Bhumyamalaki (Gale of the Wind)
Phyllanthus amarus
Small erect glabrous annual herb to 50cm; elliptic-oblong distichous alternate leaves m...
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Bibhitaki (Baheda / Belleric Myrobalan)
Terminalia bellirica
Large deciduous forest tree; broad elliptic leaves clustered at branch ends, pale-green...
Billygoat-weed (Goatweed / Visamusti)
Ageratum conyzoides
Erect foetid annual herb to 1m with soft white hairs; opposite ovate crenate aromatic l...
Black Catechu (Kattha / Khadira)
Acacia catechu
Moderate thorny deciduous tree with dark fissured bark; bipinnate feathery leaves with ...
Black Pepper (Kali Mirch / Maricha)
Piper nigrum
Woody perennial climbing vine rooting at swollen nodes; broadly ovate leathery dark-gre...
Black Seed (Kalonji / Upakunchika)
Nigella sativa
Erect branching annual herb with finely dissected pinnate foliage; feather-like segment...
Blackboard Tree (Saptaparni / Chhatiwan)
Alstonia scholaris
Tall deciduous evergreen tree with whorled branches; whorls of 4-7 obovate-oblong leave...
Blind-Your-Eye Mangrove (Aguru / Tillai)
Excoecaria agallocha
Medium mangrove tree with poisonous blistering white latex; alternate ovate-elliptic gl...
Blue Glory (Bharangi / Kharashakhi)
Clerodendrum serratum
Erect woody deciduous shrub with quadrangular branches; opposite or whorled obovate ser...
Blue Water Lily (Neelkamal / Utpala)
Nymphaea nouchali
Aquatic rhizomatous perennial herb; rounded floating peltate leaves with sinuate-dentat...