Evolvulus nummularius

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Evolvulus nummularius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Genus: Evolvulus
Species:
E. nummularius
Binomial name
Evolvulus nummularius
(L.) L.

Evolvulus nummularius, also known as the dwarf morning glory, is a species of flowering plant in the morning-glory family. It is an annual or perennial [1].

Distribution

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The plant is distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics, extending across large parts of tropical Africa, South Africa, and Madagascar.[2] It is considered a naturalized alien plant in Taiwan and the Tiwi Islands of Australia.[3]

Uses

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The plant is used as a mild sedative and has anthelmintic properties.[4] In Indian traditional medicines it is used for treating burns, cuts, wounds, scorpion stings, and as an anthelmintic.[5] Phytochemical investigations of the aerial parts of E. nummularius have identified several bioactive constituents such as β-sitosterol, glucoside, stigmasterol, d-mannitol, ursolic acid, and oleanolic acid. In addition, three previously unreported compounds were isolated and structurally elucidated using spectroscopic and chemical methods, comprising derivatives of stigmastane, coumaroyl, and ursane.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-09-16.
  2. ^ Schmelzer, G.H. & Bunyapraphatsara, N. 2001. Evolvulus alsinoides (L.) L. – In: van Valkenburg, J.L.C.H. & Bunyaprabhatsara, N. (eds), Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 12: Medicinal and Poisonous Plants 2. Backhuys Publ., Leiden, Netherlands, 258-260
  3. ^ Iqbal IM, Shabbir A, Shabbir K, Barkworth ME, Firdaus-e-Bareen and Khan SM. (2020). Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. (Convolvulaceae): a new alien plant record for Pakistan. BioInvasions Records. 9(4): 702-711.
  4. ^ Lakshminarayana, G. and Raju, A.J., 2017. Reproductive biology and ecology of Evolvulus alsinoides and Evolvulus nummularius (Convolvulaceae). Phytologia Balcanica, 23(3).
  5. ^ Iqbal IM, Shabbir A, Shabbir K, Barkworth ME, Firdaus-e-Bareen and Khan SM. (2020). Evolvulus nummularius (L.) L. (Convolvulaceae): a new alien plant record for Pakistan. BioInvasions Records. 9(4): 702-711.
  6. ^ Sahu PK and Gupta S. (2014). Medicinal plants of morning glory: Convolvulaceae Juss., of Central India (Madhya Pradesh & Chhattishgarh). Biolife. 2(2): 463-469.
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