✿Nyctaginaceae · Boerhavia
Pungali / Pointed-Leaved Hogweed
Boerhavia chinensis
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering
- June-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Boerhavia chinensis
- Genus
- Boerhavia
- Family
- Nyctaginaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Old World Tropics
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Pungali itself; the rest are typical of the Nyctaginaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- Punarnava, पुंगली Pungali
- Tamil
- Kodi Minnai, Mukkuttikkodi, Ucha
- Telugu
- Kanne Komali, Atukumamidi
About Pungali
Pointed-Leaved Hogweed (Boerhavia chinensis) belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Himachal Pradesh. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Botanical family
Nyctaginaceae
Four-O'clock Family
Pungali belongs to the Nyctaginaceae family.
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