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Ipomoea alba L.

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🗒 Synonyms
synonymBonanox muricata Rafin.
synonymCalonyction aculeatum (L.) House
synonymCalonyction aculeatum var. lobatum (Hall. fil.) C.Y. Wu
synonymCalonyction album (L.) House
synonymCalonyction bona-nox (L.) Bojer
synonymCalonyction bona-nox var. lobata Hall. fil.
synonymCalonyction macrantholeucum Colla
synonymCalonyction megalocarpum A. Rich.
synonymCalonyction pulcherrimum Parodi
synonymCalonyction rheedii Colla
synonymCalonyction roxburghii G. Don
synonymCalonyction speciosum Choisy
synonymConvolvulus aculeatus L.
synonymConvolvulus aculeatus var. bona-nox (L.) Kuntze
synonymConvolvulus bona-nox (L.) Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus grandiflorus Wall.
synonymConvolvulus latiflorus Desr.
synonymConvolvulus macrosolen Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus mutabilis Blanco
synonymConvolvulus petiolaris Kunth ex Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus pulcherrimus Vell.
synonymConvolvulus speciosum Choisy
synonymDiatrema alba (L.) Rafin.
synonymEuryloma grandiflora Rafin.
synonymEuryloma latiflora Rafin.
synonymIpomoea aculeata (L.) Kuntze
synonymIpomoea aculeata var. bona-nox (L.) Kuntze
synonymIpomoea ambigua Endl.
synonymIpomoea bona-nox L.
synonymIpomoea carinata Endl.
synonymIpomoea grandiflora Roxb.
synonymIpomoea krusensternii Ledeb.
synonymIpomoea latiflora (Desr.) Lindl.
synonymIpomoea longiflora Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
synonymIpomoea noctiflora Griff.
synonymIpomoea noctiluca Herb.
synonymIpomoea roxburghii Steud.
synonymIpomoea tubulosa Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
synonymLettsomia bona-nox (L.) Roxb.
synonymMelascus latifolius Rafin.
synonymOperculina grandiflora (Wall.) House
synonymQuamoclit longiflora (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) G. Don
synonymTremasperma bona-nox (L.) Rafin.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Dudh kolmou
English
  • Koali-pehu
  • Moon flower
Malayalam
  • Chandrakanthi
  • Mandavalli
Other
  • Candra Pushpa (Kannada)
  • Dudhia kalmi
  • Evening Glory
  • Moonflower Vine
  • Moon Vine
  • Naganamukkorai
  • Naganamukkorai (Tamil)
  • गुलचांदी Gulchandi (Marathi)
  • दूधियाकलमी Dudhiakalmi (Hindi)
📚 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
Licenses CC_BY
References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Glabrescent twiners, stem often prickly. Leaves 6-15 x 4-10 cm, ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate; petiole to 9 cm long. Flowers solitary or few in cymes; peduncle to 3 cm long. Sepals apically caudate, outer 2 or 3 smaller, the inner ones c. 1 cm long, fleshy. Corolla white, greenish at base, salver-form, 8-10 cm across; tube 8-13 cm long. Stamens subexserted. Capsule 2-3 x 1-2 cm, subglobose, dark brown. Seeds 8-10 mm long, dark brown.
    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
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: October-December
        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 
          Flowering and fruiting in summer season
          Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
          Attributions Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            Morphology
            A large, scandent twiner. Leaves large, cordate, entire or angled. Flowers solitary or in 2-flowered axillary cymes.Sepals 5, smooth. Petals 5, connate in a large, glabrous, white, salver shaped corolla. stamens exserted. Fruit a capsule
            Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
            Attributions Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Miscellaneous Details
              Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests
              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 along sea coasts
                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 
                  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 
                    Description
                    Global Distribution

                    Native Tropical America; introduced and naturalised in many Asian countries

                    Indian distribution

                    State - Kerala, District/s: Wayanad, Palakkad, Alappuzha, Kollam, Idukki, Pathanamthitta, Malappuram, Kannur, Thrissur

                    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: Pune, Satara, Thane Karnataka: Chikmagalur, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara Kerala: Alapuzha, Idukki, Kannur, Kollam, Malapuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thrissur Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Nilgiri, Salem, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore
                      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

                        Local Distribution

                        Nagaon

                        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 
                          No Data
                          📚 Occurrence
                          No Data
                          📚 Uses and Management
                          Uses

                          System of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine
                          Folk medicine
                          Siddha
                          Siddha
                          System Of Medicines Used In

                          Folk medicine, Siddha

                          FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2538
                          Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2538
                          Contributors 
                          Status UNDER_CREATION
                          Licenses CC_BY
                          References 
                            Leaves and calyxes are eaten cooked as vegetable.
                            Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
                            Attributions Wild edible plants of Assam. by Sri Brahmananda Patiri and Sri Ananta Borah, published by the Director Forest Communication, Forest Department, Assam. Curated for upload by Pranjal Mahananda.
                            Contributors 
                            Status UNDER_CREATION
                            Licenses CC_BY
                            References 
                              No Data
                              📚 Information Listing
                              References
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983
                              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=2538
                              1. Ipomoea alba L., Sp. Pl. 161. 1753; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 271. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 188. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 301. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 309. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 308. 1996; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 239. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 446. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 266. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 207. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 340. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 470. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 558. 2009.
                              2. Calonyction bona-nox (L.) Boj., Hort. Maurit. 227. 1837; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 920(646). 1923.
                              3. Ipomoea bona-nox L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 228. 1762; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 197. 1883.
                              Information Listing > References
                              1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987; Matthew 1983
                              2. 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=2538
                              3. Ipomoea alba L., Sp. Pl. 161. 1753; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 271. 1984; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 188. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 301. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 309. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 308. 1996; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 239. 1995; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 446. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 266. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 207. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 340. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 470. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 558. 2009.
                              4. Calonyction bona-nox (L.) Boj., Hort. Maurit. 227. 1837; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 920(646). 1923.
                              5. Ipomoea bona-nox L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 228. 1762; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 197. 1883.

                              Floristic diversity of the Indian Cardamom Research Institute campus, Myladumpara, Western Ghats, India

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                              📚 Meta data
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                              🐾 Taxonomy
                              RootRoot
                              KingdomPlantae
                              PhylumTracheophyta
                              ClassMagnoliopsida
                              OrderSolanales
                              FamilyConvolvulaceae
                              GenusIpomoea
                              SpeciesIpomoea alba L.
                              📊 Temporal Distribution
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