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Ipomoea mauritiana Jacquin

Accepted
Ipomoea mauritiana from Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kerala 2006.
Ipomoea mauritiana from Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kerala 2006.
Ipomoea mauritiana from Kumarakom, Kottayam, Kerala 2006.
🗒 Synonyms
synonymBatatas paniculata (L.) Choisy
synonymConvolvulus digitatus (L.) Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus insignis Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus paniculatus L.
synonymConvolvulus platensis Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus roseus Kunth
synonymIpomoea digitata L.
synonymIpomoea ennealoba Beauv.
synonymIpomoea eriosperma P. Beauv.
synonymIpomoea gossipifolia Steud.
synonymIpomoea gossypiifolia Willd.
synonymIpomoea insignis Andr.
synonymIpomoea loureirii J. Presl
synonymIpomoea paniculata (L.) R. Brown
synonymIpomoea paniculata var. digitata (L.) Kuntze
synonymIpomoea pentaloba Roem. & Schult.
synonymIpomoea rubrocincta Urb.
synonymIpomoea rubrocincta var. brachyloba Urb.
synonymIpomoea salaziana Cordem.
synonymIpomoea splendens G. Don
synonymIpomoea supersticiosa Barb. Rodr.
synonymIpomoea tuberosa G. F. W. Mey.
synonymModesta congesta Rafin.
synonymModesta paniculata (L.) Rafin.
synonymPharbitis rosea Britten
synonymQuamoclit digitata (L.) G. Don
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Bhui-kumura
Bengali
  • Bhumikumra
English
  • Giant potato
Hindi
  • Bilaikand
  • भूई कोहाड़ा Bhuyikohada
Kannada
  • Bhoomichakragedde
  • Bujagumbala
  • Nadakumbala
Malayalam
  • Anchilatthali
  • Mutalakanta
  • Mutalakkilannu
  • Muthalakizhangu
  • Palmuthukku
  • Palthookkamkizhangu
Marathi
  • भुई कोहळा Bhuikohala
  • भुईकोहळी Bhuikoholi
Other
  • Giant Potato
  • Large Forest Ipomoea
  • Morning Glory
  • Nilappoosani
  • Vidaari
Sanskrit
  • Ksiravidari
  • Vidari
  • Vidari-kanda
Tamil
  • Palmudangi
  • Palmudukan Kizhangu
Telugu
  • Bhuchakragradda
  • Nelagummudu
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber 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
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References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Glabrous twining shrubs with tuberous roots. Leaves palmately 5-7-lobed, 6-12 x 5-9 cm, base cordae, acuminate at apex of lobations; petiole 4-8 cm long. Inflorescence axillary, few to many-flowered cymes; peduncles 6-12 cm. Calyx-lobes subequal, c. 8 mm long, broadly ovate, glabrous. Corolla large, pink, widely campanulate; tube 2.5-3 cm long, limb spreading, 4-5 cm across, glabrous. Stamens included. Ovary 4-locular. Capsule c. 1 x 0.8 cm, ovoid. Seeds 4, ovoid, black, wooly.
    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: Climber
      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
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      References 
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: August-September
        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 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Plains to High Altitude, Cultivated / Naturalized, Native of Tropical America
          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
            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 
              Roadsides, grasslands, wasteland
              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 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                Pantropical

                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 
                  Maharashtra: Nasik, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Thane Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts,
                  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 
                    Global Distribution

                    India: Assam, Maharastra, Meghalaya

                    Local Distribution

                    Sivasagar

                    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 
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                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Ayurveda
                      Ayurveda
                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      Medicinal
                      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 
                        System Of Medicines Used In

                        Ayurveda, Folk medicine

                        FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1198
                        Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1198
                        Contributors 
                        Status UNDER_CREATION
                        Licenses CC_BY
                        References 
                          No Data
                          📚 Information Listing
                          References
                          1. Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq., Coll. Bot. 4: 216. 1719; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 183. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 245. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 264. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 481. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 315. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 240. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 309. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 217. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 451. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 268. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 472. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 342. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 473. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 562. 2009.
                          2. Ipomoea paniculata R. Br., Prodr. 486. 1810; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 918(644). 1923.
                          3. Ipomoea digitata sensu Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 202. 1883, non L. 1759.
                          1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
                          1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1198
                          Information Listing > References
                          1. Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq., Coll. Bot. 4: 216. 1719; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 183. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 245. 1985; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 264. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 481. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 315. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 240. 1995; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 309. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 217. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 451. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 268. 1998; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 472. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 342. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 473. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 562. 2009.
                          2. Ipomoea paniculata R. Br., Prodr. 486. 1810; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 918(644). 1923.
                          3. Ipomoea digitata sensu Clarke in Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 202. 1883, non L. 1759.
                          4. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Gamble 1957
                          5. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1198
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                          📚 Meta data
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                          🐾 Taxonomy
                          RootRoot
                          KingdomPlantae
                          PhylumTracheophyta
                          ClassMagnoliopsida
                          OrderSolanales
                          FamilyConvolvulaceae
                          GenusIpomoea
                          SpeciesIpomoea mauritiana Jacquin
                          📊 Temporal Distribution
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