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Petrea volubilis
Petrea volubilis
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Petrea volubilis
Woodr.
Common Name :
Nilambha, Purple Wreath
Plant Family :
Verbenaceae
Plant Form :
Climbers
Occurrence (Sectors) :
28
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation
About Petrea volubilis Plant :
Habit :
An extensive climber.
Leaves :
Opposite very rough, ovate, elliptic or oblong, acuminate, entire wavy.
Inflorescence :
Drooping axillary racemes.
Flowers :
Calyx tube cup-like, with 5 petaloid, membranous lobes, lilac or bluish in colour, persistent, star-like.
Corolla salver-shaped, deep blue or purple, curved, hairy, lobes 5, broadly elliptic didynamous.
Ovary 2-celled, on a disc, style filiform, stigma capitate.
Fruits :
With persistent calyx, hairy.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
January - March
Significance :
Cultivated in the gardens as one of the most beautiful climbers, with long spikes of star-like blue flowers.