This is plant also called beach morning glory because it extensively grows in the sandy soil of the beaches as thick mat. It is also one of the rare halophytic species of *Ipomoea, *most widely distributed halophytic vines all over the tropical regions of the world*.. *They have capacity to tolerate high salt concentration. They use the sea water are an agent of seed dispersal , as the seeds have special covering the saline waters have no effect over it. this plant is used as a sand binder all over the world to decrease the sand erosion in the beaches. Tanay
On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:28 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > *Ipomoea pes-caprae* ... is commonly known as: bayhops, beach morning > glory, goat's foot vine • Bengali: ছাগলকুরী chagalkuri • Gujarati: મર્યાદા > વેલ maryada vel • Hindi: छगली chagali, दो पत्ती लता do patti lata • Kannada: > adambaballi, bangadivalli • Konkani: बांगडा वेल bamgda vel • Malayalam: > അടമ്പുവള്ളി atampuvalli • Marathi: दुपानी लता dupani lata, मर्यादा वेल > maryada vel • Sanskrit: सागरमेखला sagarmekhala • Tamil: அடம்பு atampu, > அடப்பங்கொடி atappan-koti, ஆட்டுக்காலடம்பு attu-k-kal-atampu • Telugu: బాలబంద > balabanda > > > Regards. > > > > > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 8:51 AM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Ipomoea biloba >> Regional Name :- Adumbu, a creeping plant (Kannada to English, Kittels >> dictionary 1894) >> >> Regards >> Raghu >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* mani nair <[email protected]> >> *To:* Neil Soares <[email protected]> >> *Cc:* [email protected]; raghu ananth <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Tue, 15 June, 2010 11:12:56 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [efloraofindia:38581] Flower for ID | 16Jun2010AR02 >> >> Dear all, >> >> I have seen this flower on the side of Mumbai beaches. >> >> Regards, >> >> Mani. >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 10:29 PM, Neil Soares <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> It is Ipomoea pes-caprae [Goat's Foot Glory]. >>> With regards, >>> Neil Soares. >>> >>> --- On *Tue, 6/15/10, raghu ananth <[email protected]>* wrote: >>> >>> >>> From: raghu ananth <[email protected]> >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:38578] Flower for ID | 16Jun2010AR02 >>> To: [email protected] >>> Date: Tuesday, June 15, 2010, 10:23 PM >>> >>> >>> Kind request to ID this beautiful mauve colored, flowering plant from >>> Pichavaram mangroves. >>> >>> >>> Date/Time : >>> >>> 17 May 2008 11:19AM >>> >>> >>> >>> Location- Place, altitude and GPS: >>> >>> >>> Pichavaram Mangroves, Tamil Nadu >>> >>> >>> >>> Habitat- garden/ urban/wild/type: >>> >>> Wild, >>> >>> >>> >>> Plant Habit-tree/shrub/climber/herb: >>> >>> Herb, back waters, close to beach >>> >>> >>> >>> Height/length: >>> >>> - >>> >>> >>> >>> Leaves-type/shape/size: >>> >>> Butterfly shaped leaves, 5-10 cms Approx. >>> >>> >>> >>> Inflorescence type /size: >>> >>> - >>> >>> >>> >>> Flowers-size/colour/calyx/bracts: >>> >>> 7-10 cms/Mauve/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Fruits type-shape/size/seeds: >>> >>> >>> >>> - >>> >>> Fragrance/odour/pollinator/uses and so on >>> Small Spiders inside the flower. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "efloraofindia" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<indiantreepix%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en. > -- Tanay Bose +91(033) 25550676 (Resi) 9830439691(Mobile) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
