About Purple Morning Glory
Argyreia cuneata is a perennial climbing shrub which is native to the Indian subcontinent and is related to Argyreia nervosa. Common names include purple morning glory, mahalungi, and kallana gida.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyreia cuneata
- Genus
- Argyreia
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and grasslands
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Tamil
- Kanvalipoo, Vettai chedi
- Marathi
- म्हाळुंगी Mhalungi, म्हाळुंगी
Botanical family
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Purple Morning Glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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