Indian lindenbergia


Scientific Name

Lindenbergia indica (L.) Vatke


Other Names

Bagh mukhe ghans


Life Form

Herb


Family

Orobanchaceae



Usages

Medicine - Juice of the plant is mixed with coriander plant and applied to cure skin eruptions.


Native to

Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan


Habitat

Dry shrubland biome.


Conservation Status

Not evaluated



Plant Description

Annual herb erect 15- 40cm.

Glandular hairy, much branched, purple tinged.

Broadly ovate, hairy, coarsely toothed or crenate-serrate margins.

Yellow, solitary or in axillary spikes or racemes.

Ovoid capsules.


Phenology

Flowering: Rainy season.