About Wild Tobacco
Lobelia nicotianifolia is a species of flowering plant with a distribution primarily across India and Sri Lanka. It is commonly called wild tobacco, because the leaves resemble tobacco leaves. It is a poisonous plant.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lobelia nicotianifolia
- Genus
- Lobelia
- Family
- CAMPANULACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Grasslands, shola and Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia, SE. Asia
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Dhawal, Narasala
- Bengali
- Badanala
- Tamil
- Upperichedi
- Telugu
- Adavipogaku
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡುಹೊಗೆಸೊಪ್ಪು Kaduhogesoppu, ಕಂದಲೆ Kandale
- Malayalam
- Kattupokala
- Marathi
- Dhawal, रान तंबाखू Ran tambakhu
Botanical family
Campanulaceae
Bellflower Family
Wild Tobacco belongs to the Campanulaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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