Dear Vijayasankarji,
It is different from *B. acanthoides *from its appearance. The plant height of this plant is upto 40 cm, leaves linear and petiole up to 0.2 or absent. -- *Prabhu Kumar K M* Scientist Plant Systematics & Genetic Resources Division Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR) & 'CMPR' Herbarium Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala Kottakkal, Malappuram *E-mail: [email protected]*

