Emme Balli / Silky Wood Rose
Argyreia sericea
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- July-February
How to identify Emme Balli
Identify Emme Balli 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Silky-haired leaf undersides.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Emme Balli.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Argyreia sericea
- Genus
- Argyreia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-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 Emme 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 Emme Balli itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಎಮ್ಮೆಬಳ್ಳಿ Emme balli
About Emme Balli
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Silky Wood Rose (Argyreia sericea) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Emme Balli belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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