Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
MC029 : Ipomoea sinensis (Desr.) Choisy
| Plant Category | : | Climbers |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 333 |
| Synonym | : | Convolvulus calycinus; Convolvulus hardwickii; Ipomoea calycina; Ipomoea biflora (L.) Pers.; Aniseia biflora (L.) Choisy; Aniseia calycina (Roxb.) Choisy; Convolvulus biflorus L.; Convolvulus hardwickii Spreng.; Convolvulus plebeius (R. Br.) Spreng.; Convolvulus ser Spreng.; Convolvulus sinensis Desr.; Ipomoea calycina (Roxb.) Benth. ex C.B. Clarke; Ipomoea hardwickii (Spreng.) Hemsl.; Ipomoea plebeia R. Br.; Ipomoea timorensis Blume.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | Chinese Morning Glory, white woodrose, Pandhari Karnaful, |
| Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
| Description | : | Chinese Morning Glory is a small climber with hairy stems. This a morning glory flower which is tiny in size. Flowers are usually white, 1.2–2.2 cm. It is distinguished by the sepals, 4–6 mm long, 5–8 mm wide, which are distinctly heart-shaped at the base. In fruit, the sepals can be larger, up to 21 × 8 mm. Flower tube is long, with the limb somewhat lobed. Leaves are heart-shaped, much larger than the flowers. Capsule are usually about 1 cm in diameter. Chinese Morning Glory is generally distributed in Asia, Africa and Europe. It place of origin is not clear. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
| Plant's Current Status | : | |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Gonçalves, M.L. (1987). Convolvulaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(1) Pages 70 72. |
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| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
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| Phylum | : Tracheophyta |
| Subkingdom | : Tracheobionta - Vascular plants |
| Superdivision | : Spermatophyta - Seed plants |
| Division | : Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class | : Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons |
| Subclass | : Asteridae |
| Order | : Solanales |
| Family | : Convolvulaceae - Morning-glory family |
| Genus | : Ipomoea L. - morning-glory |
| Species | : Ipomoea sinensis |