Merremia gangetica

• Botanical Name : Merremia gangetica (L.) Cufod.
• Synonyms : Merremia emarginata (Burm. f.) Hallier f.
• Common Name : Undarkani, Kidney Leaf Morning Glory
• Plant Family : Convolvulaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 30

About Merremia gangetica Plant :

• Habit : A prostrate and creepingherb with stems covered with soft hairs.
• Leaves : Entire, suborbicular or reniform, mucronate at apex, petioles hairy.
• Inflorescence : Solitary or 2-3 flowered axillary cymes.
• Flowers :
  • Calyx with outer sepals fimbriate at margins, ovate. Inner sepals subquadrate, divided into two small lobes at apex, fimbriate at margins.
  • Corolla yellow.
  • Ovary glabrous, stigma globose.
• Fruit : Brown, seeds 2 or 4.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : October - March
• Significance : The plant is said to be a diuretic, and useful in rheumatism and neuralgia.