✿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
- Family
- Hydrocharitaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Distribution
- Cosmopolitan
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-April
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Hydrocharitaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
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 belonging to the Hydrocharitaceae family (Frog's-Bit Family). It occurs across Cosmopolitan. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during October-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Botanical family
Hydrocharitaceae
Frog's-Bit Family
Jallil belongs to the Hydrocharitaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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