✿Campanulaceae · Lobelia
Tilikosyo / Common Pratia
Lobelia nummularia
Herboutdoor
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- October-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Lobelia nummularia
- Genus
- Lobelia
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Along the roadsides in Evergreen forests
- Distribution
- Tropical and Subtropical Asia to Queensland
- Found in India
- Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Assam, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- PurplerecordedPurple or violet
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tilikosyo itself; the rest are typical of the Campanulaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- तिलिकोस्यो Tilikosyo
About Tilikosyo
A member of the Campanulaceae family, Common Pratia (Lobelia nummularia) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Sikkim, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and 5 other states. It grows in along the roadsides in Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Botanical family
Campanulaceae
Bellflower Family
Tilikosyo belongs to the Campanulaceae family.
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