*Ipomoea nil * (L.) Roth
- *ip-oh-MEE-uh* or *ip-oh-MAY-uh* -- worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud *nil* -- from the Arabic name for a species of morning glory ... 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: Ipomoea nil]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1305555624%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeEcjl4LpKSLCfuHMmK3HNjFiF46Q> Sep 2, 2007 ... at Titwala, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: blue morning glory, Japanese morning glory, white-edge morning glory • *Assamese*: নীল কলমৌ nil kalmou • *Bengali*: কালাদানা kaladana, নীলকলমি nilkalami • *Gujarati*: કાલા દાના kala dana • *Hindi*: कालादाना kaladana, नीलकलमी neelkalmi • *Kannada*: ಗೌರೀಬೀಜ gowri beeja, ಕೊಳ್ಳಿ ಬೀಜ kolli beeja • *Malayalam*: taliyari • *Marathi*: काळादाणा kaladana, नीलपुष्पी neelpushpi • *Nepalese*: सिंउरी siyunri • *Punjabi*: ਮਿਰਚੈਈ mirchaí , ਫਪਰੂ ਸਾਗ phaprúság • *Sanskrit*: कलंजनी kalanjani, कृष्णबीज krishnabijah • *Tamil*: காக்கட்டான் kakkattan • *Telugu*: కొల్లి విత్తులు kolli vittulu *Native to*: Central and South America; naturalized pantropically *References*: Flowers of India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Blue%20Morning%20Glory.html>• PIER species info<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2Fpier%2Fspecies%2Fipomoea_nil.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf334BkxtGOhbdf--yrD0dGQyinLw>• eFlora<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.efloras.org%2Fflorataxon.aspx%3Fflora_id%3D2%26taxon_id%3D210000742&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfh3NC2pxi6LODnZKkgCNRJraMT9g>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F20196&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeDxOZzM8FgzB1sP2YkGH4D9Ryn9g>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fbotanical_search.php%3Ftxtbtname%3DIpomoea%2Bnil%26gesp%3D1202%257CIpomoea%2Bnil%2B%2528L.%2529%2BROTH.&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeD6COU5kDSnTz9OrtGPYb0UBfB0A>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Sep 2, 2007 ... at Titwala, Maharashtra [image: Neelpushpi (Marathi: नीलपुष्पी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1305532148%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeLvEUrd_LQr4LXdbivvSD4jqUb3A> - Nov 16, 2008 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra [image: Kakkattan (Tamil: காக்கட்டான்)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3034929634%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcUsO_FBTdWLvtx3m_x_pyl-MHOCg> - Oct 19, 2009 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra [image: Blue Morning Glory]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4026212754%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeuI1FeqTad6599br4JRLc_sSe2xA> [image: taliyari (in Malayalam)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4026194280%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfeZeAOci1imFdQCuMDalRZUBRypA> [image: Japanese Morning Glory]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4026201768%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfPV1mV6oSsWrzA89wUJs_YpX0g0A> Regards. Dinesh
