Artanema longifolium flowers - Gas Kotala
Artanema longifolium is a small woody perennial plant, native to Sri Lanka, India and some Asian countries. It is called in Sinhalese as "Gas Kotala" and commonly found on wasteland near to water bodies in wet and dry climate regions in Sri Lanka. The plant blooms beautiful purple flowers that related to Foxglove flowers. The plants grow as weed and sometime may be invasive. Also, It is rarely use in Ayurveda medicine.
| Common Classification | |
|---|---|
| Common Names | Koala Bells , Wild Foxglove |
| Scientific Name | Artanema longifolium |
| Sinhala Name | Gas Kotala |
| Scientific Classification | |
| Family | Linderniaceae |
| Genus | Artanema |
| Species | A. longifolium |
| Synonym | Diceros longifolius, Columnea longifolia, Achimenes sesamioides |
| Ecology | |
| Category | Weed-Herb-Ornamental-Wild |
| Growth Habit | Small-Tree-Shrub |
| Duration | Perennial |
| Origin | Indigenous |
| Status | Invasive |
| Property | |
| Culinary / Edible | No |
| Use as Herb | Yes |
| Other Use | n/a |
| Poisoned / Toxin | No |
| Identification | |
 Leaves of Gas Kotala (Artanema longifolium) | |
