✿Campanulaceae · Lobelia
Dhawal / Wild Tobacco
Lobelia nicotianifolia
Undershruboutdoor
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lobelia nicotianifolia
- Genus
- Lobelia
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Grasslands, shola and Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, SE. Asia
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Campanulaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Campanulaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- Dhawal, Narasala
- Bengali
- Badanala
- Tamil
- Upperichedi
- Telugu
- Adavipogaku
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಹೊಗೆಸೊಪ್ಪು Kaduhogesoppu, ಕಂದಲೆ Kandale
- Malayalam
- Kattupokala
- Marathi
- Dhawal, रान तंबाखू Ran tambakhu
About Dhawal
Wild Tobacco (Lobelia nicotianifolia) is an undershrub belonging to the Campanulaceae family (Bellflower Family). It is typically found in grasslands, shola and evergreen forests. It occurs across Indo-Malesia, SE. Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-March.
Botanical family
Campanulaceae
Bellflower Family
Dhawal belongs to the Campanulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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