Bhu Okra / Turkey Tangle Frogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
Also known as Capeweed, Carper Weed, Creeping Lip Plant, Creeping Vervain, Purple Lippia
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Phyla nodiflora
- Genus
- Phyla
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- Old World tropics
- Distribution
- Tropics & sub-tropics
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- भू ओकरा Bhu Okra, छोटा ओकरा Chota Okra, जल बूटी Jal Buti
- Nepali
- अकमर Akamar, जल पिप्ली Jal Piplee, कोकना Kokanaa
- Bengali
- বুকুনবুটি Bukunbuti, কাচড়াঘাস Kacharaghas, ভূঁই ওকরা
- Tamil
- பொடுதலை Potutalai, தோயபாணம் Toyapanam, வன்னிகா Vannika
- Telugu
- బొక్కెనాకు Bokenaku, బొక్కెన Bokkena, గజ పిప్పలి కాడ Gajapippali-Kada
- Kannada
- ಜಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ Jala Hippali, ಕೆರೆಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ Kere Hippali, ನೀರುಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ Neeru Hippali
- Malayalam
- ജലതിപ്പലി Jalathippali, കാട്ടുതിപ്പലി Kattuthippali, നീർതിപ്പലി Neerthippali
- Marathi
- गौर मुंडी Goura Mundi, जल पिंपळी Jala Pimpali, रतवेल Ratavel
About Bhu Okra
Turkey Tangle Frogfruit (Phyla nodiflora) is a herb belonging to the Verbenaceae family (Verbena/Teak family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple/compound leaves, spike/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe fruit. Native to Old World tropics, it is distributed across Tropics & sub-tropics. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Bhu Okra belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
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