About Indian Headache Tree
Premna serratifolia is a species of small tree or shrub in the family Lamiaceae. It blooms and fruits between May and November. During flowering season, it attracts a large number of butterflies and bees.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Premna serratifolia
- Genus
- Premna
- Family
- VERBENACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- On plains to hills of scrub jungles
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
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
Botanical family
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Indian Headache Tree belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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