Ipomoea obscura

• Botanical Name : Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.
• Synonyms : Convolvulus obscurus L.
• Common Name : Pungli, Vaj Vel, Vad Fudardi
• Plant Family : Convolvulaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 6, 9, 12, 14, 16, 25
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan

About Ipomoea obscura Plant :

• Habit : An annualslender twiner with purple slender, glabrous stem.
• Leaves : Large, ovate acuminate at the apex, entire on the margins, petiolate, glabrous or sparsely hairy.
• Inflorescence : Solitary or in 2-3 flowered cymes, peduncles filiform.
• Flowers :
  • Small, bracteates, bracts linear-lanceolate, white with yellow plaits and a small purple eye.
  • Sepals glabrous, subequal, oblong, shortly apiculate, Corolla funnel-shaped.
• Fruits : Ovoid, seeds 4, black, velvety.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : Most of the year.
• Significance : The powdered leaves are said to be effective in the treatment of ulcers of mucous membrane.