Lajalu
Biophytum nervifolium
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering
- December-March
How to identify Lajalu
Identify Lajalu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Prominently veined leaflets.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Oxalidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lajalu.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Biophytum nervifolium
- Genus
- Biophytum
- Family
- Oxalidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist and open situations
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lajalu itself; the rest are typical of the Oxalidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Oxalidaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- लजालू Lajalu
- Bengali
- ঝলৈ Jhalai
- Tamil
- Tintanali
- Telugu
- Pulicenta
- Malayalam
- മുക്കുട്ടീ Mukkutti
- Marathi
- झरेरा Jharera, लाजवंती Lajvanti
About Lajalu
A member of the Oxalidaceae family, Biophytum nervifolium is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It grows in moist and open situations. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Oxalidaceae
Wood sorrel family
Lajalu belongs to the Oxalidaceae family.
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