✿Pedaliaceae · Pedalium
Bada Gokharu / Teeth Dropping Plant
Pedalium murex
Also known as Large Caltrops, Bara Gokhuru
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Pedalium murex
- Genus
- Pedalium
- Family
- Pedaliaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist places in wastelands
- Distribution
- Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan, Gujarat
- 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, யானை நெருஞ்சில்
- 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
About Bada Gokharu
Teeth dropping Plant (Pedalium murex) is a herb belonging to the Pedaliaceae family (Pedalium Or Sesame Family). It is typically found in moist places in wastelands. It occurs across Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during April-December. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Pedaliaceae
Pedalium Or Sesame Family
Bada Gokharu belongs to the Pedaliaceae family.
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