Onappoo / Hairy Morning Glory
Argyreia hirsuta
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyreia hirsuta
- Genus
- Argyreia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous and shola forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, 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 Onappoo itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Onappoo itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Onappoo, Pathvan
About Onappoo
Hairy Morning Glory (Argyreia hirsuta) is a climbing shrub in the Convolvulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. It grows in deciduous and shola forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Onappoo belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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