About Lesser Glory
The Ipomoea obscura, commonly known as the obscure morning glory or the small white morning glory, is a species of the genus Ipomoea. It is an invasive species native to parts of Africa, Asia, and certain Pacific Islands. While the plant's seeds are toxic, the leaves can be used for many different medicinal purposes.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea obscura
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Degraded forests in the planis along roadsides, dry lands, on fences, in fallow fields and arable lands above 1400m
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Madagascar through Tropical Asia & Northern Australia, Fiji, Formosa
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- लक्ष्मणा Lakshmana, पान बेल Pan bel, वचगंधा Vachagandha
- Bengali
- কুড়াকলমি Kurakalami, ছাগলখুরি, কুড়াকলমি
- Telugu
- గొల్ల జిడ్డు ఆకు Golla jiddu aaku, నల్ల కొక్కిత Nalla kokkita
- Kannada
- ಮೂಗುತಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Muguthi balli, ಉರುಟೆಲೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Urutele balli, ವಜಿಗಂಧ Vajigandha
- Malayalam
- തിരുതാളി Thiruthaali, തിരുതാളി
- Marathi
- पिवळी भोंवरी Pivali bhonvari, पुंगळी Pungali
Botanical family
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Lesser Glory belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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