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Synonym
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Ipomoea natans |
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Family |
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Convolvulaceae |
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Local
name |
: |
English-
Water-spinach Malayalam-
Kozhuppa |
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Flowering
and fruiting period |
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November-March |
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Distribution |
: |
Pantropics |
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Distribution
in Kerala |
: |
Kottayam,
Alappuzha, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikkode, Thrissur |
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Habitat |
: |
Ponds
and lakes |
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Uses |
: |
Medicinal |
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Key
botanical characters: Creeping
or floating aquatic herbs, stems hollow, rooting at the nodes. Leaves
alternate, varies in form, usually oblong-lanceate or narrowly triangular,
5-10 by 2-6 cm, base hastate, apex acute; petiole 6-10 cm long. Flowers
purplish-white, solitary or few in cymes. Sepals subequal, 6-8 mm long,
oblong-lanceolate, membranous, glabrous. Corolla funnel-form, c. 5 cm long,
pale purple to nearly white, tube to 2 cm long, lobes obscure. Stamens
included, filaments unequal, hairy at the base.Ovary glabrous. Capsule
globose; seeds 4 or 2, minutely pubescent.  |
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