Lobelia nicotianifolia explained

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

• http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Tobacco.html
• http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230301
• http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-353650
• http://dh-web.org/place.names/bot2sinhala.html#L
• http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=299787