| Evolvulus alsinoides |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Asterids |
| Order: |
Solanales |
| Family: |
Convolvulaceae |
| Genus: |
Evolvulus |
| Species: |
E. alsinoides |
| Binomial name |
Evolvulus alsinoides
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| Synonyms |
- Breweria alsinoides (L.) Merr.
- Convolvulus alsinoides L.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. linnaeanus Meisn.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. normalis Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. typicus Domin
- Convolvulus fugacissimus Hochst. ex Choisy
- Convolvulus linifolius L.
- Convolvulus valerianoides Blanco
- Evolvulus acapulcensis Willd. ex Schult.
- Evolvulus adscendens House
- Evolvulus albiflorus M.Martens & Galeotti
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. acapulcensis (Willd. ex Schult.) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. adscendens (House) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. albiflorus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. angustifolius Torr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. argenteus (R.Br.) Domin
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. choisyanus Meisn.
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. coeruleus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. debilis (Kunth) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. decumbens (R.Br.) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. erectus Schweinf.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. glaber Baker
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. grisebachianus Meisn.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. hirsutus (Lam.) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. hirticaulis Torr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. incanus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. javanicus (Blume) Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. lactiflorus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. lactiflorus Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. linifolius (L.) Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. philippinensis Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. procumbens Schweinf.
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. rotundifolius Yamam.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. rotundifolius Hayata ex Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. sericeus Benth.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. thymoides Hallier f.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosicalyx Ooststr.
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. villosissimus Fenzl ex Hallier f.
- Evolvulus alsinoides f. viridis Kuntze
- Evolvulus alsinoides var. wallichii Ooststr.
- Evolvulus angustifolius Roxb.
- Evolvulus argenteus R.Br.
- Evolvulus azureus Vahl ex Schumach. & Thonn.
- Evolvulus boninensis F.Maek. & Tuyama
- Evolvulus chinensis Choisy
- Evolvulus debilis Kunth
- Evolvulus decumbens R.Br.
- Evolvulus diffusus Chapm.
- Evolvulus filiformis Willd. ex Steud.
- Evolvulus fugacissimus Hochst. ex A.Rich.
- Evolvulus gracillimus Miq.
- Evolvulus heterophyllus Labill.
- Evolvulus hirsutulus Choisy
- Evolvulus hirsutus Lam.
- Evolvulus javanicus Blume
- Evolvulus lanceifolius Span.
- Evolvulus linifolius (L.) L.
- Evolvulus linifolius var. grandiflorus Bolle
- Evolvulus microphyllus M.Martens & Galeotti
- Evolvulus modestus Hance
- Evolvulus natalensis Sond.
- Evolvulus pilosissimus M.Martens & Galeotti
- Evolvulus procumbens Montrouz.
- Evolvulus pseudoincanus Span.
- Evolvulus pudicus Hance
- Evolvulus pumilus Span.
- Evolvulus ramiflorus Bojer ex Choisy
- Evolvulus ramulosus M.E.Jones
- Evolvulus sinicus Miq.
- Evolvulus tenuis subsp. yucatanensis Ooststr.
- Evolvulus villosus R.Br.
- Evolvulus yemensis Deflers
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Evolvulus alsinoides, commonly known as dwarf morning-glory and slender dwarf morning-glory, is flowering plant from the family Convolvulaceae. In Indian ayurveda, it is commonly known as Visnukranta or Shankhavel. It has a natural pantropical distribution encompassing tropical and warm-temperate regions of Australasia, Indomalaya, Polynesia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the Americas.
It was first described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus as Convolvulus alsinoides. In 1762, he transferred it to the new genus, Evolvulus.