Adavi Kaasiratnam / Red Star Glory
Ipomoea hederifolia
Also known as Ivy-Leaf Morning-Glory, Morning-Glory, Star Ipomoea
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- September-March
How to identify Adavi Kaasiratnam
Identify Adavi Kaasiratnam by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Small bright red star flowers (cardinal creeper).
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Adavi Kaasiratnam.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea hederifolia
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Along stream sides and degraded forests areas
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Himachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Jharkhand, Tripura
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-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 Adavi Kaasiratnam itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Adavi Kaasiratnam itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- লাল তারা
- Tamil
- Kanavalikkodi
- Telugu
- అడవి కాశి రత్నం Adavi Kaasiratnam
- Malayalam
- Theepori mulla, Suryakanti
- Marathi
- लाल पुंगली Lal pungli, लाल पुंगली
About Adavi Kaasiratnam
Red Star Glory (Ipomoea hederifolia) is a climber in the Convolvulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and 15 other states. It grows in along stream sides and degraded forests areas. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Adavi Kaasiratnam belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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