Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla
Girithila or Spottedheart plant is a vine that found in scrubs, border of forest or small forest in wet zone or dry zone in Sri Lanka as a weed. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. Use in Ayurveda and popular as folk leaf vegetable in Sri Lanka. Also it was used in folk rituals in Sri Lanka
Spotted Heart or Morning Glory - Girithilla
Common Classification Common Names Spotted Heart, Morning Glory, Tamba Vine Sinhala Name Girithilla, Giri tilla Scientific Classification Family Convolvulaceae Genus Argyreia Scientific Name Argyreia populifolia Synonym Ipomoea campanulata, Ipomoea grandifolia Ecology Category Weed-Herb -Wild-Vegetable Growth Habit Vine Duration Annual- Perennial Origin Endemic Status Threatened Property Culinary / Edible Yes Use as Herb Yes Other Use n/a Poisoned / Toxin No