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Ipomoea pes-caprae ssp. pes-caprae
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br. in Tuckey, Narr. Exped. Zaire 477. 1818, ssp. pes-caprae; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 919(644). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 182. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 273. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 246. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 265. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 485. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 316. 1994; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 452. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 208. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 343. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 475. 2009.
Convolvulus pes-caprae L., Sp. Pl. 159. 1753.
Ipomoea biloba Forssk., Fl. Aeg.-Arab. 44. 1775; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 212. 1883.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Aattadambu, Adambu, Adumbuvalli, Adambuvalli, Atampa, Chunvanna-adambu, Kuthirakulamban
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Goat's foot creeper
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Description:
Stout creepers. Leaves shallowly 2-lobed, 2-5 x 3-6 cm, broadly orbicular, base truncate, lateral nerves c. 6 pairs, coriaceous; petiole 2-4 cm long. Flowers solitary or few in axillary cymes. Calyx lobes 5, unequl, ovate, acuminate, outer surface wrinkled. Corolla pink, c. 5 cm across, funnel-shaped. Stamens 5. Style long, pilose. Capsule subglobose, glabrous. Seeds brownish-tomentose.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-March
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District(s):
Kottayam, Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikkode, Ernakulam, Kannur, Thrissur
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Sandy sea coasts and mangrove forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Circumtropical
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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):
Purple, 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:
Ezhimala, Adoor, Bekal, Manjeswar, Alappuzha beach, Chulliodu
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