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Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh

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Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh
Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAniseia afzelii G. Don
synonymAniseia bracteata (Vahl) Hassk.
synonymBatatas multiflora Boj. ex Choisy
synonymBonamia volkensii Dammer
synonymCalystegia keriana Sweet
synonymConvolvulus altissimus Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus bicolor Vahl
synonymConvolvulus bracteatus Vahl
synonymConvolvulus gangeticus Wall.
synonymConvolvulus hederaceus Blanco
synonymConvolvulus involucratus Willd.
synonymConvolvulus kleinii Spreng.
synonymConvolvulus maximus Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
synonymConvolvulus racemosus Roem. & Schult.
synonymConvolvulus scandens J. König ex Milne
synonymConvolvulus schultesii Weinw. ex Steud.
synonymConvolvulus sublobatus L. fil.
synonymConvolvulus timorensis D. Dietr.
synonymHewittia asperifolia Klotzsch
synonymHewittia barbeyana Chod. & Roulet
synonymHewittia bicolor (Vahl) Wight & Arn.
synonymHewittia hirta Klotzsch
synonymHewittia scandens (Milne) Mabberley
synonymHewittia sublobata (L. fil.) Kuntze
synonymIpomoea benguelensis Baker
synonymIpomoea bicolor (Vahl) Sweet
synonymIpomoea bracteata Roem. & Schult.
synonymIpomoea pandurifolia E. Mey.
synonymIpomoea phyllosepala Baker
synonymIpomoea racemosa Roth
synonymIpomoea schultesii Weinm. ex Choisy
synonymIpomoea staphylina Roem. & Schult.
synonymIpomoea weinmanni Roem. & Schult.
synonymKethosia involucrata Rafin.
synonymPalmia bicolor (Vahl) Endl. ex Dalz. & Gibs.
synonymSanilum bicolor (Vahl) Rafin.
synonymSanilum bracteatum Rafin.
synonymShutereia bicolor (Vahl) Choisy
synonymShutereia sublobata (L. fil.) House
🗒 Common Names
Malayalam
  • Ohanamvalli
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber
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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    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    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 
      Stem twining or prostrate, pubescent. Leaves 4-7 x 3-4 cm, ovate, base cordate, margin entire or angled, apex acute, puberulent, basally 3-nerved; petiole to 6 cm long. Flowers in axillary 1 to few-flowered peduncled cymes; bract linear-lanceolate, attached to little below the calyx. Sepals 5, outer 3 larger, accrescent, inner 2 smaller. Corolla yellowish or cream coloured with a purple centre, c. 3 cm across, campanulate, limb shallowly 5-lobed. Stamens included; filaments dilated at base. Ovary imperfectly 2-locular; ovules 2-per locule; stigma 2. Capsule 4-valved, 8-10 mm across, subglobose. Seeds 4 or less, 5-6 mm long, subtrigonous, 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
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: October-January
        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: Moist & Dry 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
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            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            Moist and dry 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

              Asia, Africa and South America

              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: Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg Kerala: 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
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                  📚 Occurrence
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                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine
                  Folk medicine
                  System Of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine

                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2772
                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=2772
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    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 
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                      📚 Information Listing
                      References
                      1. Convolvulus bicolor Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 25. 1974, non Desr. 1792.
                      2. Convolvulus malabaricus L., Sp. Pl. 155. 1753.
                      3. Hewittia scandens (Milne) Mabb. in Manilal, Bot. Hist. Hort. Malab. 84. 1980; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 179. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 243. 1985; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 270. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 300. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 187. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 307. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 314. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 235. 1995.
                      4. Hewittia bicolor (Vahl) Wight & Arn., Madras J. Lit. Sci. 5: 22. 1837; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 216. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 924(649). 1923.
                      5. Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh in Nicolson et al., Interp. Hort. Malab. 88. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 472. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 307. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 216. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 445. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 210. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 266. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 206. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 338. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 468. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 557. 2009.
                      6. Hewittia sublobata (L. f.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 441. 1891; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 261. 1989.
                      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=2772
                      Information Listing > References
                      1. Convolvulus bicolor Vahl, Symb. Bot. 3: 25. 1974, non Desr. 1792.
                      2. Convolvulus malabaricus L., Sp. Pl. 155. 1753.
                      3. Hewittia scandens (Milne) Mabb. in Manilal, Bot. Hist. Hort. Malab. 84. 1980; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 179. 1982; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 243. 1985; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 270. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 300. 1988; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 187. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 307. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 314. 1994; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 235. 1995.
                      4. Hewittia bicolor (Vahl) Wight & Arn., Madras J. Lit. Sci. 5: 22. 1837; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 216. 1883; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 924(649). 1923.
                      5. Hewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh in Nicolson et al., Interp. Hort. Malab. 88. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 472. 1990; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 307. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 216. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 445. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Chinnar WLS 210. 1999; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 266. 1998; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 206. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 338. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 468. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 557. 2009.
                      6. Hewittia sublobata (L. f.) O. Ktze., Rev. Gen. Pl. 2: 441. 1891; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 261. 1989.
                      7. 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=2772
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                      🐾 Taxonomy
                      RootRoot
                      KingdomPlantae
                      PhylumTracheophyta
                      ClassMagnoliopsida
                      OrderSolanales
                      FamilyConvolvulaceae
                      GenusHewittia
                      SpeciesHewittia malabarica (L.) Suresh
                      📊 Temporal Distribution
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