Bukhar Jadi / Crested Lepidagathis
Lepidagathis cristata
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & more
- Flowering
- November-February
How to identify Bukhar Jadi
Identify Bukhar Jadi 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: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Acanthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bukhar Jadi.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lepidagathis cristata
- Genus
- Lepidagathis
- Family
- Acanthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Scrub jungles, foothills of deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Delhi, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bukhar Jadi 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 Bukhar Jadi itself; the rest are typical of the Acanthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बुख़ार जडी Bukhar Jadi, बुख़ार जडी
- Tamil
- Karappanpoondu, லெப்பிடகதிசு கிரிசுட்டாட்டா
- Kannada
- ಗಂಟುಕಾಳುಗೆಡ್ಡೆ Gantukaalugedde, Surya Kantha
- Marathi
- भूई गेंद Bhui Gend, भू तेरडा Bhu terada, भूई गेंद
About Bukhar Jadi
Crested Lepidagathis (Lepidagathis cristata) is a herb in the Acanthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and 6 other states. It grows in scrub jungles, foothills of deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to February.
Acanthaceae
Acanthus family
Bukhar Jadi belongs to the Acanthaceae family.
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