English morning glory
Ipomoea nil
Also known as American Plant, Morning glory, Pharbitis seeds
ClimberoutdoorMedicinal
About English morning glory
Ipomoea nil is a species of Ipomoea morning glory known by several common names, including picotee morning glory, ivy morning glory, ivy-leaf morning glory, and Japanese morning glory (although it is not native to Japan). It is native to the tropical Americas, and has been introduced widely across the world.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea nil
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Native to
- North America
- Distribution
- Naturalized in tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Jharmaric, कालादाना Kaladana, नीलकलमी Neelkalmi
- Nepali
- सिउंरी Siyunri
- Bengali
- কালাদানা Kaladana
- Tamil
- Kakkattan, Kotikkakkattan, Sirikki
- Telugu
- Kollivittulu, Jiriki, kolli
- Kannada
- ಗೌರೀಬೀಜ Gowri beeja, ಕೊಳ್ಳಿಬೀಜ Kolli beeja
- Malayalam
- Taliyari, കൃഷ്ണബീജം
- Marathi
- कालादाना Kaladana, नीलपुष्पी Neelpushpi, निळी पुंगळी
Botanical family
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
English morning glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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