Nelamucchala / Fever Gymnostachyum
Gymnostachyum febrifugum
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- October-January
How to identify Nelamucchala
Identify Nelamucchala 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.
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Nelamucchala.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gymnostachyum febrifugum
- Genus
- Gymnostachyum
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nelamucchala itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Nelamucchala itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ನೆಲಮುಚ್ಚಳ Nelamucchala, ನಾಱುಂಬೇಳೆ, ನಾರುಂಬೇಳೆ Naarumbele
- Malayalam
- നിലമുച്ചാള, നാവുനീട്ടി
About Nelamucchala
Fever Gymnostachyum (Gymnostachyum febrifugum) belongs to the Acanthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to January.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Nelamucchala belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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