✿Pontederiaceae · Monochoria
Neelolpalam / Pickerel Weed
Monochoria vaginalis
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Assam & more
- Flowering
- May-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Monochoria vaginalis
- Genus
- Monochoria
- Family
- Pontederiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Paddy fields and wet lowlands
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Tropical Asia, Australia
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Bhutan, Malesia, Himalayas, China, Japan
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Kerala, Assam, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- May-November
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Local Names
- Bengali
- ছোটনখা | পানি কচু
- Malayalam
- കരിങ്കൂവളം, Neelolpalam, നീലോല്പലം
About Neelolpalam
Pickerel Weed (Monochoria vaginalis) is a herb belonging to the Pontederiaceae family (Pickerel-Weed Family). It is typically found in paddy fields and wet lowlands. Native to Tropical Asia, Australia, it is distributed across India, Nepal, Bhutan, Malesia, Himalayas, China, Japan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during May-November. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Botanical family
Pontederiaceae
Pickerel-Weed Family
Neelolpalam belongs to the Pontederiaceae family.
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