Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Phragmites karka
Scientific Name and Description
Phragmites karka TRIN. EX STEUD.
Herb Family
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Arundo karka RETZ.
Phragmites maxima BLATTER & MCCANN
Phragmites roxburghii (KUNTH) STEUD.
Phragmites maxima BLATTER & MCCANN
Phragmites roxburghii (KUNTH) STEUD.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | doka-ghas, kilak, nainarakula, nal, narkul, nulanara |
| Kannada | hulugalagu, hulugila hullu, hulugilahullu, hulugilu |
| Malayalam | nadam, nain-canna, nalam, nannana, naval |
| Marathi | deonala, nala |
| Sanskrit | dhamana, dhhamana, mahanalah, nada, nala, nalah, nata, potagala, potagalah, randhri, shunyamadhya, vibhisanah |
| Tamil | nalam, perunanal |
| Telugu | eela karra, kikkasagaddi, kulpa gaddi, maitantos, mettanthisa, mettantisa, naagasvaramu, nagasara, nagasaramu-peepalu, nagasvaramu, nagaswaramu, peddarellu, puvvugutthigaddi, puvvuguttigaddi |
| Tibetan | dam bu |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 3 Author - B.V.Shetty & V. Singh
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol III Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Maharashrta State (Monocotyledons) Author - Ed B D Sharma, S Karthikeyan, N P Singh
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of the Palni Hills Vol-3 Author - K.M. Matthew
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Vol IV Author - Saxena H.O.,Brahmam M.
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 2 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL III(MONOCOTS) Author - K.M. MATTHEW
FLORA OF ASSAM Author - KANJILAL & BOR
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH