Hello Aarti ji
the leaves of O. turphetum are very varaible even in same plant.
Operculina turpethum (L.) Manso. Subst. Bras. 16, 1836; Cooke, Fl.
Pres. Bombay 2: 309, 1958 (Repr.); Almeida, Fl. Mah. 3: 344, 2001;
Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 479, 2001; Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 418,
2005.
Synonyms: Convolvulus turpethum L. Sp. Pl. 155, 1753. Merremia
turpethum (L.) Shah & Bhatt, Fl. Gujarat 460, 1978. C. anceps L. Mant.
1: 48, 1767. Ipomoea turpethus (L.) R. Br., Prodr. Nov. Holl. 1: 435,
1810.
Common names: Nisothar, Dudhkalmi.
leaves variable, orbicular, ovate, linear-lanceolate, oblong or
triangular, acuminate or mucronate, base broad, truncate, cordate or
sagittate, margin undulate, sometimes 3-5 lobed.
regards
Satish Pardeshi
On May 12, 12:33 pm, Dinesh Valke <
dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote:
> ... the Indian jalap ... *Operculina turpethum*.
> Sometimes, as now, the sepal cup looks less wide than normal and my mind
> starts thinking about the hogvine, *Merremia umbellata*.
> Some visual clue to easily separate the two species ?
>
> Regards.
> Dinesh
>