Plant Details

Accepted name:: Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. [Convolvulaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( High Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
aakhukarni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
akhuparni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chhinipatra	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
dinghumani phut	Other	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
musakarni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
muusaakaani	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
muusaakarni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
roundleaf bindweed	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
sudu vishnukranthi	Other	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Whole plant		Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Whole plant		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 11 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Convolvulus nummularius L. Sp. Pl.: 157 (1753).
Evolvulus capreolatus Mart. ex Choisy in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 9: 445 (1845), pro syn.
Evolvulus dichondroides Oliv. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 117 (1875).
Evolvulus domingensis Spreng. ex Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 8: 72 (1837), pro syn.
Evolvulus nummularius var. grandifolia Hoehne Anexos Mem. Inst. Butantan, Secç. Bot. 1(6): 39 (1922).
Evolvulus nummularius f. pedunculatus Ooststr. Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 14: 121 (1934).
Evolvulus reniformis Salzm. ex Choisy Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 8: 72 (1837), not validly publ.
Evolvulus repens Parodi Contr. Fl. Paraguay 1: 29 (1877).
Evolvulus veronicifolius Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 117 (1819).
Evolvulus yunnanensis S.H.Huang Acta Phytotax. Sin. 24: 17 (1986).
Volvulopsis nummularius (L.) Roberty Candollea 14: 28 (1952).

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

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Evolvulus nummularius	Ayurvedic Med. Pl. of Sri Lanka (Samarasuriya et al., 2020)
Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Evolvulus nummularius (Linn.) Linn.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Evolvulus nummularius (Linnaeus) Linnaeus	Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
Evolvulus nummularius Linn.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)

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