Botanical name- Ipomoea aquatica
Family name:-CONVOLVULACEAE
English name-Water Morning-Glory
Sinhala name:-Kankun
Tamil name-Nalikam, vallikkoti, Sarkaraivalli
Sanskirt name:-kalambi, Karemu
Description:-
grows in water or on moist soil. Its stems are 2–3 metres (7–10 ft) or more long, rooting at the nodes, and they are hollow and can float. The leaves vary from typically sagittate (arrow head-shaped) to lanceolate, 5–15 centimetres (2–6 in) long and 2–8 centimetres (0.8–3 in) broad. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, 3–5 centimetres (1–2 in) diameter, usually white in colour with a mauve centre. The flowers can form seed pods which can be used for planting .
Grows in-Sri Lanka,India, Bangladesh, Vietnam,Indonesia, Philippine
Status:-Native
Edible parts:-Leaves.
Ayurvedic usage:-
Treatment for:-Diabetes mellitus, Ring worm infestation, Fevwe, Delirium.
Propagation -Seeds