Agetha / Indian Headache Tree
Premna serratifolia
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- January-November
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Premna serratifolia
- Genus
- Premna
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- On plains to hills of scrub jungles
- Habitat type
- Scrub
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
- अगेथा Agetha, अरणी Arani, मथन Mathan
- Nepali
- गिनेरि Gineri
- Bengali
- ভূত-ভৈরবী Bhuta-Bhairabi, গনিয়ারি Ganiari, গনিয়ারি
- Tamil
- பசுமுன்னை Pacu-Munnai, தலைவலி மரம் Talaivali Maram, பிரெம்னா செர்ராட்டிஃபோலியா
- Telugu
- భైరవి Bhairavi, గబ్బు నెల్లి Gabbunelli, కణిక Kanika
- Kannada
- ಅಗ್ನಿಮಂಥ Agnimantha, ಬಾಚಣಿಗೆ ಮರ Baachanige Mara, ನರವಲು Naravalu
- Malayalam
- അരണി Arani, കോഴിച്ചെടി Kozhichedi, മുഞ്ഞ Munja
- Marathi
- अरणि Arani, गणिकारिका Ganikarika, नरवेल Narvel
About Agetha
Indian Headache Tree (Premna serratifolia) is a shrub 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. It is typically found in on plains to hills of scrub jungles. It occurs across Indo-Malesia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-November. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Agetha belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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