Lobelia nicotianifolia

Lobelia nicotianifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Campanulaceae
Genus:	Lobelia
Species:	L. nicotianifolia
Binomial name
	Lobelia nicotianifolia; L.
Synonyms
	Lobelia nicotianaefolia; Dortmannia nicotianifolia (Roth ex Schult.) Kuntze; Lobelia camptodon E.Wimm.; Lobelia courtallensis K.K.N.Nair; Lobelia nicotianifolia var. bibarbata E.Wimm.; Lobelia nicotianifolia var. brevipedicellata E.Wimm.; Lobelia nicotianifolia var. macrostemon Skottsb.; Lobelia nicotianifolia var. trichandra (Wight) C.B.Clarke; Lobelia trichandra Wight; Rapuntium nicotianifolium (Roth ex Schult.) C.Presl;

Lobelia nicotianifolia is a species of flowering plant with a distribution primarily across India and Sri Lanka. It is commonly called wild tobacco, because the leaves resemble tobacco leaves. It is a poisonous plant.

Flowering

December.

Medicinal uses

Lobelia nicotianifolia is used in India to treat bronchitis, asthma, and insect and scorpion bites and to induce nausea and vomiting

Common names

English: Wild tobacco
Hindi: धवल Dhawal, नरसल Narasala
Marathi: Dhawal, रान तंबाखू Ran tambakhu
Tamil: Upperichedi, காட்டுப்புகையிலை Kattu-p-pukaiyilai
Malayalam: Kattupokala, കാട് പുകയില Kaat Pukayila
Telugu: అడవి పొగాకు Adavipogaku
Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೆಸೊಪ್ಪು Kadahogesoppu, ಕಾಡು ತಮ್ಬಾಕು Kaadu Tambaaku
Bengali: Badanala
Gujarati: નળી Nali
Sinhala: Wal dunkola
Konkani: बकनल Baknal
Sanskrit: म्रित्युपुष्प Mrityupushpa, म्रदुछड़ Mriduchhada, महानाला Mahanala, सुराद्रुम Suradruma
Bengali: নাল Nala, বাদানাল Badanala
Mizo: Berawchal

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