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Scientific Name: Ipomoea carnea Jacq.

Synonym: Ipomoea fistulosa (Currently unaccepted)

English Name: Pink morning glory
Local/Bangla Name: Dhol kolmi (ঢোল কলমি)
Aquatic weed : Ipomoea carnea - Pink morning glory - Dhol kolmi (ঢোল কলমি)

Photo: Ingmar van der Brugge (iNaturalist)

Classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Solanales
Family: Convolvulaceae
Description:
It is a vigorous, rapidly growing shrub or climber, bearing striking pink trumpet-shaped flowers. The leaves are smooth, light green, and arrowhead-shaped. The stem is woody, light brown to beige, hollow, slender, and smooth.
Habitat & Distribution in Bangladesh:
This plant grows in fallow lands, along roadsides, and near water bodies such as ponds and rivers. It is widely distributed throughout Bangladesh.
Environment:
Freshwater.
Comments:
It is an emergent aquatic weed
References:

Sobhan I, Alam ABMS and Chowdhury MSM (2012) Biodiversity of Tanguar Haor: A Ramsar Site of Bangladesh, Volume II: Flora. IUCN Bangladesh Country Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Pp. xii+236

Hossain MS, Islam MS, Mondal P & Hoq ME (2012) Assessment of aquatic natural resources in the Tanguar haor at Sunamgonj, Bangladesh. Bangladesh J. Fish. Res, 15(16), 81-92.

Arif ASM, Uddin MS, Islam MS, Nusrat S, Das PR, & Biswas M (2018) Seasonal variation of aquatic weeds at Dekar haor under Sunamganj district, Bangladesh. Fish. Aquat. Stud, 6, 449-454.

Basak SK, Ali MM, Islam MS & Shaha PR (2015) Aquatic weeds of Haor area in Kishoregonj district, Bangladesh: availability, threats and management approaches. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies, 5(6), 151-156.

Hasan AM, Awoal R, Sumon TA, Alal M, Hossen TA, Chowdhury MA & Uddin MS (2018) Species diversity and seasonal composition of aquatic weeds in Tanguar haor area at Taherpur upazilla under Sunamganj district, Bangladesh. Int. J. Fish. Aquat. Stud, 6, 570-574.

Islam MD, Rahmatullah SM, Ahmed M, Asif AA, Satter A, Sarker B, Hossain A & Mojumder S (2017) Aquatic weeds diversity of Bangladesh Agricultural University Campus, Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Asian-Australasian Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology, 2(2), 181-192.

iNaturalist (2008) Ipomoea carnea. https://www.inaturalist.org. Accessed 27 October 2025

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