Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth - whiteedge morning-glory
Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth - whiteedge morning-glory
Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth - whiteedge morning-glory
Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth - whiteedge morning-glory
MC025 : Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth
| Plant Category | : | Climbers |
| Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 328 |
| Synonym | : | Convolvulus hederaceus L.; Convolvulus nil L.; Convolvulus tomentosus Vell.; Ipomoea cuspidata Ruiz & Pav.; Ipomoea desertorum House; Ipomoea hederacea Baker & Rendle; Ipomoea hederacea Jacq.; Ipomoea hederacea var. integriuscula A. Gray; Ipomoea longicuspis Meisn.; Ipomoea nil var. setosa (Blume) Boerl.; Ipomoea scabra Forssk.; Ipomoea setosa Blume; Ipomoea trichocalyx Steud.; Ipomoea vaniotiana H. Lév.; Pharbitis cuspidata (Ruiz & Pav.) G. Don; Pharbitis githaginea Hochst.; Pharbitis hederacea (L.) Choisy; Pharbitis nil (L.) Choisy ; Pharbitis purpurea Asch. in Schweinf.; |
| Plant Common Name | : | blue morning glory, Japanese morning glory, white-edge morning glory, kaladana, neelkalmi, neelpushpi, kalanjani, krishnabijah, |
| Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
| Description | : | Annual climbers, densely to scattered pubescent with large trichomes throughout. Leaves ovate to suborbicular, 5-15 cm long, entire or 3(-5)-lobed, basally cordate, the lobes apically acute to acuminate, pubescent. Flowers in 1-6 flowered cymes. Sepals long-lanceolate, 15-25 mm long, with linear-lanceolate apices, densely long-hirsute, at least at the base. Corolla blue (also purple or almost scarlet in cultivated varieties), throat white, 3-5 cm long. Fruit capsular, subglobose to globose, 8-12 mm long. Seeds pyriform, densely pubescent with short trichomes. |
| Plant Location in Melghat | : | Occasional throughout |
| Medicinal Use / Activity | : | in the treatment of elephantiasis; purgative; seeds are diuretic, anthelminthic and laxative and are prescribed for oedema and constipation, to promote menstruation or cause abortion (abortifacient). |
| Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: Pharsyringaresinol; Pharbilignoside; Pharbiniloside; Osmanthuside H; Osmanthuside J; oleic acid; linoleic acid; linolenic acid; Pharnilatins A; Pharnilatins B; Beta-sitosterol; daucosterol; caffeic acid; methyl caffeoate; ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (2): Beta-sitosterol; Caffeic acid; |
| Plant's Current Status | : | - |
| Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
| Reference | : | Meira, M, Pereira da Silva, E., David, J.M. & David, J.P., 2012. Review of the genus Ipomoea: traditional uses, chemistry and biological activities. Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia 22(3): 682 713.
- Neuwinger, H.D., 2000. African traditional medicine: a dictionary of plant use and applications. Medpharm Scientific, Stuttgart, Germany. 589 pp.
- https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/cpb/59/11/59_11_1425/_pdf/char/en
- Oyen, L.P.A., 2013. Ipomoea nil (L.) Roth. In: Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib Fakim, A. (Editors). Prota 11(2): Medicinal plants/Plantes médicinales 2. PROTA, Wageningen, Netherlands. Accessed 2 June 2018 |
| Reference | : |
| Kingdom | : Plantae - Plants |
|---|---|
| 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 nil (L.) Roth - whiteedge morning-glory |