Neeli Bel / Railway Creeper
Ipomoea cairica
Also known as Caito Morning Glory, Railroad-Creeper, Mile-A-Minute
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea cairica
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Mediterranean
- Distribution
- Old & New World
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- 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
- Hindi
- नीली बेल Neeli Bel
- Malayalam
- ഉദയമലരി
- Marathi
- गारवेल Garvel, भोवरा Bhovara
About Neeli Bel
Railway Creeper (Ipomoea cairica) is a liana 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 dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. Native to Mediterranean, it is distributed across Old & New World. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Neeli Bel belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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