Mhalungi / Purple Morning Glory
Argyreia cuneata
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-February
How to identify Mhalungi
Identify Mhalungi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Purple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Mhalungi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyreia cuneata
- Genus
- Argyreia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and grasslands
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mhalungi itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Mhalungi itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- Kanvalipoo, Vettai chedi
- Marathi
- म्हाळुंगी Mhalungi, म्हाळुंगी
About Mhalungi
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Purple Morning Glory (Argyreia cuneata) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu. It grows in dry deciduous forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Mhalungi belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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