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Ipomoea sagittifolia Burm.f.
Scientific Synonyms:

Previous name used in the website: Ipomoea sepiaria
Family name: CONVOLVULACEAE
English name: Purple Heart Glory
Sinhala name: Rasa thel kola (රස තැල්කොළ)
Tamil name: Tali
Mancikai
Manjikam
Puttra Janani
Sanskrit name: Lakshmana
Conservation status: LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
Description: Vines. Leaves ovate-cordate, triangular, oblong-triangular or lanceolate, 1 - 12 cm long, truncate, sagittate, hastate or with rounded lobes at the base, apically acute to acuminate, glabrous except for the margins which are often pubescent. Inflorescent few to many-flowered, often subumbollate-cymose. Fruits capsular, globose, 6 - 7 mm long, glabrous. Seeds pale, densely tomentose and often also with long trichomes at least along the margins.
Native Distribution Status: Native
Edible parts: Available soon
Treatment for: Sterility in women
Parts used in Treatment: Leaves
Roots
Related Medical Properties: Nerve stimulant
Further Information: Kew Garden’s Medicinal Plant Names Services




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