Convolvulaceae · Stictocardia

Spottedheart

Stictocardia tiliifolia

Climbing shruboutdoor
Habit
Climbing shrub
Found in India
Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
Flowering
November-February

Plant Details

Scientific name
Stictocardia tiliifolia
Genus
Stictocardia
Habitat
Along sea coasts and scrub jungles, also grown as garden plant
Habitat type
Coastal, Scrub, Cultivated
Distribution
Circumtropical and Introduced in the New World
Found in India
Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
Flowering & fruiting
November-February
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Arrangement
Alternate
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Palmate venation leaf character
Venation
Palmate

Typical of the Convolvulaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry
Radial
Inflorescence
Cyme
Fruit
Capsule

Typical of the Convolvulaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Spottedheart

Spottedheart (Stictocardia tiliifolia) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Convolvulaceae family (Morning glory family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/lobed leaves, cymose axillary flower clusters, capsule fruit. It is typically found in along sea coasts and scrub jungles, also grown as garden plant. It occurs across Circumtropical and Introduced in the New World. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-February. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).

Illustration representing the Convolvulaceae family
Botanical family

Convolvulaceae

Morning glory family

Spottedheart belongs to the Convolvulaceae family.

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