Teeth dropping Plant
Pedalium murex
Also known as Large caltrops, Bara Gokhuru
HerbMedicinal
About Teeth dropping Plant
Pedalium is a genus of plant in the Pedaliaceae family comprising one species, Pedalium murex. It is distributed in tropical Africa, the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pedalium murex
- Genus
- Pedalium
- Family
- PEDALIACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist places in wastelands
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- बडा गोखरू Bada Gokharu, दक्षिणी गोखरु Dakshini Gokharu, फ़रीद बूटी Farid Buti
- Bengali
- বিলাতি গোখুর
- Tamil
- ஆனைநெருஞ்சி Anai-Nerunci, காக்காய்முள் Kakkay-Mul, பெருநெருஞ்சி Peru-Nerunci
- Telugu
- ఏనుగు పల్లేరు Enugu Palleru, పల్లేరు Palleru
- Kannada
- ಆನೆ ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು Aane Neggilu, ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೆಗ್ಗಿಲು Dodda Neggilu, ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೀರಂಜಿ Dodda Niranji
- Malayalam
- ആനയിരുത്തിമുള്ള് Aanayiruthimullu, കാക്കമുള്ള് Kaakkamullu, വലിയ ഞെരിഞ്ഞിൽ
- Marathi
- गोखरू Gokharu, हत्तीचराटे Hatticharate, माळवी गोखरू Malavi Gokharu
Botanical family
Pedaliaceae
Pedalium Or Sesame Family
Teeth dropping Plant belongs to the Pedaliaceae family.
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