*Ipomoea quamoclit * L.
- *ip-oh-MEE-uh* or *ip-oh-MAY-uh* -- worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud *KWAM-oh-klit* -- from the Greek name for dwarf kidney bean (referring to shape of cotyledons) ... 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 quamoclit]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3958256268%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdx3pNqNuJQ74gKqUhNJJaTcAHrBQ> Sep 26, 2009 ... in garden of resort near Kolad, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: American jasmine, bed jasmine, cardinal creeper, China creeper, cupid flower, Cypress vine, hummingbird vine, Indian forget-me-not, Indian pink, Sita's hairs, star glory, star of bethlehem, sweet-willy • *Assamese*: কুঞ্জলতা kunjalota • *Bengali*: কামলতা kamalata, কুঞ্জলতা kunjalata • *Gujarati*: કામલતા kamalata, કામિની kamini • *Hindi*: कामलता kamlata, सीताकेश sitakesh • *Kannada*: ಕಾಮ ಲತೆ kama late, ಕೆಂಪು ಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ kempu mallige • *Malayalam*: ആകാശമുല്ല aakaasamulla, ഈശ്വരമുല്ല iisvarmulla • *Manipuri*: কামলতা kamlata • *Marathi*: आकाशवेल akashvel, गणेशवेल ganeshvel, इषकपेंच ishakpench • *Oriya*: turooluta • *Punjabi*: ਅਸ਼ਕ ਪੇਚਾ ashk pecha, ਇਸ਼ਕ ਪੇਚਾ ishk pecha • *Sanskrit*: कामलता kamalata • *Tamil*: காசிரத்னம் kashiratnam, கெம்புமல்லிகை kempu-mallikai, மயிர்மாணிக்கம் mayir-manikkam • *Telugu*: కాశిరత్నము kashiratnamu • *Urdu*: عشق پيچا ishq-pecha *Native of*: tropical America; widely cultivated and naturalized pantropically *References*: Flowers of India<http://www,flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Cypress%20Vine.html>• PIER<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hear.org%2Fpier%2Fspecies%2Fipomoea_quamoclit.htm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdDgPEWRsrzw64928XjJZowmwxs0A>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F310475&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzefmGOGoOd2eTQSoUN2HUOP-DB7uQ>• Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FIpomoea_quamoclit&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzefvgbZSToSOhp53ONAf-ALTcFQ0A>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D1207&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdQ1FDys_oAGErMQXyWNyaAi_CUtw> *more views*: - Sep 26, 2009 ... in garden of resort near Kolad, Maharashtra [image: Kamalata (Hindi: कामलता)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3957478413%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcCiUU8iJMxqjZwAUcV5AlMkWUjfA> [image: Ganeshvel (Marathi: गणेशवेल)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3958250882%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdtGMK1YaFIsGHnF_fp5L_rp7euNw> Regards. Dinesh
