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

Ipomoea obscura, the obscure morning glory or small white morning glory, is a species of the genus Ipomoea. It is native to parts of Africa, Asia, and certain Pacific Islands, and it is present in other areas as an introduced species. 

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.