Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Convolvulaceae | Genus: Merremia | Species: Merremia hederacea (Burm. f.) Hallier f. |
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| Synonym | Evolvulus hederaceus, Ipomoea chryseides, Merremia chryseides | Flower Color | Yellow - Orange |
| Common Name | Ivy Woodrose | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Ivy Woodrose | Flowering Period | Oct-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Komalata | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 300 -800 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Fruit round or conic, somewhat 4-angled, 5–6 mm |
| Habitat | Occurs in degraded forests and along bushes and thickets also in the plains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Asia and Africa | Bark Details | Bark pale grey, smooth or rough, peeling young branches usually lenticellate |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Cordate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a climbing or prostrate herb, with stems slender, hairless or velvety, often minutely spotted, occasionally rooting at the nodes | Leaf Details | Leaves 2-4 X 1.5-3 cm, ovate, rarely 3-lobed, base cordate, apex acuminate-apiculate, glabrous or sparsely pubescent; petiole 1-2 cm long |
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