Hydrocharitaceae · Vallisneria

Jallil / Tapegrass

Vallisneria spiralis

HerbMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh & more
Flowering
October-April

Plant Details

Scientific name
Vallisneria spiralis
Genus
Vallisneria
Habit
Herb
Distribution
Cosmopolitan
Found in India
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
Flowering & fruiting
October-April
Conservation status
Least Concern (LC)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape
LinearrecordedVery long and narrow with roughly parallel sides.== Overview == It has narrow, linear leaves that range in colour from a pale-green to reddish up to 3 feet (1 m) long and up to 0.75 inches broad. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple

Characters marked “recorded” are for Jallil itself; the rest are typical of the Hydrocharitaceae family.

Local Names

Hindi
Jallil, Sawala, Sewal
Nepali
फुल्के कमल Phulke Kamal
Tamil
Chalanili, Jalanili, Valukkuppaci
Kannada
Hasururibbongida, Kudarebaladagida
Marathi
Phiti-Chesaivale, Seval

About Jallil

Tapegrass (Vallisneria spiralis) is a herb in the Hydrocharitaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh and 8 other states. Flowering and fruiting run from October to April.

Illustration representing the Hydrocharitaceae family
Botanical family

Hydrocharitaceae

Frog's-Bit Family

Jallil belongs to the Hydrocharitaceae family.

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