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Medicne- The seed is anthelmintic, antifungal, antispasmodic, antitumor, diuretic and laxative. It is used in the treatment of oedema, and constipation.
Tropical & Subtropical America
Thrives in warm, sunny locations, in thickets on mountain slopes, waysides, fields, hedges, at an elevation of 0-1600 m.
It is annual or short-lived perennial vine. Twines around support structures or creeps along the ground reaches length of 200-500 cm.
Stem is slender, somewhat angular.
Leaves are broadly ovate or nearly circular, measuring 4-15 cm long and 4.5-14 cm wide, heart-shaped base. Margins are either entire (smooth) or have 3 lobes.
Flowers are funnel-shaped, individually measuring 5-6 cm across. Petals range from pale to bright blue with a whitish tube, fading to pinkish as they age. Flowers appear in clusters of 1-few flowers at leaf axils.
Fruit is ovoid to slightly flattened spherical capsule, contain 3-6 seeds.