Family :
Convolvulaceae
Flora of Nilgiri Biosphere (Northern Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate distichous
Leaf Type
Simple
Leaf Shape
Oblong
Leaf Apex
Rounded
Leaf Base
Acute
Leaf Margin
Entire
Habit : An erect bushy shrub.
Habitat and Distribution : Occasional on calcareous degraded slopes. Hills above 750m. Peninsular India.
Indigenous Information : The fruit is used as a top by children.
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Names:
Irula : Bombara chedi
Tamil : Vettai chedi, Kanvali poo
Flower:
In axillary cymes, purple, shiny. Flowering from August onwards.Fruit :
A berry, ellipsoid, pointed, yellowish-brown. Fruiting from November onwards.
