Common name: Arrow-leaf Morning Glory • Marathi: Morga • Tamil: Tirippanpul, Savolikkoti • Malayalam: Prasarini, Talanili • Telugu: Sitasavaram • Konkani: Semdar Kalaudi, Kalivel • Sanskrit: Prasarini
Botanical name: Xenostegia tridentata Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning glory family) Synonyms: Merremia tridentata
Arrow-leaf Morning Glory is a perennial creeper which grows up to 2 m long,
and is which commonly found growing on deep sand. Its leaves are almost
linear, 5 up to 10cm long, but only up to 1cm wide, dilated toward base. The
base of the leaves is arrowshaped, with their 3-lobed, tooth-like base
margin. Small yellow flowers sit on up to 6 cm long stalks. Flowers are
funnel shaped, pale yellowish or white, with or without a maroon to brown
center, 1.6 cm in size. Arrowleaf morning glory's habitat is sandy fields
near the coast, cultivated areas, wasteland, roadsides, forest openings.
Flowering: All year round.
Identification credit: Vijay Shankar
| Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra & Agriculture University, Hyderabad. |
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