Convolvulaceae Week :: Ipomoea obscura in Thane and Navi Mumbai

[Dinesh Valke]

Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.

• ip-oh-MEE-uh or ip-oh-MAY-uh -- worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud
  ob-SKEW-ruh -- dark or dusky
  ... Dave's Botanary

Apr 12, 2008 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra

commonly known as: obscure morning glory • Gujarati: ગુંબડવેલ gumbadvel • Hindi: पान बेल pan bel • Kannada: bilichita bogari, bokadi mooguthi balli • Konkani: pilibonvari • Malayalam: cherutali, tirutali • Marathi: पिवळी भोंवरी pivali bhonvari, पिवळी पुंगळी piwli pungali • Sanskrit: लक्ष्मन lakshmana, वचगंधा vachagandha • Tamil: chirudalli, kuruguttali • Telugu: golla jiddu aaku, nalla kokkita

Native to: tropical East Africa, tropical Asia, south-east Asia to northern Australia and Fiji

References: Flowers of India • PIER • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar


more views:

• Apr 12, 2008 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
  
• Apr 26, 2008 ... along Ghodbunder Road, Thane, Maharashtra
  
• Oct 14, 2007 ... at Kharghar Hills, Navi Mumbai
  

... more views at flickr.


Regards.
Dinesh

[Balkar Singh]

Amazing collection of Convolvulaceae members

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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[Gurcharan Singh]

Another plant common in our area.

True, Dinesh ji has great collection (of all families).

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[Satish Phadke]

Very good set.

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