Musakani / Kidney Leaf Morning Glory
Merremia emarginata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-March
How to identify Musakani
Identify Musakani by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Kidney-shaped leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Reniform (kidney-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Musakani.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Merremia emarginata
- Genus
- Merremia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Damp fields
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa & Asia, Malesia
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Reniform (kidney-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Musakani itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Musakani itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Musakani
- Tamil
- Elikkadhu-keerai
- Kannada
- ಮೂಷಪರ್ಣಿ Mushaparni, ಮೂಷಿಕಪರ್ಣಿ Mushikaparni
- Marathi
- उंदीर कानी Undirkani
About Musakani
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Kidney Leaf Morning Glory (Merremia emarginata) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 5 other states. It grows in damp fields. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Musakani belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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