Jack. ssp. fistulosa (Mart. ex Choisy) Austin, Taxon 26: 237. 1977; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 302. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 478. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 315. 1994; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 449. 1997; Joseph, Aquatic Angiosp. Malabar 64. 1991; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 341. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 472. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 560. 2009.
Ipomoea fistulosa Mart. ex Choisy in DC., Prodr. 9: 349. 1845; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 181. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 263. 1989.
Ipomoea crassicaulis (Benth.) Robins., Proc. Amer. Acad. Sci. 51: 530. 1916.
Batatas crassicaulis Benth., Voy. Sulph. 134. 1845.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Neyveli katta
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Bush Morning Glory, Shrub Ipomoea
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Description:
Erect to subscandent shrubs; stems fistulose at maturity, tomentose. Leaves ovate-lanceate, 4-14 by 2.5-9 cm, base cordate, apex gradually acuminate, lateral veins 8-10 pairs, prominent. Cymes many-flowered, axillary or subterminal; peduncle c. 10 cm long; calyx lobes subequal; corolla pale pink, c. 9 cm long. Capsule ovoid. Seeds pubescent.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
In marshy areas along the banks of streams and paddy fields, also grown as hedge plant
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Distribution:
Native of America; now Pantropical
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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):
White, 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:
Adoor, Pandalam, Tiruvalla, Manantody, Muhamma, Kalarcodu, Vazhikadavu
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