Bhingari / Lavender Moonvine
Ipomoea muricata
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka & more
How to identify Bhingari
Identify Bhingari 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: Spiny seed capsules (lavender moonvine).
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Bihar and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bhingari.
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, 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
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
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- 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.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Bhingari belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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