Gold Dwarf Morning Glory
Hewittia malabarica
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- July-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hewittia malabarica
- Genus
- Hewittia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Asia, Malaysia, Polynesia, America
- Found in India
- Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gold Dwarf Morning Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gold Dwarf Morning Glory itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വട്ടപ്പൂന്താനി
About Gold Dwarf Morning Glory
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Gold Dwarf Morning Glory (Hewittia malabarica) is a climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and 9 other states. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to March.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and planted as an ornamental. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Gold Dwarf Morning Glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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