common night glory

[Ashwini Vaidya]

Hi all

Photographed this vine on campus. It had wrapped itself around a Bauhinia tree. I did not know what it was and was taking photographs in the evening around 6 PM. True to its name, the closed flowers bloomed in a matter of half an hour. When it was about 6:30 and nearly dark, all flowers had opened. Here are a few pictures.

Common Night Glory- Rivea hypocrateriformis



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Ashwini

[J.M. Garg]

Nice pictures & posting, Ashwini ji.

Here are a few links with some details: http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/Flora%20by%20M%20Sharfuddin%20Khan/Botanical%20Names/Rivea%20hypocrateriformis.htm, as a famine food: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/FamineFoods/ff_families/CONVOLVULACEAE.html

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J.M.Garg
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