Convolvulaceae Week :: Evolvulus alsinoides in Maharashtra

[Dinesh Valke]

Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.

• ee-VOLV-yoo-lus -- unrolled, non-twining
  ¿ al-sigh-nee-OY-deez ? -- resembling features of the genus Alsine

Jul 25, 2010 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra

commonly known as: dwarf morning glory • Gujarati: કાળીશંખ વલ્લી kalisankha vali • Hindi: शंखपुष्पी shankhapushpi, विष्णुक्रान्त vishnukranta • Kannada: ಶನ್ಕ್ಹಪುಷ್ಪಿ shankhapushpi, ವಿಷ್ಣುಕ್ರಾಮ್ತ vishnukraamta • Marathi: शंखवेल shankhavel, विष्णुक्रांत vishnukranta • Nepalese: शंख पुश्पि shankh pushpi • Punjabi: ਸੰਖ ਪੁਸ਼ਪੀ sankh pushpi • Sanskrit: शङ्खपुष्पी shankhapushpi, विष्णुगन्धि vishnugandhi, विष्णुक्रान्ता vishnukranta • Tamil: விட்டுணுக்கிராந்தி vittunu-k-kiranti • Telugu: విష్ణుక్రాంత vishnu-kranta

Native to: tropical Americas; widely naturalized elsewhere

References: Flowers of India • eFlora • ENVIS - FRLHT • NPGS / GRIN • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar


more views:

• Jul 25, 2010 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
  
• Aug 26, 2010 ... at Tableland, Panchagani, Maharashtra
  
• Jul 17, 2010 ... along Revadanda - Kashid Road, Maharashtra
  

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Good photographs

Thanks for sharing Dinesh ji

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[Satish Phadke]

Very nice pictures.
As stated in the meaning by Dinesh ji.......non- twining
unlike many Convolvulaceae members.

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:

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