Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz

ryn-uh-KANTH-us -- Greek rhinus (nose); ákantha (thorn) ... Dave's Botanary
NAW-suit-us -- long-nosed ... Wiktionary

commonly known as: dainty spurs, ringworm root, snake jasmine, white flowered justicia • Bengali: জুই পানা jui-pana, পলক জুই palak-jui • Gujarati: ગજકર્ણી gajakarni, નાયટી nayati, પાલક જુહી palaka juhi • Hindi: कबूतर का फुल kabutar ka phul, पालक जूही palak-juhi, ऊथिपर्णी uthiparni • Kachchhi: દાદરનું ઝાડવું dadaranu jhadavu, દધરજો ઝાડ dadharajo jhad • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಪಟಿಕ doddapatika, ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ nagamallige • Konkani: दादमारी dadmari • Malayalam: നാഗമുല്ല naagamulla, ഒറ്റക്കാൽമുടന്തി ottakkaalmudanthi, പുഴുക്കൊല്ലി puzhukkolli • Marathi: गजकर्णी gajkarni, नागमल्ली nagamalli • Odia: କ୍ରୂର ଶାଗ kaura saga • Sanskrit: प्रत्यग्रगन्धा pratyagragandha, प्रियदा priyada, यूथिकापर्णी yuthikaparni • Tamil: கலிகை kalikai, நாகமல்லி nagamalli, உரகமல்லி uragamalli • Telugu: నాగమళ్లె nagamalle • Tulu: ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ nagamallige


botanical names: Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz ... homotypic synonyms: Justicia nasuta L. • Rhinacanthus communis Nees ... POWO, retrieved 10 July 2025

NOTE: Orthographic variant: Rhinacanthus nasuta (L.) Kurz

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

dainty spurs

• Top Tropicals - TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

ringworm root

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• for Rhinacanthus communis Nees ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

snake jasmine

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• for Rhinacanthus communis Nees ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

white flowered justicia

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

জুই পানা jui-pana, পলক জুই palak-jui

• Many thanks to Surajit Koley for help with these names ... efloraofindia
• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ગજકર્ણી gajakarni, નાયટી nayati, પાલક જુહી palaka juhi

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

कबूतर का फुल kabutar ka phul, पालक जूही palak-juhi

• for Justicia nasuta L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

ऊथिपर्णी uthiparni

• this name prevalent in Jharkhand ... K. Pandey, A. Sinha, and Z. Perween, “Important Medicinal Plants with their Medicinal Uses from Jharkhand State”, IJRESM, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 532–542, Sep. 2020, Accessed: Jul. 11, 2025.

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat

દાદરનું ઝાડવું dadaranu jhadavu, દધરજો ઝાડ dadharajo jhad

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ದೊಡ್ಡಪಟಿಕ doddapatika, ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ nagamallige

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

दादमारी dadmari

• for Rhinacanthus communis Nees ... Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898.
• for Rhinacanthus communis Nees ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

നാഗമുല്ല naagamulla, ഒറ്റക്കാൽമുടന്തി ottakkaalmudanthi

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

പുഴുക്കൊല്ലി puzhukkolli

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• for Justicia nasuta L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

गजकर्णी gajkarni

• Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
• or गजकर्ण gajkarna ... The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

नागमल्ली nagamalli

• for Justicia nasuta L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

କ୍ରୂର ଶାଗ kaura saga

• Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

प्रत्यग्रगन्धा pratyagragandha, प्रियदा priyada

• for Rhinacanthus communis Nees ... Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

यूथिकापर्णी yuthikaparni

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

கலிகை kalikai, நாகமல்லி nagamalli

• for Rhinacanthus communis Nees ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

உரகமல்லி uragamalli

• for ringworm root ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

నాగమళ్లె nagamalle

• for Justicia nasuta L. ... A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ nagamallige

• for Justicia nasuta L. ... Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

پالك جوهي palak-juhi

• for Justicia nasuta L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

throughout

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.07; last update July 5th, 2025. Last accessed 10/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

Recorded / documented in following states:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal

~~~~~ Created on: 21:31 10-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:23 11-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae perennial shrub "Rhinacanthus nasutus" "Rhinacanthus nasuta" "Justicia nasuta" "Rhinacanthus communis" "dainty spurs" "ringworm root" "snake jasmine" "white flowered justicia"

Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis (Roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb.

¿ flo-GO-ah-KAN-thus ? -- Greek: phlogos (flame); ákantha (thorn) ... Dave's Botanary
¿ thur-SEE-for-miss ? -- flowers arranged in form of thyrse (a flower cluster with a central spike that has side branches also clustered with flowers) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Himalayan ruellia, red flame-acanthus • Ahom: titaphul • Assamese: ৰঙা বাহক ronga-bahoka, তিতাবাহক titabahak, তিতাফূল titaphul • Bengali: লাল বাসক lal basak • Bodo: barshikha bibar goja • Chakma: basakpata • Garhwali: kaldona, kawadoni • Garo: ellot, kimchit, verua kain cheit • Hajong: chunchuni tita • Hindi: चुहाई chuhai, लाल बासक lal basak • Jaintia: jia merembut • Karbi: jakan, jaogan, rambha arong, tadongmiow • Khasi: barsiku, baskabomphang, dieng-soh-ja-buid, dieng-soh-kajut, ja-boit, jathang-heh, soh-ja-jut, tadang-kakseu • Kumaoni: kaldona, kawadoni • Lepcha: rheeom, sumcher • Manipuri: ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯡꯈꯥ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕꯥ নোঙমাঙখা অঙাঙবা nongmangkha angangba • Maring: shimrim • Michi: bashkah • Mishing: লাল ভাচাক lal-vasak, তিতা ভাচাক tita-vasak • Mizo: kawldai-par-eng, khumtiangkohha • Nepali: चुवा chuwaa, तिते tite • Nyishi: keralang • Rabha: chakkai mekha, khakai par • Tangkhul: sipchang • Tangsa: phikhip


botanical names: Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis (Roxb. ex Hardw.) Mabb. ... homotypic synonyms: Justicia thyrsiformis Roxb. ex Hardw. ... heterotypic synonyms: Justicia thyrsiflora Roxb. • Justicia thyrsoides Roxb. ex Nees • Phlogacanthus longisepalus Bremek. • Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... POWO, retrieved 09 July 2025

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Himalayan ruellia

• Mallick J K. 2020. An annotated checklist of Dicotyledonus Angiosperms in Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills, West Bengal, India. J New Biol Rep 9(2): 94- 208.

red flame-acanthus

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 09, 2025

~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~

written in: Ahom ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom

titaphul

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 09 July 2025
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

ৰঙা বাহক ronga-bahoka, তিতাবাহক titabahak, তিতাফূল titaphul

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

লাল বাসক lal basak

• Barnali Gogoi, Bibhuti Bhusan Kakoti, Nilutpal Sharma Bora, Ashis Kr. Goswami - Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees: A Review - Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 23(2), Nov – Dec 2013; nᵒ 31, 175-179

~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro

barshikha bibar goja

• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga

~~~~~ CHAKMA ~~~~~

written in: Chakma (𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴, Changhma Bhach or Ajha Path), Latin, Bengali ... spoken in: Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: the Chakma (or Changhma) people and Daingnet people

basakpata

• Das, Sudipta & Duttachoudhury, Manabendra. (2009). Ethno-Medicobotanical Observations On Some Tribal Communities Of Tripura State. Pleione. 3. 89-95.

~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand

kaldona, kawadoni

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Shri R L Badhwar and Dr R R Fernandez - Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas - The Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

ellot

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De

kimchit

• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga

verua kain cheit

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Kayang, Highland. (2007). Tribal knowledge on wild edible plants of Meghalaya, Northeast India. Indian J Trad Knowledge. 6. 177-181.

~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~

written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal

chunchuni tita

• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

चुहाई chuhai

• name prevalent in Bihar ... B. Das and P. Saha - A Review on Antidiabetic Potential of Plant Flavonoids in Acanthaceae Family Edible Plants of West Bengal - Indian J Pharm Sci 2024;86(3):805-817
• the name rendered in native script needs validation

लाल बासक lal basak

• Barnali Gogoi, Bibhuti Bhusan Kakoti, Nilutpal Sharma Bora, Ashis Kr. Goswami - Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees: A Review - Int. J. Pharm. Sci. Rev. Res., 23(2), Nov – Dec 2013; nᵒ 31, 175-179

~~~~~ JAINTIA ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam ... exonyms: Jaintia, Synteng; endonym: Pnar

jia merembut

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Kayang, Highland. (2007). Tribal knowledge on wild edible plants of Meghalaya, Northeast India. Indian J Trad Knowledge. 6. 177-181.

~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng

jakan, jaogan, rambha arong

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De

tadongmiow

• Dutta, Barnali & Sarma, Jatindra & Borthakur, Sashin. (2016). Diversity and Ethnobotany of the Genus Phlogacanthus Nees in Assam, India. International Journal of Life-Sciences Scientific Research. 2. 10.21276/ijlssr.2016.2.4.25.

~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~

written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

barsiku, baskabomphang, dieng-soh-ja-buid, dieng-soh-kajut, ja-boit, jathang-heh, soh-ja-jut

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De

tadang-kakseu

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Parkash V. 2021. Floristic and ethnic perspective on wild forest plant species of Nongkhyllem Reserve Forest, Nongpoh, Meghalaya, India. Asian J Ethnobiol 4: 93-105.

~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand

kaldona, kawadoni

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ LEPCHA ~~~~~

written in: Lepcha (or Róng), Tibetan ... spoken in: Sikkim, West Bengal

rheeom

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

sumcher

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Shri R L Badhwar and Dr R R Fernandez - Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas - The Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯡꯈꯥ ꯑꯉꯥꯡꯕꯥ নোঙমাঙখা অঙাঙবা nongmangkha angangba

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 09, 2025

~~~~~ MARING ~~~~~

written in: Meitei (ꯃꯔꯤꯡ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... spoken by Maring people ... not to be confused with the Maring language of New Guinea

shimrim

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 09, 2025

~~~~~ MICHI ~~~~~

written in: Idu Azobra, recently developed, or Latin ... spoken in: some districts of Arunachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Idu Mishmi people ... other names for this language: Idu Mishmi ... considered endangered

bashkah

• for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Shri R L Badhwar and Dr R R Fernandez - Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas - The Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun

~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~

written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri

লাল ভাচাক lal-vasak, তিতা ভাচাক tita-vasak

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 09 July 2025

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

kawldai-par-eng

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 09, 2025

khumtiangkohha

• Rai, Prabhat. (2011). Ethnomedicinal Plants of India with Special Reference to an Indo-Burma Hotspot Region: An overview. Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 9. 379-429. 10.17348/era.9.0.379-420.

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

चुवा chuwaa, तिते tite

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung

keralang

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 09 July 2025

~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya

chakkai mekha, khakai par

• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga

~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people

sipchang

• Sumitra Salam (2013) - Ethnobotanical study of the Tangkhul Naga tribe in Ukhrul district, Manipur state - Shodhganga

~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~

written in: Tangsa, Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga

phikhip

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 09 July 2025

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.07; last update July 5th, 2025. Last accessed 09/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Assam :: for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De
• Manipur :: Sumitra Salam (2013) - Ethnobotanical study of the Tangkhul Naga tribe in Ukhrul district, Manipur state - Shodhganga
• Meghalaya :: for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Kayang, Highland. (2007). Tribal knowledge on wild edible plants of Meghalaya, Northeast India. Indian J Trad Knowledge. 6. 177-181.
• Mizoram :: Rai, Prabhat. (2011). Ethnomedicinal Plants of India with Special Reference to an Indo-Burma Hotspot Region: An overview. Ethnobotany Research and Applications. 9. 379-429. 10.17348/era.9.0.379-420.
• Tripura :: Das, Sudipta & Duttachoudhury, Manabendra. (2009). Ethno-Medicobotanical Observations On Some Tribal Communities Of Tripura State. Pleione. 3. 89-95.
• Uttarakhand :: for Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (Roxb.) Nees ... Shri R L Badhwar and Dr R R Fernandez - Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas - The Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun

~~~~~ Created on: 12:26 09-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 15:48 10-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae evergreen shrub "Phlogacanthus thyrsiformis" "Justicia thyrsiformis" "Justicia thyrsiflora" "Justicia thyrsoides" "Phlogacanthus longisepalus" "Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus"

Petalidium barlerioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees

¿ pet-uh-LID-ee-um ?Greek: petalon (a leaf or petal); may refer to the deciduous, leaf-like bracts ... Wikipedia
bar-leer-ee-OY-deez -- resembling aspects of genus Barleria ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: barleria petal-bush • Hindi: इन्द्रजटा indrajata • Kannada: ರುದ್ರ ಗೋರಂಟಿ rudra goranti • Konkani: गोरांटी goranti • Malayalam: ചുണ്ടപ്പാർവ്വതി chundapparvathy • Marathi: गोरांटी goranti • Odia: ମାଲ୍ପୀ malpi • Telugu: కోడి మురుసు kodi-murusu


botanical names: Petalidium barlerioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Ruellia barlerioides B.Heyne ex Roth ... heterotypic synonyms: Ruellia bracteata Roxb. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 06 July 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

barleria petal-bush

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved July 06, 2025

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

इन्द्रजटा indrajata

• मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ರುದ್ರ ಗೋರಂಟಿ rudra goranti

• Many thanks to Vikas Bhat Khandige for help with this name ... Instagram ... flowers used for worshipping Lord Shiva during Shivratri

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

गोरांटी goranti

• Marathi coined-name borrowed, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ചുണ്ടപ്പാർവ്വതി chundapparvathy

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

गोरांटी goranti

• name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

drakappa

• Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & IFS, Sudeep. (2022). FLORAL WEALTH OF MANDARGIRI HILLS. 10.13140/RG.2.2.16659.35362.
• the name needs to be rendered in their native script
• whether the name is indeed in Odia, needs to be validated

ମାଲ୍ପୀ malpi

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

కోడి మురుసు kodi-murusu

• Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh - by R D Reddy

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

throughout

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.07; last update July 5th, 2025. Last accessed 06/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

Recorded / documented in following states:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, *Bihar, *Chhattisgarh, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli, *Daman & Diu, Goa, *Gujarat, *Himachal Pradesh, *Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, Odisha, *Puducherry, *Punjab, *Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu, Telangana, *Tripura, *Uttarakhand, *West Bengal

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 18:44 06-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:26 08-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae perennial shrub "Petalidium barlerioides" "Ruellia barlerioides" "Ruellia bracteata" "barleria petal-bush"

Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus (Nees) Dalzell

¿ nyur-uh-KANTH-us ? -- Greek: neuron (vein, nerve); ákantha (thorn, spine); spiny vein ... Dave's Botanary
sfay-ro-STAY-kee-us -- sphaero (round, globe shaped); stachyus (flower spikes) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: pin cushion flower • Gujarati: ગંઠેર ganthera • Hindi: पुतलियो putliyo • Kachchhi: ગંઢારો gandharo • Kannada: ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ ಹೂವು sujimette hoovu • Konkani: घोशवे ghoshve • Marathi: घोसवेल ghosvel, गोलगोंडा golgonda


botanical names: Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus (Nees) Dalzell ... homotypic synonyms: Lepidagathis sphaerostachya Nees ... heterotypic synonyms: Neuracanthus lawii Wight ... and more at POWO, retrieved 06 July 2025

NOTE: Orthographic variant: Neuracanthus sphaerostachys (Nees) Dalzell

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

pin cushion flower

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 05, 2025

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ગંઠેર ganthera

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]
• or ગંડેર gandera ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

पुतलियो putliyo

• Dangar, D.K. & Patel, Nilesh. (2018). Pharmacognostic studies on Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus Dalz. (Acanthaceae) leaves. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 11. 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.09.008.
• Based on the construct of this name, it could most possibly be a local name in Rajasthan ... पुतलियो putliyo = pupil of eye, the flower in full glory alludes to the iris & pupil of eye

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat

ગંઢારો gandharo

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ ಹೂವು sujimette hoovu

• name coined, for want of name; based on the English name "pin cushion flower" ... ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ sujimette = pincushion; ಹೂವು hoovu = flower

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

घोशवे ghoshve

• Biodiversity in Goa - Flora of Goa

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

घोसवेल ghosvel

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
• most probably this name घोसवेल ghosvel could be in error ... वेल vel = climber ... this plant is however an erect herb; proper name could most likely be घोसवे ghosve ... please see the Konkani name घोशवे ghoshve

गोलगोंडा golgonda

• name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagar Haveli, Rajasthan; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 05/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 17:32 05-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:36 06-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic annual herb "Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus" "Neuracanthus sphaerostachys" "Lepidagathis sphaerostachya" "Neuracanthus lawii" "pin-cushion flower"

Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng

¿ nel-SON-nee-uh ? -- for David Nelson, English gardener and botanist, gardener at Kew ... Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae
kan-ESS-kens -- grey hair, greyish ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: blue pussyleaf • Ahom: baghkaniya, udbhedeli • Bengali: পারামূল paramula • Hindi: बिजनोरी bijnori • Malayalam: കോടപ്പുല്ല് kodappullu, മയിൽ പുല്ല് mayil pullu, നീല പൂച്ചയില neela poochayila • Odia: ବର ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna • Santali: ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ jugitopa baha


botanical names: Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. ... homotypic synonyms: Justicia canescens Lam. ... heterotypic synonyms: Dianthera tomentosa Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke • Nelsonia campestris R.Br. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 04 July 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

blue pussyleaf

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 04, 2025

~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~

written in: Ahom ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom

baghkaniya, udbhedeli

• Borah, Dipankar & Gogoi, Tridip & Sarma, Jintu & Borah, Punam & Gohain, Bichitra & Mili, Chiranjib & Upadhyaya, Ankur & Basumatary, Jenima & Neog, Kasturi & Wangpan, Tonlong & Tangjang, Sumpam. (2021). Compendium of plants used for preparation of traditional alcoholic beverages by four major ethnic communities of Assam, northeast India. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 22. 2019-2031. 10.13057/biodiv/d220451.
• the names need to be rendered in their native script

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

পারামূল paramula

• Many thanks to Jayantanath Sarkar for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

बिजनोरी bijnori

• Sikarwar, Ram Lakhan & Dubey, Praveen & Khanna, K K & Tiwari, Arjun. (2024). Threat Assesment and Utilization of Medicinal Plants of Vindhyan Region, Madhya Pradesh.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

കോടപ്പുല്ല് kodappullu, മയിൽ പുല്ല് mayil pullu, നീല പൂച്ചയില neela poochayila

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with these names ... efloraofindia
• നീല പൂച്ചയില neela poochayila :: നീല neela = blue; പൂച്ച poocha = pussycat; യില yila = leaf
• മയിൽ പുല്ല് mayil pullu :: മയിൽ mayil = peacock; പുല്ല് pullu = grass
• കോടപ്പുല്ല് kodappullu :: കോട koda = mist; പുല്ല് pullu = grass
• all of above Malayalam names arise due to hairy nature of the plant

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ବର ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna

• Acharya R, Padiya RH, Patel ED, Rudrapa HC, Shukla VJ, Chauhan MG. Pharmacognostical evaluation of leaf of Bada Rasna [Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.; Acanthaceae]. Anc Sci Life. 2012 Apr;31(4):194-7. doi: 10.4103/0257-7941.107359. PMID: 23661868; PMCID: PMC3644758.

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ jugitopa baha

• for Nelsonia campestris R.Br. ... A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
• for Nelsonia campestris R.Br. ... ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andaman islands, *Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, *Bihar, *Gujarat, *Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, *Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, Odisha, *Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 04/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
In all probability, this species has naturalized in India.

~~~~~ Created on: 19:52 03-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:26 06-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae Nelsoniaceae annual herb "Nelsonia canescens" "Justicia canescens" "Dianthera tomentosa" "Nelsonia campestris" "blue pussyleaf"

Lepidagathis mahakassapae S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale

lep-id-AG-ath-is -- Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants
¿ mah-AH-kus-suh-pay ? -- named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) - he was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha

commonly known as: Mahakassapa lepidagathis • Marathi: महाकश्यपी कोच mahakashyapi koch


botanical names: Lepidagathis mahakassapae S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale ... POWO, retrieved 03 July 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Mahakassapa lepidagathis

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved July 03, 2025

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

महाकश्यपी कोच mahakashyapi koch

• Many thanks to Sushant More for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• name coined, for want of name; महाकश्यपी mahakashyapi = this species is named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) - he was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha; कोच koch = a generic name given to Lepidagathis spp.

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Maharashtra; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 03/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 11:58 03-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:33 04-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic perennial herb "Lepidagathis mahakassapae" "Mahakassapa lepidagathis"

Lepidagathis incurva Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

lep-id-AG-ath-is -- Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants
IN-kur-vuh or in-KUR-vuh -- incurved ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: curved lepidagathis • Bengali: কান্দিফুল kandi phool • Dogri: कंडैरा kandairaa, कंडेयारा kandeyaaraa • Garo: byiradimat-mengo-kime • Kannada: ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti • Mizo: vangvattur • Nepali: काँडे kaande, सेतो फुली seto phuli • Tulu: ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti


botanical names: Lepidagathis incurva Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don ... accepted infraspecifics: Lepidagathis incurva var. incurva ... heterotypic synonyms: Lepidagathis hyalina Nees ... and more at POWO, retrieved 01 July 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

curved lepidagathis

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved July 01, 2025

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

কান্দিফুল kandi phool

• Mehedi Voice - Hasan Mehedi's blog

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

कंडैरा kandairaa, कंडेयारा kandeyaaraa

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

byiradimat-mengo-kime

• Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti = bone binder, indicates its therapeutic efficacy in healing bone fracture

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

vangvattur

• Rai, Prabhat & Lalramnghinglova, H. (2010). Lesser known ethnomedicinal plants of Mizoram, North East India: An Indo-Burma hotspot region. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 4. 1301-1307.

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

काँडे kaande, सेतो फुली seto phuli

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti = bone binder, indicates its therapeutic efficacy in healing bone fracture

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andaman islands, Assam, *Bihar, *Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, *Kerala, *Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Punjab, *Rajasthan, Sikkim, *Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 01/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Jammu & Kashmir :: Janaki Ammal Herbarium - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

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Acanthaceae tropical perennial herb "Lepidagathis incurva" "curved lepidagathis"