Panchpatia / Tiger's Foot Creeper
Ipomoea pes-tigridis
Also known as Tiger's Foot, Bindwee, Cupid's Flower
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea pes-tigridis
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa & Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Gujarat, Kerala, Rajasthan
- 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
- पंचपतिया Panchpatia
- Bengali
- অংগুলী লতা Anguli lota
- Tamil
- Pulichovadi, Punaikkirai, புலிச்சுவடி
- Kannada
- ಕಾಮಲತೆ Kaamalate
- Malayalam
- Pulichuvatu, പുലിച്ചുവടി
- Marathi
- वाघपदी Vagh-padi
About Panchpatia
Tiger's foot creeper (Ipomoea pes-tigridis) 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 deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across Tropical Africa & Tropical Asia. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Panchpatia belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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