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Evolvulus alsinoides - Vishnukanti

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[[File:(Evolvulus alsinoides) Dwarf Morning-glory at Bhongir 04.JPG|thumb|right|''Vishnukranti'', ''Evolvulus alsinoides'']]
'''Vishnukranti''' is a tiny prostrate spreading herb with silky hairy leaves and bright blue flowers. It can be found throughout India in gravelly and grassy places.
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Insomnia}}, {{Uses|Bleeding disorders}}, {{Uses|Improves memory}}
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=vishnukrantiVishnukranti, shankhapushpiShankhapushpi|ml=krsnakrantiKrsnakranti, vishnukranthiVishnukranthi|sa=shankhapushpiShankhapushpi, nilapushpiNilapushpi, sankhaholiSankhaholi, vishnukrantiVishnukranti|ta=paracitamParacitam, potakirantiPotakiranti, potakiranticcetiPotakiranticceti, villakkirantiVillakkiranti, vishnukrantiVishnukranti|te=vishnukraanthaVishnukraantha, visnukrantamuVisnukrantamu|hi=sankhpushpiSankhpushpi, shankaveliShankaveli, visnukrantaVisnukranta|en=}}
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==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateAlternate|Leaves more or less distinctly in 2 rows, 6-12 x 4-7 mm, broadly elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, base rounded or acute, apex subacute, adpressed pilose on both sides; petiole to 2 mm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|Solitary or paired at axils|Blue|10| pedicels Pedicels to 5 mm long, silky hairy; bracts linear, c. 1 mm long. Calyx lobes 2-3 mm long, lanceolate, silky hairy. Corolla c. 1 cm across, rotate, subentire, blue. Ovules 2 in each cell; styles 2, each longitudinally 2-fid.}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A capsule|1.5-2 mm across|globoseGlobose, 2-valved|Seeds usually 4, minute.|}}
===Other features===

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