Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ipomoea hederifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Ipomoea hederifolia L
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Quamoclit phoenicea CHOISY
Ipomoea coccinea Sessé & Moc. (non L.: preoccupied)
Ipomoea coccinea var. hederifolia (L.) Gray
Ipomoea luteola Jacq.
Ipomoea coccinea Sessé & Moc. (non L.: preoccupied)
Ipomoea coccinea var. hederifolia (L.) Gray
Ipomoea luteola Jacq.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Kannada | gowri beeja, kolli beeja, krishna beeja |
| Tamil | kadutumba |
| Telugu | kaashi rathnaalu |
| Common names | scarlet morning glory, scarlet creeper, star ipomoea, trompillo, ivy-leaved morning glory |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Leaves
Ethnopharmacology use
Ipomoea hederifolia L
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Root, leaves
Application - Cataract; tonic
Treatment - General
References - Rao et al. 2011
References
Literature
Literature
Rao et al. 2011
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Rajasthan Vol.2 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of Orissa Vol II Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Ipomoea hederifolia. (2021, November 27). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_hederifolia