Merremia vitifolia
- Habit
- Climber
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa & more
- Flowering
- July-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Merremia vitifolia
- Genus
- Merremia
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas and also in plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indo-China, China, Malaysia
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Palmately lobed (hand-like), grape-likerecorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Merremia vitifolia 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 Merremia vitifolia itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- হলুদ কলমি
- Malayalam
- വലിയ വയറവള്ളി
About Merremia vitifolia
Merremia vitifolia belongs to the Convolvulaceae family, where it grows as a climber. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Goa and 3 other states. It grows in degraded forest areas and also in plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to April.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Merremia vitifolia belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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