Plant Details

Accepted name:: Argyreia elliptica (Roth) Choisy [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
bond vel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kappatheega	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kappatige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khedari	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
kongepataballi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
silverweed	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
uhiniambu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
unnayangodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaves		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 10 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Lettsomia elliptica (Roth) Wight ex C.B.Clarke Fl. Brit. India 4: 192 (1883).
Argyreia laurifolia (Roxb.) Voigt Hort. Suburb. Calcutt.: 351 (1845).
Argyreia setosa var. obovata (C.B.Clarke) T.Yamaz. in K.Hara, Fl. E. Himal.: 263 (1966).
Argyreia strigosa subsp. obovata (C.B.Clarke) Panigrahi & Murti Fl. Bilaspur Distr. 1: 383 (1989).
Convolvulus ellipticus (Roth) Spreng. Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 613 (1824).
Convolvulus laurifolius Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 50 (1824).
Ipomoea elliptica Roth in J.J.Roemer & J.A.Schultes, Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 4: 248 (1819).
Ipomoea laurifolia (Roxb.) Sweet Hort. Brit.: 288 (1826).
Lettsomia setosa var. obovata C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 194 (1883).
Mouroucoa elliptica (Roth) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 447 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Argyreia elliptica Arn. ex Choisy	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017)
Lettsomia elliptica Wight	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Lettsomia elliptica Wight.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

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