Ghav Bel / Elephant Creeper
Argyreia nervosa
Also known as Woolly Morning Glory
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- December-June
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyreia nervosa
- Genus
- Argyreia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Distribution
- Cultivated in tropical countries
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Convolvulaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
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, समुद्रशोक
About Ghav Bel
Elephant Creeper (Argyreia nervosa) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Convolvulaceae family (Morning glory family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, cymose axillary flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across Cultivated in tropical countries. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during December-June. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Ghav Bel belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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