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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Lobelia |
| Species: | L. nicotianifolia
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Flowering edit
December.
Medicinal uses edit
Lobelia nicotianifolia is used in India to treat bronchitis, asthma, and insect and scorpion bites and to induce nausea and vomiting
Common names edit
- 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 edit
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