✿Convolvulaceae · Merremia
Hemali / Ivy-Like Merremia
Merremia hederacea
ClimberoutdoorMedicinal
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Merremia hederacea
- Genus
- Merremia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Old World tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Gujarat, Odisha, Bihar, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hemali 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 Hemali itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- হলুদ কলমি
- Tamil
- எலிக்காதுதூலை Elikkatutalai
- Marathi
- हेमाली Hemali
About Hemali
Ivy-Like Merremia (Merremia hederacea) is a climber in the Convolvulaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and 15 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Botanical family
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Hemali belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
Explore the Convolvulaceae family →Snap it. Know it.
Point your camera at Hemali or any plant and SASYA identifies it instantly — on-device, offline, and private.