Visnukrantha / Little Glory
Evolvulus alsinoides
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- March-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Evolvulus alsinoides
- Genus
- Evolvulus
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical & sub-tropical regions of both hemispheres
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-October
- 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
- Visnukrantha, Shyamakrantha
- Nepali
- शंखपुश्पी Shankhapushpee, आँकुरीफूल Aakureephool
- Tamil
- Vishnukranthi, விட்ணுகிராந்தி
- Kannada
- ವಿಷ್ಣುಕ್ರಾಂತಿ Vishnukranti, ವಿಷ್ಣುಕ್ರಾಂತ Vishnukranta, ವಿಷ್ಣುಕಾಂತಿ
- Malayalam
- Vishnukranthi, വിഷ്ണുക്രാന്തി
- Marathi
- विश्णु क्रान्ती Vishnukranti
About Visnukrantha
Little Glory (Evolvulus alsinoides) is a herb 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 typically found in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Tropical & sub-tropical regions of both hemispheres. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-October. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Visnukrantha belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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