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Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.

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Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymConvolvulus nummularius L.
synonymEvolvulus dichondroides Oliv.
synonymEvolvulus domingensis Spreng. ex Choisy
synonymEvolvulus veronicifolius Kunth
synonymEvolvulus yunnanensis S. H. Huang
synonymVolvulopsis nummularia (L.) Roberty
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Bhui-ankra
English
  • Agracejo Rastrero
Hin
  • Vishnukrantha
Marathi
  • निमुलवेल Nimulwel
Other
  • Agracejo Rastrero
  • Roundleaf Bindweed
  • छतबातिजा Chhatbatiza
Sanskrit
  • Akhuparni
  • मूषाकर्णी Musakarni
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Herb Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Slender prostrate perennial herbs. Leaves 5-15 x 4-10 mm, broadly ovate to orbicular, base subcordate, apex obtuse to emarginate, glabrous or sparsely hairy below; petiole to 5 mm long. Flowers 1-2, in leaf-axils; pedicels slender 2-5 mm long. Calyx lobes 5, free, 2-3.5 mm long, ovate-lanceolate, acute, ciliate on margins. Corolla white, 6-8 mm across, rotate. Stamens sub-exserted. Capsule 3-4 mm across, globose. Seeds brown to black.
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Habit: A small, prostrate herb, upto 20cm.
      Keystone Foundation
      Attributions Keystone Foundation
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        Habit: Herb
        G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          No Data
          📚 Natural History
          Cyclicity
          Flowering and fruiting: Throughout the year
          Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Morphology

            Growth Form

            Herb
            Herb
            Flower

            In axillary, solitary or paired; white. Flowering throughout the year.

            Fruit

            A conical capsule. Fruiting throughout the year.

            Field tips

            Stem prostrate, rooting at nodes.

            Leaf Arrangement

            Alternate-distichous

            Leaf Type

            Simple

            Leaf Shape

            Orbicular

            Leaf Apex

            Obtuse

            Leaf Base

            Subcordate-truncate

            Leaf Margin

            Entire

            Keystone Foundation
            Attributions Keystone Foundation
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Forest plantations & degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
              G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                No Data
                📚 Habitat and Distribution
                General Habitat
                Wet places
                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Forest plantations and degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Description
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Assam, Odisha; Tropical America, Madagascar, Nepal

                    Local Distribution

                    Bongaigaon, Kamrup, Barak Valley

                    Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
                      Global Distribution

                      Native of Tropical America; naturalised in Africa and Indo-Malesia

                      Indian distribution

                      State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
                      References 
                        Found along the roadsides, wastelands and grass turfs from plains to 500m. Common. Native of new world tropics, naturalized in India and Nepal.
                        Keystone Foundation
                        Attributions Keystone Foundation
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
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                        References 
                          Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: Cuddalore, Kancheepuram, Kanniyakumari, Thiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Viluppuram
                          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            No Data
                            📚 Occurrence
                            No Data
                            📚 Uses and Management
                            Uses
                            Grown in gardens as ornamental plant.
                            Keystone Foundation
                            Attributions Keystone Foundation
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              Folklore
                              Indigenous Information: A good soil binder. Honey bees forage on the flowers.
                              Keystone Foundation
                              Attributions Keystone Foundation
                              Contributors 
                              Status UNDER_CREATION
                              Licenses CC_BY
                              References 
                                No Data
                                📚 Information Listing
                                References
                                1. Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L., Sp. Pl. (ed.2) 391. 1762; Sivar. et al., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 12: 279. 1970; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 188. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 270. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 242. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 299. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 260. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 471. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 307. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 313. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 307. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 216. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 444. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 206. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 470. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 338. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 467. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 557. 2009.
                                2. Volvulopsis nummularia (L.) Roberty, Candollea 14: 28. 1952.
                                3. Convolvulus nummularius L., Sp. Pl. 175. 1753.
                                1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                                Information Listing > References
                                1. Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L., Sp. Pl. (ed.2) 391. 1762; Sivar. et al., Bull. Bot. Surv. India 12: 279. 1970; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 188. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 270. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 242. 1985; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 299. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 260. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 471. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 307. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 313. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 307. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 216. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 444. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 206. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 470. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 338. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 467. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 557. 2009.
                                2. Volvulopsis nummularia (L.) Roberty, Candollea 14: 28. 1952.
                                3. Convolvulus nummularius L., Sp. Pl. 175. 1753.
                                4. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987

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                                Journal of Threatened Taxa
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                                📚 Meta data
                                No Data
                                🐾 Taxonomy
                                RootRoot
                                KingdomPlantae
                                PhylumTracheophyta
                                ClassMagnoliopsida
                                OrderSolanales
                                FamilyConvolvulaceae
                                GenusEvolvulus
                                SpeciesEvolvulus nummularius (L.) L.
                                📊 Temporal Distribution
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