Pedalium murex L.

 
  • Family : PEDALIACEAE
    (Pedalium Or Sesame Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : TIL FAMILY (तिल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Pedaliaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Pedalium murex L.
  • Common name : Teeth dropping Plant, Large caltrops, Bara Gokhuru
  • Vernacular name :
    • Bara gokhru, Kadva gokkru (Hindi)
    • Aane-neggilu (Kannada)
    • Yanainerunji (Tamil)
    • Yenuga palleru, Pedda palleru, Mullagadakaya chettu, Yenugumullu (Telugu)
    • Badogo ekuro, Gokara, Gokshura (Oria)
    • Sthulagokshurah (Sanskrit)
    • Aananjerinjil, Aanayiruthimullu, Kakkamullu, Kattunjerinjil (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist places in wastelands
  • Comments / notes : Locals report that the roots when chewed are known to cause teeth-drop.
  • Flower, Fruit : April-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Nuapada district, Puri district, Khurda district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Throughout Tamil Nadu
    • Puducherry : Puducherry
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Jaisalmer district, Barmer district, Bikaner district, Jodhpur district
  • Native : Benin, Central African Repu, Comoros, Eritrea, Ghana, India, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Socotra, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Vietnam, Yemen
  • World Distribution : Tropical Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • 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 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Pedalium murex. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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