Neuropeltis malabarica
- Habit
- Climber
- Flowering
- November-March
How to identify Neuropeltis malabarica
Identify Neuropeltis malabarica by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climber habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Prominently veined bracts.
- Confirm leaf shape: Elliptic (widest at middle).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Neuropeltis malabarica.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Neuropeltis malabarica
- Genus
- Neuropeltis
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climber
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Elliptic (widest at middle)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Neuropeltis malabarica 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 Neuropeltis malabarica itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Neuropeltis malabarica
Neuropeltis malabarica is a climber in the Convolvulaceae family. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to March.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Neuropeltis malabarica belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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