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Merremia vitifolia (Burm. fil.) Hall. fil.

Accepted
Merremia vitifolia from Koivila, Kollam, Kerala 2007.
Merremia vitifolia from Koivila, Kollam, Kerala 2007.
Merremia vitifolia from Koivila, Kollam, Kerala 2007.
🗒 Synonyms
synonymConvolvulus angularis Burm. fil.
synonymConvolvulus vitifolius Burm. fil.
synonymIpomoea vitifolia (Burm. fil.) Bl.
synonymIpomoea vitifolia var. angularis (Burm. fil.) Choisy
synonymTirtalia vitifolia (Burm. fil.) Rafin.
🗒 Common Names
Assamese
  • Digi-lewa
Malayalam
  • Manja kolambi valli
  • Manja vayaravalli
Other
  • Grape-leaf Wood Rose
  • Navli नवली (Marathi)
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Brief
Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Climber Distribution notes: Exotic
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
Contributors 
D. Narasimhan
Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Diagnostic Keys
    Description
    Habit: Twiner
    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
    Contributors 
    Status UNDER_CREATION
    Licenses CC_BY
    References 
      Twining shrubs; stem brownish-black, young shoots patently hairy. Leaves lobed, 6-12 cm long, equally wide, base cordate, margin dentate-serrate, acute to acuminate at apex of lobation, sparsely fulvous hairy on both sides, basally 7-ribbed; petiole 3-8 cm long. Inflorescence axillary, 1-3-flowered cymes; peduncles 4-5 cm long. Sepals 10-15 x 6-8 mm, ovate-lanceolate, mucronate, outer hirsute, inner glabrescent. Corolla yellow, campanulate, 3.5-5 cm long, 4-6 cm across. Ovary 2-celled, ovules 2 in each cell. Capsule 1-1.2 cm across, globose, fruiting sepals much larger. Seeds 4, 6-8 mm long ovoid.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
      Licenses CC_BY
      References 
        No Data
        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: November-February
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Contributors 
        Status UNDER_CREATION
        Licenses CC_BY
        References 
          Miscellaneous Details
          Notes: Moist Deciduous Forests, Degraded forests, also in the plains
          G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
          Licenses CC_BY
          References 
            No Data
            📚 Habitat and Distribution
            General Habitat
            River banks, roadsides, grassland
            Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
            Licenses CC_BY
            References 
              Degraded forest areas and also in the plains
              Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Description
                Global Distribution

                India: Assam, Andaman And Nicobar Island, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Odisha

                Local Distribution

                Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Dima Hasao

                Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
                Licenses CC_BY
                References 
                  Global Distribution

                  Indo-China and China

                  Indian distribution

                  State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts

                  Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
                  Licenses CC_BY
                  References 
                    Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, Thane Karnataka: Belgaum, Coorg, Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga, S. Kanara Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: Salem
                    G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Attributions G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
                    Contributors 
                    Status UNDER_CREATION
                    Licenses CC_BY
                    References 
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                      📚 Occurrence
                      No Data
                      📚 Uses and Management
                      Uses

                      System of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine
                      Folk medicine
                      System Of Medicines Used In

                      Folk medicine

                      FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4283
                      Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4283
                      Contributors 
                      Status UNDER_CREATION
                      Licenses CC_BY
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                        📚 Information Listing
                        References
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        1. Merremia vitifolia (Burm. f.) Hall. f. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 928(651). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 185. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 275. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 249. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 190. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 307. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 270. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 492. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 314. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 236. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 312. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 219. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 460. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 270. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 105. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 210. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 475. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 348. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 480. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 565. 2009.
                        2. Ipomoea vitifolia (Burm. f.) Blume, Bijdr. 709. 1826; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 213. 1883.
                        3. Convolvulus vitifolius Burm.f., Fl. Ind. 45.t.18. 1768.
                        1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4283
                        Information Listing > References
                        1. Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. II, 1987
                        2. Merremia vitifolia (Burm. f.) Hall. f. in Engl., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 16: 552. 1893; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 928(651). 1923; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 185. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 275. 1984; Ansari, Fl. Kasaragod Div. 249. 1985; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 190. 1988; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 307. 1988; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 270. 1989; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 492. 1990; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 314. 1990; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 236. 1995; Sasidh. et al., Bot. Stud. Med. Pl. Kerala 10. 1996; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 312. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 219. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 460. 1997; Sasidh., Fl. Periyar Tiger Reserve 270. 1998; Pradeep, Fl. Vellarimala 105. 2000; Sasidh., Fl. Parambikulam WLS 210. 2002; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 475. 2002; Anil Kumar et al., Fl. Pathanamthitta 348. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 480. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 565. 2009.
                        3. Ipomoea vitifolia (Burm. f.) Blume, Bijdr. 709. 1826; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 4: 213. 1883.
                        4. Convolvulus vitifolius Burm.f., Fl. Ind. 45.t.18. 1768.
                        5. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4283
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                        🐾 Taxonomy
                        RootRoot
                        KingdomPlantae
                        PhylumTracheophyta
                        ClassMagnoliopsida
                        OrderSolanales
                        FamilyConvolvulaceae
                        GenusMerremia
                        SpeciesMerremia vitifolia
                        📊 Temporal Distribution
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