Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Convolvulaceae | Genus: Ipomoea | Species: Ipomoea carnea Jacq.( बेहया, बेशर्म ) |
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| Synonym | Ipomoea fistulosa Martius ex Choisy, Batatus crassicaulis Benth., Ipomoea crassicaulis (Benth.) Robinson | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Behaya, Basharam bar, Vilayti AK, Akra | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Bush Morning Glory, Morning Glory Tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Behaya, Basharam | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Upto 1000m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Capsules ovoid – globose, 1.5 – 2 cm long; seeds 4, large, brown – villous. |
| Habitat | Common; waste places, river beds, way sides or sometimes cultivated as hedge plant. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of tropical America, widely naturalized in the tropics. | Bark Details | Greenish bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Gurgaon, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Erect or suberect shrubs, with fistular stem. Leaves ovate to ovate – oblong, base cordate or hastate, acuminate, glabrous. Flowers purple, 6 – 10 cm large, in many flowered, axillary or terminal, pedunculate cymes. Sepals subequal, ovate to obovate, obtuse, pubescent outside. Corolla pink to rose – purple, tubular or funnel – shaped, hairy in the mid petaline zones. Capsules ovoid – globose, seeds 4, large, brown – villous. | Leaf Details | Leaves ovate to ovate – oblong, 6 – 20 x 4 – 10 cm, base cordate or hastate, acuminate, glabrous. |
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