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Kalmegh

Andrographis paniculata

Photo by SukanyaDatta
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Field Notes

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.

Reference Links:

Andrographis paniculata

Species ID Suggestions

Kalmegh

Andrographis paniculata

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Rahul Upadhyay
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Comments (2)
SukanyaDatta
Rahul, THANK YOU. I had never seen Kalmegh before! Heard so much...even dosed with it...WOW... Kalmegh although I say so myself. Kalmegh!!!!

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PublishedNovember 15, 2015

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