✿Portulacaceae · Portulaca
Ghol
Portulaca oleracea var. linearifolia
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Portulaca oleracea var. linearifolia
- Genus
- Portulaca
- Family
- Portulacaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist localities in plains
- Habitat type
- Plains
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- घोल Ghol, कांडली Kandli, लोणा Lona
- 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
Portulaca oleracea var. linearifolia is a herb belonging to the Portulacaceae family (Purslane Family). It is typically found in moist localities in plains. It is native to India. 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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