• Family : SCROPHULARIACEAE
  (Figwort Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : BRAHMI FAMILY (ब्राह्मी फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : PLANTAGINACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Lindenbergia muraria (Roxburgh ex D. Don) Brühl
• Vernacular name : Dhol (Marathi)
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Moist places, shady hill sides, old walls
• Comments / notes : Occasional in the crevices of the rocks
• Flower, Fruit : March-October
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Anantapur district, Kurnool district, Srikakulam district
  • Maharashtra : Akola district
  • Odisha : Bargarh district, Ganjam district, Cuttack district, Bolangir district
• World Distribution : India, Afghanistan, Myanmar, SW. China
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; J.L.Ellis, 1990- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 2; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India.
• 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=Lindenbergia muraria. Downloaded on 20 May 2024.

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