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Oceanblue morning glory (Ipomoea indica)

Dlium Oceanblue morning glory (Ipomoea indica)

Oceanblue morning glory (Ipomoea indica) is a species of plant in the Convolvulaceae, a strong perennial, strong stems, cylindrical in shape, dark green, with coarse white hairs, sometimes having roots in segments, growing creeping and circling on the ground or climbing by wrapped around the support.

I. indica has leaves with stalks up to 20 cm long. The leaf blade is egg-shaped or three-lobed, up to 18 cm long and up to 16 cm wide. The underside is densely hairy with short, soft trichomes. Heart-shaped base and sharp tip.







Flowers are funnel-shaped, up to 8 cm long, up to 8 cm wide and glabrous. The flowers are bright blue in the morning, turning dark blue in the middle of the day, then lavender blue and finally dark red at the end of the day. The center of the crown is slightly paler.

The fruit is a capsule with a diameter of 1-1.3 cm. The seeds are 5 mm in size and are spread through rain, wind, human activity, gravity and waterways. This species can live up to 25 years.

This species often grows in forests, forest edges, secondary forests, roadsides, river banks, coastal sand dunes and waterways at elevations up to 2500 meters, pH 6.1-7.5, full sunlight and rainfall of 1000-3500 mm / year and temperature 10-30C.

This plant is often used to relieve dysentery, dyspepsia, help heal wounds and inflammation, bronchitis, fever, skin diseases, scabies, treat back pain and sore muscles, anti-inflammatory, carminative, depurative and vermifuge.

TAXON

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Subfamily: Convolvuloideae
Tribe: Ipomoeeae
Genus: Ipomoea L. in Sp. Pl.: 159 (1753)
Species: Ipomoea indica (Burm.) Merr. in Interpr. Herb. Amboin.: 445 (1917)

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Convolvulus indicus Burm. in Auctuarium: 2 verso (1755)
Pharbitis indica (Burm.) Hagiw. in Bot. & Zool. 6: 1238 (1938)

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS
Convolvulus acuminatus Vahl in Symb. Bot. 3: 26 (1794)
Convolvulus africanus Nicolson bis in Ess. Hist. Nat. S. Domingue: 260 (1776)
Convolvulus amoenus (Blume) D.Dietr. in Syn. Plant. 1: 670 (1839)
Convolvulus bogotensis Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 203 (1809)
Convolvulus bogotensis f. albiflorus Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 212 (1898)
Convolvulus bogotensis f. lilacinus Kuntze (1898)
Convolvulus congestus (R.Br.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 601 (1824)
Convolvulus cynanchifolius Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 301 (1819)
Convolvulus mollis Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 104 (1819)
Convolvulus mutabilis (Lindl.) Spreng. (1824)
Convolvulus portoricensis Spreng. (1824)
Convolvulus pudibundus Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 12: t. 999 (1826)
Convolvulus roseus Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: 18 (1768)
Convolvulus ruizii Spreng. (1824)
Ipomoea acuminata (Vahl) Roem. & Schult. (1819)
Ipomoea acuminata f. albiflora (B.C.Stone) E.Walker in J. Jap. Bot. 47: 9 (1972)
Ipomoea acuminata var. burckii Boerl. in Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 511 (1899)
Ipomoea amoena Blume in Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind.: 718 (1826)
Ipomoea bogotensis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Sweet in Sweet's Hort. Brit., ed. 2.: 272 (1830)
Ipomoea cataractae Endl. in Prodr. Fl. Norfolk.: 53 (1833)
Ipomoea cathartica Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 4: 633 (1816)
Ipomoea cathartica var. angustiloba Meisn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 7: 225 (1869)
Ipomoea congesta R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 485 (1810)
Ipomoea congesta f. albiflora (B.C.Stone) E.Walker & Tawada in J. Jap. Bot. 46: 69 (1971)
Ipomoea congesta var. brevipedunculata Hochr. in Candollea 5: 185 (1934)
Ipomoea fastigiata Chapm. in Fl. South. U.S.: 344 (1860)
Ipomoea halierca I.M.Johnst. in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 4, 20: 85 (1931)
Ipomoea indica var. acuminata (Vahl) Fosberg in Bot. Not. 129: 38 (1976)
Ipomoea indica f. alba H.St.John in J.R.Wichman & H.St.John, Chron. & Fl. Niihau: 125 (1990)
Ipomoea indica f. albiflora B.C.Stone in Micronesica 2: 139 (1967)
Ipomoea insularis (Choisy) Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 1: 817 (1840)
Ipomoea involucrata F.Dietr. ex Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 394 (1845)
Ipomoea jamaicensis var. glabrata Meisn. (1869)
Ipomoea jamaicensis var. glabrata Griseb. in Fl. Brit. W. I.: 474 (1862)
Ipomoea jamaicensis var. intermedia Meisn. (1869)
Ipomoea jamaicensis var. sericea Meisn. (1869)
Ipomoea jamaicensis f. triloba Arechav. in Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 7: 194 (1911)
Ipomoea kiuninsularis Masam. in Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 28: 116 (1938)
Ipomoea learii Paxton in Paxton's Mag. Bot. 6: t. 267 (1839)
Ipomoea lilacina Schrank in Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 2: 31 (1822)
Ipomoea livescens (Schltdl. ex Kunze) Meisn. (1869)
Ipomoea medians (Choisy) Cordem. in Fl. Réunion: 473 (1895)
Ipomoea mollis G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 275 (1837)
Ipomoea mutabilis Lindl. in Bot. Reg. 1: t. 39 (1815)
Ipomoea officinalis Poit. ex Choisy (1845)
Ipomoea portoricensis (Spreng.) G.Don in Gen. Hist. 4: 278 (1837)
Ipomoea pudibunda (Lindl.) Sweet in Sweet's Hort. Brit.: 489 (1826)
Ipomoea punctata Macfad. in Bot. Misc. 2: 116 (1831)
Ipomoea schrankii Steud. (1840)
Ipomoea vahliana House in Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 18: 204 (1908)
Modesta mutabilis (Lindl.) Raf. in Fl. Tellur. 4: 76 (1838)
Parasitipomoea formosana Hayata in Icon. Pl. Formosan. 6: 33 (1916)
Pharbitis acuminata (Vahl) Choisy (1845)
Pharbitis acuminata var. congesta Choisy (1845)
Pharbitis bogotensis (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Choisy (1845)
Pharbitis calycosa A.Rich. in R.de la Sagra, Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 128 (1850)
Pharbitis cathartica (Poir.) Choisy (1845)
Pharbitis cathartica f. alba Moldenke in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 32: 572 (1945)
Pharbitis congesta (R.Br.) H.Hara in Enum. Spermatophytarum Japon. 1: 166 (1948)
Pharbitis grandiflora Beurl. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1854: 139 (1856)
Pharbitis heterosepala Benth. in Bot. Voy. Sulphur: 134 (1845)
Pharbitis hispida var. imberbis Beurl. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 40: 138 (1854 publ. 1856)
Pharbitis insularis Choisy in Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 439 (1833 publ. 1834)[Conv. Or.: 57]
Pharbitis learii (Paxton) Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 27: t. 56 (1841)
Pharbitis livescens Schltdl. ex Kunze in Linnaea 20: 32 (1847)
Pharbitis medians Choisy (1845)
Pharbitis mollis (G.Don) Choisy (1845)
Pharbitis mutabilis (Lindl.) Bojer in Hortus Maurit.: 227 (1837)
Pharbitis rosea Choisy (1845)
Pharbitis rosea (Mill.) Britten in J. Bot. 47: 46 (1909)

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VERNACULAR NAME

Afrikaans: Meerjarige Morning glory, Meerjarige purperwinde
Australia: Blue dawn flower, Purple morning glory
Catalan: Campanera morada, Campanetes de jardí
Chinese (simplified): 变色牵牛
Chinese (traditional): 變色牽牛 - 銳葉牽牛
Czech: Povijnice indická
English: Blue morning glory, Oceanblue morning glory, Blue dawn flower, Glue morning glory, Purple morning glory, Perennial morning glory
Finnish: Taivaanelämänlanka
French: Ipomée des Indes, Ipomée d'Inde
German: Indische Prunkwinde
Greek: Ιπομέα των Δυτικών Ινδιών
Hawaiian: Koali `awa
Hebrew: לפופית הודית - לפופית כחולה
Hindi: Vaavutee
Hong Kong: 變色牽牛
Indonesia: Bunga fajar biru, Terulak biru, Terulak biru laut
Italian: Campanella gigante, Campanella perenne
Japanese: ノアサガオ
Java: Dawuri, Daluwi, Sekarwuri, Sekarluwi
Macao: 變色牽牛
Manado: Pitur
New Zealand: Blue morning glory
Oceania: Purple Morning Glory
Palauan: Oliimad
PNG: Esipota, Korokoro
Polish: Wilec indyjski
Portuguese: Bons-dias
Russian: Ипомея индийская
Slovak: Povojník indický
Southern Africa: Purple Morning Glory
Spanish: Campanilla, Bejuco blanco, Bejuco de gloria, Gloria de la mañana
Sumatera: Bubgah
Sunda: Cialui
Swedish: Gryningsvinda
Taiwan: 銳葉牽牛
Talaud: Apukung'a
Turkish: Mavi Gündüz Sefası
Ukrainian: Кручені паничі індійські

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Screw tree ( Helicteres isora ) is a species of plant in the Malvaceae family. It is a shrub or small tree, up to 8 meters tall. It has gray bark and alternate leaves, up to 22 cm long and 17 cm wide, oval in shape, with serrated edges and hairs. The flowers are red or white and reach a total length of 5.5 cm. The fruit is green when unripe, brown or gray when dry, twisted, spiral-shaped, and pointed at the tip. The seeds are black or brown, shiny, and diagonal, triangular, or rectangular. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Subfamily: Helicteroideae Tribe: Helictereae Genus: Helicteres Pluk. ex L. in Sp. Pl.: 963 (1753) Species: Helicteres isora L. in Sp. Pl.: 963 (1753) HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS Helicteres baruensis var. ovata DC. in Prodr. 1: 476 (1824) Helicteres chrysocalyx Miq. ex Mast. in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 1: 365 (1874) Helicteres corylifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn in Rev. Hortus Malab....

Breng (Coldenia breng)

Breng ( Coldenia breng ) is a species of plant in the Boraginaceae family. It is a herbaceous plant that grows along the ground, with radial, cylindrical stems, red, multi-branched, alternate, and white-haired. C. breng has alternate leaves along the stem, oval to nearly round, up to 2.5 cm long, up to 1.5 cm wide, and white-haired. This plant grows in floodplains, seasonally inundated riverbanks, and drying rice fields. It thrives in sandy or silty soils and is drought-tolerant. TAXON Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Subphylum: Angiospermae Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Boraginales Family: Boraginaceae Subfamily: Cordioideae Genus: Coldenia L. in Sp. Pl.: 125 (1753) Species: Coldenia breng Aryo Bandoro Dlium TheDlium YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dlium