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Ipomoea indica
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea indica (Burm.f.) Merr., Interpr. Rumph. Herb. Amboin. 445. 1917; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 264. 1989; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 342. 2005.
Convolvulus indicus Burm.f., Rumph. Herb. Amboin 7:1755.
Ipomoea congesta R. Br., Prodr. 485. 1810.
Ipomoea leari Paxt., Mag. Bot. 6. t. 267. 1839; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 919(645). 1923.
Pharbitis leari (Paxt.) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 27: t. 56. 1841.
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Malayalam Name(s):
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Blue Dawn Flower
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Description:
Twining, much branched, herbaceous to somewhat woody near the base, perennials, stems appressed pubescent to glabrate. Leaves alternate, rounded-ovate, commonly 3-lobed, also entire, 5-9 cm long, cordate at base, apically acuminate, densely pubescent, below, to glabrate or glabrous above. Inflorescence of 1-to few-flowered cymes, the cymes usually silky white-pubescent. Pedicels mostly 1 cm long. Sepals lanceolate to ovate or broadly-ovate, 10-20 mm long, long acuminate to acuminate, appressed pubescent to glabrate. Corolla blue or purple, rarely white, 5-7 cm long, limb 6-8 cm broad. Stamens included. Fruits capsular, to 1 cm broad, globose or somewhat flattened apically, glabrous; seeds usually 4, tan to dark brown, glabrous.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-March
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District(s):
Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Idukki
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated as ornamental, often found as escape
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Distribution:
Native of South America; widely naturalised in 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):
Blue
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
Yes
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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
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