Budana Balli / Shingled Silverweed
Argyreia osyrensis
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyreia osyrensis
- Genus
- Argyreia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Margins of grasslands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Budana Balli 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 Budana Balli itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಬೂದನ ಬಳ್ಳ budana balli, ಜಾಜುಗಾರನ ಹಂಬು jaajugaarana hambu, ಉಗನಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ ugani balli
- Marathi
- बोंडवेल bondvel, लहान गायरी lahan gayari
About Budana Balli
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Shingled Silverweed (Argyreia osyrensis) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in margins of grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Budana Balli belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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