For the genus of crab spiders, see
Hewittia.
| Hewittia malabarica
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| Hewittia malabarica, from Mitomoni area, Tanzania.
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Plantae
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| Clade:
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Tracheophytes
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| Clade:
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Angiosperms
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| Clade:
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Eudicots
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| Clade:
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Asterids
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| Order:
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Solanales
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| Family:
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Convolvulaceae
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| Genus:
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Hewittia
Wight & Arn.
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| Species:
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H. malabarica
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| Binomial name
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Hewittia malabarica
(L.) Suresh
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| Synonyms
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- Aniseia afzelii G.Don
- Aniseia bracteata Hassk.
- Argyreia malabarica (L.) Choisy
- Bonamia volkensii Dammer
- Calystegia keriana Sweet
- Convolvulus bicolor Vahl
- Convolvulus bracteatus Vahl
- Convolvulus hederaceus Blanco
- Convolvulus involucratus Willd
- Convolvulus involucratus Ker Gawl
- Convolvulus malabaricus L.
- Convolvulus rottleri Spreng
- Convolvulus scandens Milne
- Convolvulus sublobatus L.f.
- Convolvulus timorensis D.Dietr.
- Eremosperma puccionianum Chiov.
- Hewittia asarifolia Klotzsch
- Hewittia barbeyana Chod. & Roulet
- Hewittia bicolor (Vahl) Wight & Arn.
- Hewittia hirta Klotzsch
- Hewittia puccioniana (Chiov.) Verdc.
- Hewittia scandens (Milne) Mabb.
- Hewittia sublobata (L.f.) Kuntze
- Ipomoea benguelensis Baker
- Ipomoea bicolor Sweet
- Ipomoea bracteata Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea malabarica (L.) Roem. & Schult.
- Ipomoea pandurifolia E.Mey.
- Ipomoea phyllosepala Baker
- Ipomoea schultesii Weinm. ex Choisy
- Ipomoea teretistigma Choisy
- Ipomoea weinmannii Roem. & Schult.
- Kethosia involucrata (Willd.) Raf.
- Palmia bicolor (Choisy) Endl. ex Dalzell & Gibson
- Sanilum bicolor Raf.
- Sanilum bracteatum Raf.
- Shutereia bicolor Choisy
- Shutereia sublobata (L.f.) House
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Hewittia malabarica is a flowering plant in the monotypic genus Hewittia Wight & Arn., belonging to the family Convolvulaceae and widespread throughout tropical Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. It is a climbing or prostrate perennial herb with slender stems and flowers that are pale yellow, cream, or white with a purple center, and large leaves that can be used as a cooked vegetable or used in folk medicine with the roots. The stems can be used to make ropes.