Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Ipomoea hederifolia L.

 

Family: Convolvulaceae

Synonym:  Ipomoea angulata Lam.

Vernacular name: Theepori mulla (Malayalam)

Habit: Climber

Habitat: Along stream sides and degraded forests areas

Flowering & Fruiting: September-March

Distribution: Naturalized in tropics

Key identification features: Slender twining herbs. Leaves  ovate to suborbicular, entire or 3-5-angled, cordate at base, acute to shortly acuminate at apex, glabrous; Cymes few-flowered, axillary; Corolla deep red, salver-form, Capsule subglobose. Seeds 4, pyriform, black.

Uses: Cathartic, diuretic and expectorant



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