Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
Ipomoea sinensis
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 |