About Little Bell
Ipomoea triloba is a species of Ipomoea morning glory known by several common names, including littlebell and Aiea morning glory. It is native to the tropical Americas, but it is widespread in warm areas of the world, where it is an introduced species and often a noxious weed. This is a fast-growing, vining, annual herb producing long, thin stems with ivy-like, petioled, heart-shaped leaves 2.5–6 centimeters (0.98–2.36 in) long. The leaves sometimes, but not always, have three lobes. The vines produce tubular bell-shaped flowers, each about two centimeters long. They are quite variable in color, in shades of pink, red or lavender, with or without white markings.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ipomoea triloba
- Genus
- Ipomoea
- Family
- CONVOLVULACEAE
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
- Native to
- Tropical America, now throughout the tropics
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Bengali
- ঘণ্টি কলমি ghanti kalami, ঘণ্টি কলমি
- Kannada
- ಮೂಗುತಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ muguthi balli, ವಜಿಗಂಧ vajigandha
- Malayalam
- ചുട്ടിതിരുതാളി chuttithiruthali, തിരുതാളി thiruthaali
- Marathi
- इवळी भोंवरी ivali bhonvari, इवली भोवरी
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Little Bell belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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