Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

Convolvulaceae
Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.
English name: Water bindweed.
Local name: Sindhi- Thulho, Naro, Urdu- Nari-kakal, Punjabi-
Nari.
Description:
An annual creeper, hydrophytic herb with hollow trailing or twining stems. Leaves
smooth, glabrous and angular lamina. Rooting at the nodes, flowers stalked,
axillary, and purple gradually darken toward the center of flower, open after 9 am.
Flowering Period:
October to February.
Habitat:
Common in ponds, lakes, ditches and muddy places.
Uses:
Young shoots and leaves are eaten as vegetable, young
leaves also used by diabetic patients, a paste of buds is
applied for ringworms. It can be a serious weed if left to
grow unchecked.
Distribution:
Throughout tropical and sub tropical regions of the world.
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