Nimulwel / Agracejo Glory
Evolvulus nummularius
Also known as Agracejo Rastrero
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Evolvulus nummularius
- Genus
- Evolvulus
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Forest plantations and degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest, Cultivated
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- New World tropics, Madagascar, naturalized in Africa and Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
- Malayalam
- കൃഷ്ണക്രാന്തി
- Marathi
- निमुलवेल Nimulwel
About Nimulwel
Agracejo Glory (Evolvulus nummularius) 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 forest plantations and degraded moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Native to Tropical America, it is distributed across New World tropics, Madagascar, naturalized in Africa and Indo-Malesia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Nimulwel belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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