✿Portulacaceae · Portulaca
Ghol / Common Purselane
Portulaca oleracea
Also known as Garden Purselane, Indian Parselane
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Portulaca oleracea
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet areas in degraded forests, also weed of cultivation
- Habitat type
- Wetland, Forest, Cultivated, Wasteland
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- घोल Ghol, कांडली Kandli, लोणा Lona, ghol
- Nepali
- गड्यॉउला झार Gadyaulaa Jhaar, कुल्फा साग Kulfaa Saag, नोना Nonaa
- Bengali
- বড় লনিয়া Bara Laniya, সি কলস Ghee Kalam, নুনিয়া Nunia
- Tamil
- கோழிக்கீரை Koli-K-Kirai, பருப்புக்கீரை Paruppu-K-Kirai, பருப்புக்கீரை
- Telugu
- బొడ్డు పావిలికూర Boddu Pavilikura, గంగాబాయిలికూర Gangabaili Kura, పప్పుకూర Pappukura
- Kannada
- ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗೋಣಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು Dodda Goni Soppu, ಕಿರುಗೋಣಿ Kirugoni
- Malayalam
- കൊഴുപ്പ Kozhuppa, മണൽചീര Manalcheera, ഉപ്പുചീര Uppucheera
- Marathi
- घोळ Ghol, घोळ, घोळू
About Ghol
Common purselane (Portulaca oleracea) is a herb belonging to the Portulacaceae family (Purslane Family). It is typically found in wet areas in degraded forests, also weed of cultivation. It occurs across Pantropical. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Botanical family
Portulacaceae
Purslane Family
Ghol belongs to the Portulacaceae family.
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