Bada Gokharu / Teeth Dropping Plant
Pedalium murex
Also known as Large Caltrops, Bara Gokhuru
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- April-December
How to identify Bada Gokharu
Identify Bada Gokharu by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Spiny caltrop-shaped fruit.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Pedaliaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bada Gokharu.
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, West Bengal, Haryana, Odisha, Bihar, Daman & Diu, Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Puducherry
- 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
A member of the Pedaliaceae family, Teeth dropping Plant (Pedalium murex) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and 13 other states. It grows in moist places in wastelands. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Pedaliaceae
Pedalium Or Sesame Family
Bada Gokharu belongs to the Pedaliaceae family.
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