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Kalmegh

Andrographis paniculata

Description:

Orchid lookalike tiny wild flower.

Habitat:

In Shyakhola a semi-urban semi-rural type of area, near a bamboo thicket where there was a huge tract of fallow land. Growing wild and neglected.

Notes:

Cropped the photo to get a close up of the flower.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Kalmegh
Andrographis paniculata Andrographis paniculata


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2 Comments

Rahul Upadhyay
Rahul Upadhyay 8 years ago

You're always welcome :):)

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Rahul, THANK YOU. I had never seen Kalmegh before! Heard so much...even dosed with it...WOW... Kalmegh although I say so myself. Kalmegh!!!!

SukanyaDatta
Spotted by
SukanyaDatta

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spotted on Nov 14, 2015
Submitted on Nov 15, 2015

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