• Family : NYCTAGINACEAE
  (Four-O'clock Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BOOGANBEL FAMILY (बूगनबेल फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : NYCTAGINACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Mirabilis jalapa L.
• Common name : 4 'o' Clock plant, Marvel of Peru
• Vernacular name : Sanje mallige, Madhyanna mallige (Kannada); Anthimantharai, Andhi manthaarai, Ammukkili, Kanvalichedi (Tamil); Rangbano (Oria); Gulabash (Hindi)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Grown as garden plant
• Comments / notes : Often cultivated as an ornamental or as a medicinal plant; occasional escape to wastelands and road cuttings along forests.
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : All districts of Andhra Pradesh
  • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
  • Odisha : Common
• Native : Peru
• World Distribution : All tropical regions
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (2). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Mirabilis jalapa. Downloaded on 3 April 2025.

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