Phang / Midnapore Creeper
Rivea ornata
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-February
How to identify Phang
Identify Phang by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a climbing shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Cordate (heart-shaped).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Convolvulaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Phang.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Rivea ornata
- Genus
- Rivea
- Family
- Convolvulaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Cordate (heart-shaped)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Phang 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 Phang itself; the rest are typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- কল্মী লতা Kalmilata, Kindupata, বৈনারিশাক Bainaryshak, নম্ পুঈ Ban Pui
- Hindi
- Phanji, फंग Phang, ग्वारककड़ी Gwal-kakri, Rotabel
- Kannada
- Neer boddi
- Marathi
- सांजवेल Sanjvel, कल्मीलता Kalmilata
- Tamil
- Budthi Kiray, Musuttai
- Telugu
- Boddikura, Niru Boddi, Boddikura
About Phang
A member of the Convolvulaceae family, Midnapore Creeper (Rivea ornata) is a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to February.
Convolvulaceae
Morning glory family
Phang belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.
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