*Lobelia nicotianifolia * Roth ex Schult.
- *low-BEL-ee-uh* -- named for Mathias de L'Obel, 16th century Belgian botanist *nih-ko-she-ah-ni-FOH-lee-uh* -- leaves resembling to that of genus * Nicotiana* (tobacco) ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dspicatum&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf8PoxiKgGpM01prGvqwZUq-UOwhg> [image: Dhaval (Marathi: ढवळ)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3132015189%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcBJKZTrZ0JrL5PoOlQMStbZq-CGA> Dec 21, 2008 ... at Kumbharli Ghat, Maharashtra *commonly known as*: wild tobacco • *Bengali*: বাদানাল badanala, নাল nala • *Gujarati*: નળી nali • *Hindi*: धवल dhaval, नरसल narsal • *Kannada*: ಕಾಡು ಹೊಗೆಸೊಪ್ಪು kaadu hogesoppu, ಕಾಡು ತಮ್ಬಾಕು kaadu tambaaku • *Konkani*: बकनल baknal • *Malayalam*: കാട് പുകയില kaat pukayila • *Marathi*: ढवळ dhaval, रान तंबाखू ran-tambakhu • *Sanskrit*: महानाला mahanala, सुराद्रुम suradruma • *Tamil*: காட்டுப்புகையிலை kattu-p-pukaiyilai • *Telugu*: అడవి పొగాకు adavi pogaku *Native to*: Western Ghats (India), north-east India, Sri Lanka, Indo-Malesia *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FWild%2520Tobacco.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfE07o5irAjxhiBDZH2KXHJgarglg>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F22470&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdaJdMspoeRzVi2t6mGHi0cPXwiAA>• Sahyadri Database<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwgbis.ces.iisc.ernet.in%2Fbiodiversity%2Fdatabase%2F%3Fq%3Dnode%2F13&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcs2cNeZOHq-MJm2gtb2A5vquHlag>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org.in%2Fbotanical_search.php%3Ftxtbtname%3DLobelia%2Bnic%26gesp%3D1333%257CLobelia%2Bnicotianaefolia%2BROTH.%2BEX.%2BR.%2B%2526%2BS.&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfCxAeE78uEwChSqMmsOvAMLBQqDg>• *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Dec 21, 2008 ... at Kumbharli Ghat, Maharashtra [image: Lobelia nicotianifolia]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3132840116%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfGyVjrpkHXkMBmpv9T3crHnBnujw> [image: Kattu-p-pukaiyilai (Tamil: காட்டுப்புகையிலை)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3132752080%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdNcfsrpMtIN91iyVAIauPGSh00GA> [image: Mahanala (Sanskrit: महानाला)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F3132755192%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzePGbaNTFjIRQmnv0TxOe2Uv7MZDw> ... more views on *flickr*<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DLobelianicotianifolia%26w%3D91314344%2540N00%26s%3Drec%26m%3Dtags&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcvdtBg9FEP556pw6Q5gw3K6MWOGw>. Regards. Dinesh
