Common name: Silky Morning Glory, Silky wood rose, गावेल Gavel (Marathi), Samudra balli (Kannada)
Botanical name: Argyreia sericea Family: Convolvulaceae (morning glory family)
A clambering silky twiner. Leaves ovate-heart-shaped, 3-5 in, hairy above
densely
white-silky beneath; petiole 1-3 in. Flowers in bracteate heads.
Clusters of trumpet shaped flowers, pink/purple inside with a deep
coloured throat, white.
Berry 1/2 in. diam. orange-coloured, pulpy. Occasionally found on high
altitudes in Western Ghats.
| Photographed at Kas pleatue,
Maharashtra. |
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale
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