Ipomoea marginata, putrajanani, lakshamana, putititige

Ipomoea marginata (Desr.) Verdc.
Family: Convolvulaceae

Common name: Purple Heart Glory, Hedge bind-weed
Hindi: बन कलमी ban kalmi
Marathi: आमटी वेल amti-vel
Tamil: மஞ்சிகை mancikai, மஞ்சிகம் manjikam, நறுந்தாளி naru-n-tali, புத்திரசெனனி puttra-janani, தாளி tali
Malayalam: തിരുതാളി thiruthali
Telugu: లక్ష్మణ lakshamana, పురిటితీగె putititige
Kannada: ಲಕ್ಷ್ಮಣ lakshamana
Bengali: বন কলমি ban kalami
Oriya: mushakani
Konkani: आमटी वेल amti-vel
Gujarati: હનુમાન વેલ hanuman-vel
Sanskrit: अस्रबिन्दुच्छद asrabinducchada, लक्ष्मण lakshamana, मञ्जिका manjika, नागपुत्री nagaputri, नागिनी nagini, पुत्रद putrada, पुत्रजननी putrajanani, पुत्रकन्द putrakanda, तूलिनी tulini

Description: Extensive twiners. Leaves alternate, triangular-cordiform, 5-8 by 3-5 cm, base cordate, apex acute-apiculate, thinly pubescent, petiole 1-2 cm long. Cymes sub-umbellate. Calyx-lobes sub-equal, obovate, glabrous. Corolla pinkish-white, c. 3 cm across, salver-form. Stamens included. Capsule globose; seeds pubescent.

Used as a single drug for curing sterility in women and for promoting fertility and virility. [Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary]