Plant Details

Accepted name:

Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm.f. [Convolvulaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

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Information about this plant:

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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
amthivel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amtivel	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
asrabinduchhada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bankalmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
choka bhaura	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ipomoea marginata	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
lakshamana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lakshmana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
laksmana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manjigai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manjigam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
manjika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mettathuthi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mettatootia	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
mettatuti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naagini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nagaputri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nagavha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nagini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puchhada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
puritithige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
purititige	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
purple heart glory	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016)
puthrakanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putrada	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putrajanani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
putrakanda	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
rasa thel kola	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016)
tali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
talik-kirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
talikeere soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
talikkirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
talikkodi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
talikkoti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thalikeer soppu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
thiruthaali	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
tiru-tali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tirutali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tulini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
රස තැල් කොළ	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Leaves, Roots		Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016)
Leaves, Roots		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Whole Plant		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 38 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

synonym
Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Manitz Feddes Repert. 85: 638 (1974).
Ipomoea sepiaria J.König ex Roxb. Hort. Bengal.: 14 (1814), nom. superfl.
Batatas abyssinica A.Rich. Tent. Fl. Abyss. 2: 64 (1850).
Convolvulus diversifolius Schumach. & Thonn. in C.F.Schumacher, Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 94 (1827), not validly publ.
Convolvulus incrassatus Wall. Numer. List: n.º 1386 (1829), nom. nud.
Convolvulus javanicus Burm.f. Fl. Indica: 50 (1768).
Convolvulus javanicus Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1: 605 (1824), nom. illeg.
Convolvulus marginatus Desr. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl. 3: 558 (1792).
Convolvulus sepiarius Wall. Numer. List: n.º 1384 (1829), nom. nud.
Convolvulus stipulaceus Roxb. Fl. Ind. 2: 71 (1824).
Convolvulus striatus Vahl Symb. Bot. 3: 28 (1794).
Convolvulus trianthus Spreng. Syst. Veg. 1: 598 (1824).
Convolvulus verrucosus (Blume) D.Dietr. Syn. Pl. 1: 670 (1839).
Ipomoea britteniana Rendle J. Bot. 34: 38 (1896).
Ipomoea diversifolia (Schumach. & Thonn.) Didr. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1854: 221 (1854), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea hastata L. Mant. Pl. 2: 204 (1771), nom. superfl.
Ipomoea hellebarda Schweinf. ex Hallier f. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 28: 43 (1899).
Ipomoea hellebarda var. sarcopoda Welw. ex Hiern Cat. Afr. Pl. 1: 737 (1898).
Ipomoea homblei De Wild. Bull. Jard. Bot. État Bruxelles 5: 38 (1915).
Ipomoea marginata f. candida (Naik & Zate) Das Das & Lakshmin. J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 24: 449 (2000).
Ipomoea marginata var. stipulacea (Roxb.) M.R.Almeida Fl. Maharashtra 3B: 328 (2001), with incorrect basionym
Ipomoea maxima Anon.
Ipomoea maxima f. candida Naik & Zate in V.N.Naik, Fl. Marathwada: 590 (1998).
Ipomoea maxima var. sagittata Verdc. Kew Bull. 13: 209 (1958).
Ipomoea sagittata var. diversifolia Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 372 (1845).
Ipomoea sepiaria var. sagittata Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 370 (1845).
Ipomoea sepiaria var. stipulacea (Roxb.) C.B.Clarke in J.D.Hooker, Fl. Brit. India 4: 209 (1883).
Ipomoea sphaerica Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 6: 465 (1833 publ. 1834).
Ipomoea stipulacea (Roxb.) Sweet Hort. Brit.: 289 (1826), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea striata Roth Nov. Pl. Sp.: 111 (1821), nom. illeg.
Ipomoea striata (Vahl) Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 183 (1805).
Ipomoea subtrilobans Miq. Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 615 (1857).
Ipomoea verrucosa Blume Bijdr.: 718 (1826), nom. illeg.
Merremia hastifolia A.Chev. Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., sér. 2, 5: 236 (1933).
Quamoclit hastata G.Don Gen. Hist. 4: 259 (1837).
Quamoclit sagittifolia (Burm.f.) Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 335 (1845).
Tirtalia maxima Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 71 (1838), nom. nud.
Tirtalia striata Raf. Fl. Tellur. 4: 71 (1838), nom. nud.

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Verdc.	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm. f.	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Ipomoea sepiaria	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020) Ayurvedic Med. Plants of Sri Lanka (2016) Conservation of Indonesian Medicinal Plants (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Ipomoea sepiaria Koenig	Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Ipomoea sepiaria Roxb.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)

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