Lakshmana / Lesser Glory
Ipomoea obscura
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
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
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- 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
- 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
About Lakshmana
Lesser Glory (Ipomoea obscura) 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 typically found in degraded forests in the planis along roadsides, dry lands, on fences, in fallow fields and arable lands above 1400m. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Madagascar through Tropical Asia & Northern Australia, Fiji, Formosa. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Lakshmana belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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