| Author: |
C. R. Suresh, 1988 |
| Family: |
CONVOLVULACEAE |
| Origin: |
Angola,
Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, China,
Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Hainan,
India, Ivory Coast, Java, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island,
Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku,
Mozambique, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nigeria, Philippines,
Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South China Sea, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera; Indonesia, Taiwan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe |
| Soil: |
Sand - Mix |
| Water:
|
Medium |
| Sun: |
Maximum |
| Thickness: |
5
Centimetres |
| Height: |
50 Centimetres (3
Meters) |
| Flower:
|
Pale Yellow / Deep Red |
| Propagate: |
Seeds/Cuttings |
| Names:
|
Malabar
Bindweed |
| Synonyms: |
See to the
left.... |
This member of the Convolvulaceae
family was given
this name by C. R. Suresh in 1988. It is found in southern and
central Africa and southern Asia. It grows in sand or other well drained soil with some water
and lots of sun. The vines will grow op to two meters, the flowers
are pale yellow or whitish, with a purple or dark red centre.
The genera name after Hewett
Cottrell Watson, 1804-1881, a British phrenologist, botanist and
evolutionary theorist. The species is named after the
region in the south-western India. |
