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 tricolor Cav.( मॉर्निंग ग्लोरी ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ipomoea hookeri G. Don, Ipomoea rubrocaerulea Hook., Convolvulus rubrocaeruleus (Hook.) D. Dietr. | Flower Color | Blue - Purple |
| Common Name | Morning glory | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Morning glory | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Fruiting Period | Jan-March | |
| Altitude | Upto 1000m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit capsular, ovoid, 8-10 mm long, mucronate because of the persisting style base; seeds 4-5 mm long, black, minutely pubescent. |
| Habitat | Along roadsides and scrub jungles | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Native of tropical America | Bark Details | Greenish bark |
| Distribution in Haryana | , Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Climbers with glabrous twining stems. Leaves alternate, ovate, acuminate apically, cordate basally. Flowers in axillary cymes, 3-9 cm long. Sepals ovate-lanceolate. Corolla blue to violet, the tube white, funnelform. Fruit capsule, ovoid, mucronate because of the persisting style base; black, minutely pubescent. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, ovate, acuminate apically, cordate basally. |
