Lobelia nicotianifolia

Lobelia nicotianifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Lobelia
Species:
L. nicotianifolia
Binomial name
Lobelia nicotianifolia
Synonyms
  • Lobelia nicotianaefolia
  • Dortmannia nicotianifolia (Roth ex Schult.) Kuntze
  • Lobelia camptodon E.Wimm.
  • Lobelia courtallensis K.K.N.Nair
  • Lobelia nicotianifolia var. bibarbata E.Wimm.
  • Lobelia nicotianifolia var. brevipedicellata E.Wimm.
  • Lobelia nicotianifolia var. macrostemon Skottsb.
  • Lobelia nicotianifolia var. trichandra (Wight) C.B.Clarke
  • Lobelia trichandra Wight
  • Rapuntium nicotianifolium (Roth ex Schult.) C.Presl

Lobelia nicotianifolia is a species of flowering plant with a distribution primarily across India and Sri Lanka. It is commonly called wild tobacco, because the leaves resemble tobacco leaves. It is a poisonous plant.

Flowering

December.

Medicinal uses

Lobelia nicotianifolia is used in India to treat bronchitis, asthma, and insect and scorpion bites and to induce nausea and vomiting

Common names

  • English: Wild tobacco
  • Hindi: धवल Dhawal, नरसल Narasala
  • Marathi: Dhawal, रान तंबाखू Ran tambakhu
  • Tamil: Upperichedi, காட்டுப்புகையிலை Kattu-p-pukaiyilai
  • Malayalam: Kattupokala, കാട് പുകയില Kaat Pukayila
  • Telugu: అడవి పొగాకు Adavipogaku
  • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೆಸೊಪ್ಪು Kadahogesoppu, ಕಾಡು ತಮ್ಬಾಕು Kaadu Tambaaku
  • Bengali: Badanala
  • Gujarati: નળી Nali
  • Sinhala: Wal dunkola
  • Konkani: बकनल Baknal
  • Sanskrit: म्रित्युपुष्प Mrityupushpa, म्रदुछड़ Mriduchhada, महानाला Mahanala, सुराद्रुम Suradruma
  • Bengali: নাল Nala, বাদানাল Badanala
  • Mizo: Berawchal

References

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