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Ipomoea pes-tigridis
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Family:
CONVOLVULACEAE
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Citation: Ipomoea pes-tigridis L., Sp. Pl. 162. 1753; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 204. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 918(644). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 184. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 273. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 304. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 266. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 486. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 311. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 316. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 239. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 16. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 310. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 218. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 453. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 269. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 214. 1999; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 343. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 475. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 563. 2009.
Ipomoea pes-tigridis L. var. hepaticifolia (L.) Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 204. 1883.
Ipomoea hepaticifolia L., Sp. Pl. 161. 1753.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Naripadam, Pulichuvadi, Pulichuvatu, Poochakkal-valli
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Bindweed, Cupid's flower, Tiger's foot
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Description:
Densely hispid twiners. Leaves alternate, broadly orbicular, deeply 5-9-lobed; lobes obovate, apex acute to acuminate; petiole 3-7 cm long. Flowers subsessile in axillary, capitate clusters; peduncle to 7 cm long; bracts oblong, acute, villous. Calyx-lobes unequal, 8-12 mm long, ovate-acuminate, pubescent. Corolla white, 3-4 cm long, c. 4 cm across, funnel-form. Ovary ca 1 mm long, conical. Capsule 8-10 mm long, ovoid, brown; seeds 4 mm long, pubescent, black.
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Habit:
Climber
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Flowering & Fruiting:
September-December
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
Yes
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Habitat:
Deciduous forests, also in the plains
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Distribution:
Pantropic
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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):
White
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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:
Peechi, Kattalappara, Chinnar, Koruthode, Kuchimudi, Adoor, Aralam, Aruvampara, Punchakolli, Kanjirakadavu, Ariankavu
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