The Dawn-Flower
Ipomoea indica
Also known as Blue Dawn Flower
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- July-February
How to identify The Dawn-Flower
Identify The Dawn-Flower 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: Flowers open blue, fade to purple/pink by afternoon.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm leaf margin: Lobed.
- Confirm flower colour: Blue.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea indica
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Cultivated as an ornament; often found as an escape
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- India, Tropical America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in the Tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Sikkim, West Bengal, Telangana, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The leaf blade is egg-shaped or round, 5 to 15 centimetres (2.0 to 5.9 in) long and 3.5 to 14 centimetres (1.4 to 5.5 in) wide.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“The base is heart-shaped, the leaf margin is entire or three-lobed, the tip is pointed or sharply pointed.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for The Dawn-Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Bluerecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for The Dawn-Flower itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About The Dawn-Flower
The Dawn-flower (Ipomoea indica) is a climber in the Convolvulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 15 other states. It is cultivated as an ornament; often found as an escape. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.
Uses
Locally it is planted as an ornamental.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
The Dawn-Flower belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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