Perennial herb with tuberous rootstock . Stems prostrate , climbing or twining , up to 1m or more long , smooth or muriculate , glabrous or villous at nodes . Leaves ovate to orbicular in outline , palmately lobed to base into 3-5(-7 , rare in Oman) , petiolate . Inflorescence axillary , in 1-many-flowered cymes . Flowers sepals unequal , broadly ovate , obtuse to acute , mucronulate , glabrous sometimes verruculose ; corolla purple to red-purple , with purple centre and purple tinge on outside of the limb , funnel-shaped . Fruit capsule , subglobose , glabrous , turn brown as they mature , contain four seeds . Seeds subglobose or ovoid , blackish , with short and long hairs . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 3) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Not Common
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Convolvulus cairicus L.
Exocroa egyptiaca Raf.
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Messina Creeper
Mile A Minute Vine
Railway Creeper
Coast Morning Glory, Five-Fingered Morning Glory, Cairo Morning Glory
Five-leaf Morning Glory
Ivy-leaved Morning Glory
Railroad Creeper
Its foliage is a popular fodder for livestock in the monsoon mountains during and after the rainy season. It is seen as improving lactation in milch animals, as well as fattening the livestock and making their coats sleek and glossy. (Ref. Plants of Dhofar).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2015). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.3: Loganiaceae – Asteraceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 25). ISBN 9789082352511 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
