Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Verdc.

Synonym

Family

Local name

Flowering and fruiting period

Distribution

Distribution in Kerala

Habitat

Uses

: Convolvulus marginatus Desr.

: Convolvulaceae

: Malayalam Thiruthali

: December-March

: Paleotropics

: Alappuzha, Kasaragode, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Kannur,

Wayanad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode, Malappuram

: Wasteland, scrub jungles and roadsides

: It is used as a single drug for curing sterility in women and for

promoting fertility and virility.

Key Botanical Characters:

Twining herbs. Leaves simple, alternate, triangular-cordiform, 5-8 by 3-5 cm, apex acute-apiculate, base cordate, thinly pubescent, and petiole 1-2 cm long. Cymes sub-umbellate. Sepals sub-equal, obovate, glabrous. Corolla pinkish-white, 3 cm across, salver-form. Stamens included. Capsule globose; seeds pubescent.