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
References
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wild%20Tobacco.html http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230301 http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-353650 http://dh-web.org/place.names/bot2sinhala.html#L http://www.indianaturewatch.net/displayimage.php?id=299787