*Ipomoea mauritiana * Jacq. *Interesting note from Ron* regarding historical confusion between two close species *Ipomoea mauritiana* and *Ipomoea digitata* at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/3cer0rCNHiM/Lh2d02kfLcUJ
- *ip-oh-MEE-uh* or *ip-oh-MAY-uh* -- worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud *maw-rih-tee-AY-nuh* -- of or from Mauritiana, a North African area - ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Bhuikoholi (Marathi: भुईकोहळी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1082031992%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeZ-Wu7SFB5P5g8UVQTzCcJ_T2kSw> Aug 11, 2007 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: giant potato, large forest ipomoea, morning glory • * Bengali*: bhumikumra • *Hindi*: भूई कोहाड़ा bhuyikohada, bilaikand • *Kannada *: bhoomichakragedde, bujagumbala, nadakumbala • *Malayalam*: mutalakanta, mutalakkilannu • *Marathi*: भुईकोहळी bhuikoholi, भुई कोहळा bhuikohala • * Sanskrit*: ksiravidari, vidari, vidari-kanda • *Tamil*: palmudangi, palmudukan kizhangu • *Telugu*: bhuchakragradda, nelagummudu ... *help me*by validating the vernacular names, and providing them in their native scripts *Native to*: nativity obscure; widely naturalized *References*: Flowers of India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Giant%20Potato.html>• *Common Indian Wild Flowers*, a book by Isaac Kehimkar • *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Aug 11, 2007 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra [image: Bhuyikohada (Hindi: भूई कोहाड़ा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1082008422%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze7sBLf_weVY04SRXyqwOwQLSJFdQ> [image: Large Forest Ipomoea]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1081202289%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcSuDcIiiUkMn9HhuGWi8LzhbN5oA> - Sep 12 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra [image: Palmudangi (in Tamil)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912163783%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdRAzvblax2h9mhEVLnxl7e3xUBwg> [image: Bhoomichakragedde (in Kannada)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912937708%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeK1CRJnHzT2SDMbO0iW7xb-NOzng> [image: Bhuchakragradda (in Telugu)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912172167%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze8CH5NseHsZAPTIdPwRFGkZosVMw> [image: Mutalakanta (in Malayalam)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3912152563%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdfHZQLOD0ktFj23fc0poQpxFWQfQ> ... *more views at flickr<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DIpomoeamauritiana%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26s%3Drec%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdkNC2akIkZVQYdtD4Ojfdyg5gG-A> *. Regards. Dinesh
