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Suradruma (Sanskrit: सुराद्रुम)

Campanulaceae (bellflower family) » Lobelia nicotianifolia

 

low-BEL-ee-uh -- named for Mathias de L'Obel, 16th century Belgian botanist

nih-ko-she-ah-ni-FOH-lee-uh -- leaves resembling to that of genus Nicotiana (tobacco)

 

commonly known as: wild tobacco • Bengali: বাদানাল badanala, নাল nala • Gujarati: નળી nali • Hindi: धवल dhaval, नरसल narsal • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೆಸೊಪ್ಪು kaadu hogesoppu, ಕಾಡು ತಮ್ಬಾಕು kaadu tambaaku • Konkani: बकनल baknal • Malayalam: കാട് പുകയില kaat pukayila • Marathi: ढवळ dhaval, रान तंबाखू ran-tambakhu • Sanskrit: महानाला mahanala, सुराद्रुम suradruma • Tamil: காட்டுப்புகையிலை kattu-p-pukaiyilai • Telugu: అడవి పొగాకు adavi pogaku

 

Native to: Western Ghats (India), north-east India, Sri Lanka, Indo-Malesia

 

 

References: Flowers of IndiaNPGS / GRINSahyadri DatabaseENVIS - FRLHT

 

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