Bhuyi Kohada / Giant 'Potato'
Ipomoea mauritiana
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- June-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea mauritiana
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-January
- 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
- भुईं कोहड़ा bhuyi kohada, बिलाई कन्द bilayi kand
- Bengali
- ভুঁইকুমড়া bhumikumra, ভুঁইকুমড়া
- Tamil
- நிலப்பூசனி nila-p-pucani, பால்முடங்கி pal-mutanki
- Kannada
- ಭೂ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಗಡ್ಡೆ bhoo sakkare gadde, ನೆಲಗುಮ್ಬಳ nelagumbala
- Malayalam
- പാൽമുതുക്ക് palmutukk, പാൽമുതുക്ക്, മുതക്ക്
- Marathi
- भुईकोहळा bhuikohala
About Bhuyi Kohada
Giant 'Potato' (Ipomoea mauritiana) is a climber 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 moist deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Pantropical. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during June-January.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Bhuyi Kohada belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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