Pan India Bouquets

Merremia vitifolia (Burm.f.) Hallier f.

Family : Convolvulaceae
(Morning-Glory Family)
Family (Hindi name) : KALADANA FAMILY (कालादाना फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Convolvulaceae
Basionym : Convolvulus vitifolius Burm.f.
Synonym(s) : Ipomoea vitifolia (Burman f.) Blume.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Camonea vitifolia (Burm.f.) A.R.Simões & Staples
Common name : Grape-leaf Wood Rose
Vernacular name : Dukhumi-bidu (Garo)
Habit : Creeper
Habitat : Secondary subtropical forest slopes, Grasslands, thickets and roadside banks
Comments / notes : Large herbaceous twiner or ground creeper
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
Distribution :
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Meghalaya : East Khasi Hills (Shillong) district
- Assam : Assam
Native : Tropical & Subtropical Asia.
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Literature : Balakrishnan, N. P. (1983). Flora of Jowai Vol.2. Published BSI: 329; Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.2 (1):852
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Merremia vitifolia. Downloaded on 11 December 2023.