via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > I <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/i> > *Ipomoea mauritiana* Jacq. ... *family*: Convolvulaceae [image: Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1251472510/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Giant%20Potato.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#%21topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Ipomoea%20mauritiana> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Ipomoeamauritiana&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Ipomoeamauritiana&format=kml_nl> *ip-oh-MEE-a* or *eye-poh-MEE-a* -- worm-like, referring to coiled flower bud ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Ipomoea> *maw-rih-tee-AY-nuh* -- of or from Mauritania, a North African area ... NPGS / GRIN <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?311648> *commonly known as*: giant potato<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/giant-potato>, Mauritanian convolvulus<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/mauritanian-convolvulus>• *Bengali*: ভুঁইকুমড়া bhumikumra<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/bhumikumara-bhumikumra>• *Hindi*: भुईं कोहड़ा bhuyi kohada<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bhu-im-kohara-bhuyi-kohada>, बिलाई कन्द bilayi kand<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bila-i-kanda-bilayi-kand>• *Kannada*: ಭೂಮಿ ಚಕ್ರ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ bhoomi chakra gedde<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/bhumi-cakra-gedde-bhoomi-chakra-gedde>, ನೆಲಗುಮ್ಬಳ nelagumbala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/nelagumbala-nelagumbala>• *Konkani*: भूमिकुंव्हळी bhumikumvali<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/bhumikunvhali-bhumikumvali>• *Malayalam*: പാൽമുതുക്ക് palmutukk<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/pa-mutukk-palmutukk>• *Marathi*: भुईकोहळा bhuikohala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/bhu-ikohala-bhuikohala>• *Oriya*: ଭୁଇଁ କଖାରୁ bhuin kakharu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/bhu-im-kakharu-bhuin-kakharu>• *Sanskrit*: विदारी vidari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vidari-vidari>• *Tamil*: நிலப்பூசனி nila-p-pucani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nilappucani-nila-p-pucani>, பால்முடங்கி pal-mutanki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/palmutanki-pal-mutanki>• *Telugu*: భూచక్రగడ్డ bhuchakra gadda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/bhucakragadda-bhuchakra-gadda>, నేల గుమ్మడి nela gummadi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/nela-gum-madi-nela-gummadi> ... *and, more names lesser known / used*: *Oriya*: ବାରାହୀ କନ୍ଦ barahi kanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/barahi-kanda-barahi-kanda>, ବୃଷ୍ଯକନ୍ଦା brushyakanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/brsyakanda-brushyakanda>, ସିତା Sita<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/sita-sita>, ଶୃଗାଳିକା srugalika<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/srgalika-srugalika>• *Sanskrit*: भूकुष्माण्डी bhukushmandi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhukusmandi-bhukushmandi>, गजेष्टा gajeshta<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/gajesta-gajeshta>, गन्धफला gandhaphala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/gandhaphala-gandhaphala>, इक्षुगन्धा iksu-gandha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/iksugandha-iksu-gandha>, इक्षुवल्लरी ikshuvallari<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/iksuvallari-ikshuvallari>, क्षीरकन्द kshirakanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/ksirakanda-kshirakanda>, महाश्वेता mahashveta<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mahasveta-mahashveta>, पयःकन्दा payahkanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/payahkanda-payahkanda>, पयस्विन payas-vin<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/payasvina-payas-vin>, पयोलता payolata<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/payolata-payolata>, पयोविदारिका payovidarika<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/payovidarika-payovidarika>, ऋक्षगन्धा rksagandha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/rksagandha-rksagandha>, सृगाली srgali<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/srgali-srgali>, स्वादुकन्दा svadukanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/svadukanda-svadukanda>, स्वादुलता svadulata<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/svadulata-svadulata>, तृणगन्धा trnagandha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/trnagandha-trnagandha>, वारिवल्लभा varivallabha<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/varivallabha-varivallabha>, वृक्षकन्द vrksakanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrksakanda-vrksakanda>, वृष्यकन्दा vrsyakanda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrsyakanda-vrsyakanda>, वृष्यवल्लिका vrsyavallika<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrsyavallika-vrsyavallika> *botanical names*: *Ipomoea mauritiana* Jacq. ... *synonyms*: *Ipomoea digitata* auct. • *Ipomoea insignis* Ker Gawl. ...NPGS / GRIN<http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?311648> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed at Sanjay Gandhi National Park on 26 AUG 07 Regards. 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