This paper should help in deciding for Convolvulus pluricaulis, now correctly known as C. prostratus.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21846173 Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://www.gurcharanfamily.com/ http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 5:19 AM, Felix Bast <[email protected]> wrote: > hello, > > I am way too much confused; the plant being referred in Ayurveda as > Shankapushpa/Shankpushpi belong to one species of more? Is it *Convolvulus > pluricaulis*, with its round flowers, or *Clitoria ternatea*. with its > conch shaped flowers? Both could be white or blue. "Shanka"=conch, so C. > ternatea seems to me a better bet. Some say right species is Canscora > decussata, > or even Evolvulus alsinoides? > > I would be obliged if someone can provide correct species name, with ID > features and description. > > Felix > ======================================= > Felix Bast, *PhD, IFA* <http://sites.google.com/site/felixbast> > Assistant Professor, > Center for Biosciences, > Central University of Punjab <http://www.cup.ac.in>, > City Campus, Mansa Road, Bathinda, Punjab, 151 001, India. > *[email protected] <[email protected]>* > Telephone: +91-9872152694 > Fax:: +91-164-2864193 > Skype: felixbast > > All Publications here: > https://sites.google.com/site/felixbast/biography/Publications > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
