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
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.