Hello Aarti ji the leaves of O. turphetum are very varaible even in same plant.
Operculina turpethum (L.) Manso. Subst. Bras. 16, 1836; Cooke, Fl. Pres. Bombay 2: 309, 1958 (Repr.); Almeida, Fl. Mah. 3: 344, 2001; Singh et al, Fl. Mah. St. 2: 479, 2001; Pradhan et al, Fl. SGNP 418, 2005. Synonyms: Convolvulus turpethum L. Sp. Pl. 155, 1753. Merremia turpethum (L.) Shah & Bhatt, Fl. Gujarat 460, 1978. C. anceps L. Mant. 1: 48, 1767. Ipomoea turpethus (L.) R. Br., Prodr. Nov. Holl. 1: 435, 1810. Common names: Nisothar, Dudhkalmi. leaves variable, orbicular, ovate, linear-lanceolate, oblong or triangular, acuminate or mucronate, base broad, truncate, cordate or sagittate, margin undulate, sometimes 3-5 lobed. regards Satish Pardeshi On May 12, 12:33 pm, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > ... the Indian jalap ... *Operculina turpethum*. > Sometimes, as now, the sepal cup looks less wide than normal and my mind > starts thinking about the hogvine, *Merremia umbellata*. > Some visual clue to easily separate the two species ? > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 12:49 PM, Aarti S. Khale <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Taken at Maharashtra Nature Park, Mumbai, Maharashtra. > > First picture taken on the 12th of Feb, 2011, the next two on 26th > > March,2011 and the pods on 6th of April. > > Aarti
