Dudhiakalmi / Moonflower
Ipomoea alba
Also known as Koali-Pehu
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea alba
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also along sea coasts
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The leaves are entire or three-lobed, 5–15 cm (2–6 in) long, with a stem 5–20 cm (2–8 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dudhiakalmi itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Dudhiakalmi itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- दूधियाकलमी Dudhiakalmi
- Tamil
- Naganamukkorai
- Kannada
- ಚಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ Chandra pushpa, ಚಂದ್ರಕಾಂತಿ Chandrakaanti, ಗುಲ್ ಚಾಂದನಿ
- Malayalam
- Munda-valli, ഇപോമോയ ആൽബ
- Marathi
- गुलचांदी Gulchandi, सकनकळी Sakanakali
About Dudhiakalmi
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Moonflower (Ipomoea alba) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 9 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests, also along sea coasts. Flowering and fruiting run from September to February.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Dudhiakalmi belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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