Distimake vitifolius is a flowering vine of the family Convolvulaceae, native to tropical & subtropical Asia.[1][2]

Distimake vitifolius
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Distimake
Species:
D. vitifolius
Binomial name
Distimake vitifolius
(Burm.f.) Pisuttimarn & Petrongari
Synonyms[1]
  • Camonea vitifolia (Burm.f.) A.R.Simões & Staples
  • Convolvulus vitifolius Burm.f.
  • Ipomoea vitifolia (Burm.f.) Sweet
  • Merremia vitifolia (Burm.f.) Hallier f.
  • Convolvulus angularis Burm.f.
  • Ipomoea angularis (Burm.f.) Choisy
  • Ipomoea vitifolia Blume
  • Ipomoea vitifolia var. angularis (Burm.f.) Choisy

Description

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Twiners with deciduous, fulvous hairs. Leaf ovate, cordate, digitately five to seven lobes, 5 cm–12 cm × 4 cm–10 cm (2.0 in–4.7 in × 1.6 in–3.9 in); lobes dentate, ovate, acuminate. Cyme few-flowered; peduncle 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in), long Sepals ovate-lanceolate, obtuse and mucronate, to 2 cm (0.79 in) long. Corolla campanulate, yellow, glabrous, 3–5 cm (1.2–2.0 in) long Capsule globose, to 1 cm (0.39 in) across, yellow[3]

Distribution

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Distimake vitifolius is distributed across the Indomalayan realm, that is India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, China, Malaysia.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Distimake vitifolius". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ Pisuttimarn, Ponprom; Simões, Ana Rita Giraldes; Petrongari, Fernanda Satori; Simão-Bianchini, RosâNgela; Barbosa, Juliana Cruz Jardim; de Man, Ine; Fonseca, Luiz Henrique Martins; Janssens, Steven B; Patil, Sujit B; Shimpale, Vinod B; Pornpongrungrueng, Pimwadee; Leliaert, Frederik; Chatrou, Lars W (2023-06-16). "Distimake vitifolius (Convolvulaceae): reclassification of a widespread species in view of phylogenetics and convergent pollen evolution". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 202 (3): 363–388. doi:10.1093/botlinnean/boac077. ISSN 0024-4074.
  3. ^ "Herbarium JCB". indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in. Retrieved 2024-09-02.