Convolvulaceae · Ipomoea

Bhingari / Lavender Moonvine

Ipomoea muricata

ClimberoutdoorMedicinal
Habit
Climber
Found in India
Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka & more

Plant Details

Scientific name
Ipomoea muricata
Genus
Ipomoea
Habit
Climber
Distribution
Tropics
Found in India
Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.The leaf texture is glabrous, and its shape is ovate or orbicular. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Leaf surface
GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.The leaf texture is glabrous, and its shape is ovate or orbicular. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Palmate venation leaf character
Venation
Palmate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhingari itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
Pinkrecorded

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhingari itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.

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) belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka and 7 other states.

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Botanical family

Convolvulaceae

Morning glory family

Bhingari belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.

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