Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib.
Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib.
Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib.
Plant Category | : | Herbs |
Melghat's Flora's Serial No. | : | 319 |
Synonym | : | Argyreia leschenaultii Thw.;
Ipomoea bracteata J. Grah.; |
Plant Common Name | : | Silky Morning Glory, Silky wood rose, Samudra balli, Garvel |
Plant Family | : | Convolvulaceae |
Description | : | Densely hirsute stout climbing shrubs. Leaves to 13 x 10 cm, deltoid, ovate to lanceolate, apex acute, base truncate, pubescent above, densely hirsute below; petiole to 4 cm. Cymes axillary; bracts 4 x 1.5 cm, oblong, tomentose; peduncles to 10 cm, pubescent; calyx lobes 1 x 0.5 cm, oblong-lanceolate, pubescent, except the overlapping part, slightly unequal; corolla funnel shaped, tube 6 cm long, pink, hirsute on outside, especially on the conduplication. Berry 3 cm across, fruiting calyx enlarged. |
Plant Location in Melghat | : | - |
Medicinal Use / Activity | : | root and leaves are taken to improve lactation |
Plant's Phytochemicals | : | COMPOUNDS: - ACTIVE COMPOUNDS (0): |
Plant's Current Status | : | - |
Plant's Cross Database Reference | : | 259142 |
Reference | : | Dhore M. A. (1984) The flora of melghat tiger reserve
- https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/228770
- http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Silky%20Morning%20Glory.html
- http://www.ijrap.net/admin/php/uploads/1552_pdf.pdf |
Reference | : | ~ Dhore MA and Joshi PA; "Flora of Melghat Tiger Reserve"; Directorate, Project Tiger, Melghat (1988); PMID : |
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 | : Argyreia |
Species | : Argyreia sericea Dalz. & Gib. |