Khulkhuri / Tomtomon
Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
Also known as Lawn Pennywort
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
How to identify Khulkhuri
Identify Khulkhuri 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 arrangement: Alternate.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: Throughout the year.
- In India, compare location records such as Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Apiaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Khulkhuri.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides
- Genus
- Hydrocotyle
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy areas in grasslands
- Native to
- Mauritius
- Distribution
- Tropical Asia, Africa & introduced in Australia and USA
- Found in India
- Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are broad and alternate.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple, with a small leafy outgrowth at the base, and kidney-shaped to round.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The peltate leaves are often described as egg-shaped;” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- LobedrecordedThe edge is divided into rounded or pointed sections that don't reach the midrib.“all of the leaves are hairless and they often have five to seven shallow lobes around the edge.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“all of the leaves are hairless and they often have five to seven shallow lobes around the edge.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Khulkhuri itself; the rest are typical of the Apiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Umbel
- Fruit
- Schizocarp
Typical of the Apiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- खुलखुड़ी Khulkhuri, लघु ब्राह्मी Laghu Brahmi
- Nepali
- टिके घोरटापरे Tike Ghortaapre
- Bengali
- Gimasak
- Marathi
- Ballarikerai
About Khulkhuri
Tomtomon (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides) is a herb in the Apiaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Meghalaya, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and 10 other states. It grows in marshy areas in grasslands. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Apiaceae
Carrot family
Khulkhuri belongs to the Apiaceae family.
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