Ipomoea marginata - Laksmana

Laksmana, Ipomoea marginata

Laksmana is a slender climber with heart shaped leaves and violet coloured flowers, closely related to morning glories. It has long been used in Kerala and is one of the ten sacred flowers of Kerala. It is found throughout India in the plains, especially on the bank of stream and rivers.

Uses

Female sterility

Parts Used

Leaves

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Thali keere soppu
Hindi	Ban kalami
Malayalam	Tiru-tali, Tirutali
Tamil
Telugu	Metta thuti, Tella thuti
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Laksmana, Sitavalli, Vrsaparnika
English

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Alternate	Triangular-cordiform, 5-8 by 3-5 cm, apex acute-apiculate, base cordate, thinly pubescent, petiole 1-2 cm long.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Cyme	Pinkish white		Cymes sub-umbellate. Sepals sub-equal, obovate, glabrous. Corolla pinkish-white, c. 3 cm across, salver-form. Stamens included.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule		Globose		Seeds pubescent	{{{6}}}

Other features

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area

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External Links

• Ipomoea marginata on indiabiodiversity.org
• Ipomoea marginata on flowersofindia.net