Creeper for ID

Lakshmi Devi Nair

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Aug 9, 2022, 8:28:45 AM8/9/22

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Seen in the wild near Jawalagiri, Tamilnadu.

I’m wondering if it is a plant called Thirutali in Malayalam, from the Ipomea family.

J.M. Garg

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Aug 9, 2022, 8:31:26 AM8/9/22

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Hi, Lakshmi ji,
Can you show side view of the flower showing calyx?

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Plantaholic Sheila.

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Aug 9, 2022, 1:01:34 PM8/9/22

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Might it be Ipomoea obscura.???

Common name....Malayalam Cherutali, Tirutali

https://www.nparks.gov.sg/florafaunaweb/flora/5/2/5273

J.M. Garg

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Aug 9, 2022, 8:54:17 PM8/9/22

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Thanks, Sheila ji

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Lakshmi Devi Nair

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Aug 9, 2022, 11:45:42 PM8/9/22

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Thank you, Sheila’ji. I was hoping it was so. It is one of the ten plants considered as sacred in Kerala.

Saroj Kasaju

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Aug 10, 2022, 3:01:27 AM8/10/22

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Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl. is the correct ID !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

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Saroj Kasaju

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Aug 10, 2022, 5:49:55 AM8/10/22

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OK Laxmi Ji. Please put others' emails in loop while replying !

Thank you.

Saroj Kasaju

On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 3:33 PM Lakshmi Devi Nair <tcl...@gmail.com> wrote:

Thank you, Saroj’ji.

J.M. Garg

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Aug 13, 2022, 5:19:58 AM8/13/22

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---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Lakshmi Devi Nair <tcl...@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2022 at 18:52
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:429876] Creeper for ID
To: J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

Garg’ji, Thank you. I’m afraid this is the only other picture I have. Hope it helps.