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Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L.

Synonym	:	Convolvulus alsinoides L.
Family	:	Convolvulaceae
Local name	:	English - Dwarf Morning Glory Malayalam – Vishnukranthi
Flowering and fruiting period	:	March-August
Distribution	:	Pantropical
Distribution in Kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
Uses	:	The plant is extensively used as a febrifuge and tonic. It promotes intelligence, enhances memory and retention, reduces stress, anxiety, depression, confusion and induces peaceful sleep.
Key Botanical Characters:  Small prostrate much branched villous herbs; branches radiating from rootstock. Leaves broadly elliptic to oblong-lanceolate. Flowers solitary or paired, at axils; pedicels to 5 mm long, silky hairy; Calyx lobes 2-3 mm long, lanceolate, silky hairy. Corolla rotate, subentire, blue. Ovules 2 in each cell; styles 2, each longitudinally 2-fid. Capsule globose, 2-valved. Seeds usually 4, minute.