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🍀 Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawler Family : Convolvulaceae Common name : Lakshmana, Pan bel Habit : Climber Habitat : Degraded forest areas and also in the plains  Fl. & Fr. : Jul - Oct 🍁 Seeds are used as cleaning agent, to improve difficult breathing,relive pain and to improve vision. A root decoction is drunk against dysentery.  Sweta Mishra Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. Ambika Prasad Research Foundation Cuttack, Odisha India www.aprf.co.in

Ipomoea obscura in Bengaluru Karnataka India Ipomoea obscura syn. Convolvulus obscurus (Obscure morning glory or pan bel) - Convolvulaceae. Beautiful pale yellow flowers with deep purple throat. Banglore, Karnataka India Ipomoea obscura, the obscure morning glory or small white morning glory, is a species of the genus Ipomoea. It is native to parts of Africa, Asia, and certain Pacific Islands, and it is present in other areas as an introduced species.  Family :  Convolvulaceae Scientific name :  Ipomoea obscura Higher classification :  Ipomoea Kingdom :  Plantae  Order :  Solanales  The leaves of Ipomoea obscura are collected from the wild and eaten as a cooked vegetable in Kenya and added to soup in Nigeria . The plant is also used as fodder for all livestock. In DR Congo leaf sap is used to treat fits of insanity and in eastern Africa a root decoction is drunk against dysentery.