Jacquemontia pentantha

• Botanical Name : Jacquemontia pentantha (Jacq.) G. Don
• Synonyms : Convolvulus pentanthus Jacq., Jacquemontia violacea (Vahl) Choisy
• Common Name : Jakshini, Skyblue Clustervine
• Plant Family : Convolvulaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 3, 15, 28, 30
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Sarita Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra, Infocity

About Jacquemontia pentantha Plant :

• Habit : A pretty perennial twiner with slender stems.
• Leaves : Ovate, acute, base cordate.
• Inflorescence : Axillary capitate cymes.
• Flowers :
  • Bright blue, bracteates, bracts linear, deciduous.
  • Calyx of unequal, 5 sepals with wavy margins.
  • Corolla blue, broadly funnel-shaped, with white plaites.
  • Stamens 5, unequal, anthers ovate.
  • Ovary 2-celled, style slender, stigmas 2, clavate.
• Fruits : Capsules, globose, with few seeds.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : January-June
• Significance :Cultivated in gardens everywhere.