Bhingari / Lavender Moonvine
Ipomoea muricata
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka & more
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea muricata
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Distribution
- Tropics
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh
- 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
- Nepali
- लहरे साग Lahare sag
- Tamil
- Mookuthi avarai, Kattutalai, Mookkatthi-kkai
- Marathi
- भिंगरी Bhingari, बारीक भोवरी Barik Bhovari
About Bhingari
Lavender Moonvine (Ipomoea muricata) 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 usually grown in outdoor settings. It occurs across Tropics. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Bhingari belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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