Family:
Convolvulaceae
Synonym: Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.
Vernacular
name: Kolavaravalli, Koravalli
Habit:
Climber
Habitat:
All type of forests, also in the plains
Flowering
& Fruiting: January-April
Distribution:
Pantropical
Key identification features:
Twiners; young shoots puberulous. Leaves ovate-lanceolate, base cordate or
rounded, apex acuminate, pubescent below; Inflorescence axillary umbelliform
cymes; Corolla white, campanulate; Capsule ovoid. Seeds long hairy, black.
Uses:
Anti-inflammatory agent to treat burns and scales
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