About Long-leaved Barleria
Hygrophila auriculata (Sanskrit: gokaṇṭa, Bangla (বাংলা নাম): kulekhara (কুলেখাড়া) kokilākṣa) is a herbaceous, medicinal plant in the acanthus family that grows in marshy places and is native to tropical Asia and Africa. In India it is commonly known as kokilaksha or gokulakanta, in Sri Lanka as neeramulli. In Kerala and Tamil Nadu it is called vayalchulli (വയൽച്ചുളളി) and Neermulli (நீர்முள்ளி) respectively, and in the Telugu states, it is known as Godugu-gaddi (గొడుగుగడ్డి) or Gruddi-kamanchi (గ్రుడ్డికామంచి).
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Hygrophila auriculata
- Genus
- Hygrophila
- Family
- ACANTHACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Marshy places in open deciduous forests
- Native to
- Africa, Asia
- Distribution
- Tropical Himalayas, India, Myanmar, China, Malaya, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Tropical Africa, Indo-China
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Hindi
- भानकरी bhankari, गोक्षुर gokshur, कोकिल आंख kokil-ankh
- Nepali
- ताल मखाना
- Bengali
- শুলামর্দন Shulamardan, কুলেখাড়া, কুলেখাড়া [kulekhara]
- Tamil
- நீர்முள்ளி nir-mulli, நீர்முள்ளி, நீர்முள்ளி [Neermulli]
- Telugu
- ఏనుగు పల్లేరు [enugu palleru], కోకిలాక్షి [kokilaksi], వనశృంగాటము [vana-sringatamu]
- Kannada
- ಗೋಕಂಟಕ Gokantaka, ಗೋಕ್ಷುರ Gokshura ಕೊಳವಳಿಕೆ Kolavalike, ಕೊಳಗುಳಿಕೆ Kolagulike
- Malayalam
- വയൽച്ചുള്ളി vaya schulli, വയൽച്ചുളളി [vayalchulli], വയൽച്ചുള്ളി
- Marathi
- एखरा ekhara, गोक्षुर gokshura, कोळिस्ता kolista
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Long-leaved Barleria belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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