Ugina Kodi / Pretty Morning Glory
Ipomoea staphylina
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-April
How to identify Ugina Kodi
Identify Ugina Kodi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ugina Kodi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea staphylina
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ugina Kodi itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ugina Kodi itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- ஊணாங்கொடி, ஓணாங்கொடி
- Kannada
- Ugina kodi, Unang kodi, Sunang kodi
About Ugina Kodi
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Pretty Morning Glory (Ipomoea staphylina) is a woody climber. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Ugina Kodi belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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