Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.
- Family: Convolvulaceae
- Vernacular names: Palmuthakku, Palthookkamkizhangu, പാൽമുത്തക്ക്, പാൽതൂക്കംകിഴങ്ങ് (Malayalam), Giant potato (English), Ksheeravidari (Sanskrit), Bhilaykand (Hindi), Nilapoosani (Tamil)
- Distribution: Pantropical
- Description: Twining shrubs. Leaves palmately 5-7-lobed. Inflorescence cyme, axillary, few to many-flowered. Flowers pink. Capsule ovoid; seeds 4, ovoid, black, wooly.
- Habit: Climbers/Lianas
- Habitat: Moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Flowering & Fruiting: August-September
- Parts used: Tuberous root
- Properties & Uses: Cooling, aphrodisiac, diuretic, carminative, anthelmintic, expectorant and rejuvenating. Roots are useful in emaciation in children, skin diseases, colic, bronchitis, fever, burning sensation, vomiting, syphilis, inflammation and general debility.
- Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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