vitupucittalai (in Tamil)

Lamiaceae (mint family) » Colebrookea oppositifolia

 

kohl-BROOK-ee-a -- named for Henry Thomas Colebrooke, English orientalist, botanist

op-POZ-it-i-FOHL-ee-a -- leaves arranged opposite each other

 

commonly known as: Indian squirrel tail • Hindi: बिंदा binda, पांसरा pansra • Kannada: ಥುಗ್ಗಿಗಿಡ thuggi gida • Konkani: भामिनी bhamini • Lepcha: umhyemkung • Marathi: भामण bhaman, dasai • Nepalese: धुर्सुली dhursuli • Oriya: bosik • Tamil: vitupucittalai • Telugu: jolidi

 

Distribution: India, Pakistan, SW China, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Indo-China

 

 

References: Flowers of India • Sahyadri Database • eFlora

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