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Convolvulaceae (convolvulus, bindweed, or morning glory family) »
Ipomoea nil ip-oh-MEE-uh or ip-oh-MAY-uh -- meaning, worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud nil -- from the Arabic name for a species of Morning Glory commonly known as: blue morning glory, Japanese morning glory, white-edge morning glory • Assamese: নীল কলমৌ nil kalmou • Bengali: কালাদানা kaladana, নীলকলমি nilkalami • Gujarati: કાલા દાના kala dana • Hindi: कालादाना kaladana, नीलकलमी neelkalmi • Kannada: ಗೌರೀಬೀಜ gowri beeja, ಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಬೀಜ kolli beeja • Malayalam: taliyari • Marathi: काळादाणा kaladana, नीलपुष्पी neelpushpi • Nepalese: सिंउरी siyunri • Punjabi: ਮਿਰਚੈਈ mirchaí , ਫਪਰੂ ਸਾਗ phaprúság • Sanskrit: कलंजनी kalanjani, कृष्णबीज krishnabijah • Tamil: காக்கட்டான் kakkattan • Telugu: కొల్లి విత్తులు kolli vittulu Native to: Central and South America; naturalized pantropically References:
Flowers of India •
PIER species info •
eFlora •
NPGS / GRIN •
ENVIS - FRLHT. Date: 2 September 2007, 08:36. Source:
Ipomoea nil. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.