Ipomoea pes-tigridis

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Photographs by: Dr. Maulik Gadani

Botanical Name : Ipomoea pes-tigridis L.
Common Name : Vaghpadi-ni-Vel, Vaghpadi
Plant Family : Convolvulaceae
Plant Form : Climbers
Occurrence (Sectors) : 1, 4, 9, 10, 15, 17, 22, 27, 29, 30
Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Sarita Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra

Habit : A small herbaceous twiner, clothed with long hairs and stems terete.
Leaves : Deeply, palmately 5-9 lobed, lobes ovate or elliptic-oblong, acute at the apex, narrowed at the base, densely hairy on both sides, base of leaf deeply cordate.
Flowers :
- 3 or morein a head, white or pale-pink, inconspicuous, fading very soon in axillary cymes, peduncles hirsute, bracteates, bracts oblong or ovate-oblong.
- Calyx hairy. Corolla bell-shaped, pale pink colour.
Fruit : Seeds 4, dark brown.
Flowering and Fruiting Time : September-October
Significance :
- Very common in grasses and on hedges.
- The root is used as a purgative.