Ugina Kodi / Pretty Morning Glory
Ipomoea staphylina
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-April
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.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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