Elephant Creeper
Argyreia nervosa
Also known as Woolly morning glory
About Elephant Creeper
Argyreia nervosa is a perennial climbing vine native to the Indian subcontinent and introduced to numerous areas worldwide, including Hawaii, Africa, and the Caribbean. Though it can be invasive, it is often prized for its aesthetic and medicinal value. Common names include elephant creeper, woolly morning glory and Hawaiian baby woodrose. Its seeds are known for their powerful entheogenic properties, greater or similar to those of Ipomoea species, with users reporting significant psychedelic and spiritual experiences. The two botanical varieties are Argyreia nervosa var. nervosa described here, and Argyreia nervosa var. speciosa, the roots of which are used in Ayurvedic medicine.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyreia nervosa
- Genus
- Argyreia
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropical countries
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- घाव बेल ghav bel, समुद्रसोख samudrasokh, समुन्दर का पट samundar ka pat
- Nepali
- समुद्रफल samudraphal
- Bengali
- আবেগী abegi, অযান্ত্রী ayantri, বীজতাড়ক bijataraka
- Tamil
- ஆகாயப்பூரிதம் akaya-p-puritam, அன்பகர் anpakar, கடற்பாலை katar-palai
- Telugu
- చంద్రపొద chandrapoda, సముద్రపచ్చ samudra-pachcha, సముద్రపాల samudrapala
- Kannada
- ಚಂದ್ರಪಾದ chandrapaada, ಮುಸುಟೆ musute, ಸಮುದ್ರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ samudra balli
- Malayalam
- പെരുംകുരുമ്പ perunkurumpa, സമുദ്രജോഗം samudra-tsjogam, സാമുദ്രപ്പച്ച samudrappachcha
- Marathi
- गुग्गुळी gugguli, समुद्रशोक samudrashok, वरधारा varadhara
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Elephant Creeper belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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