Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees

lep-id-AG-ath-is -- Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants
kus-pi-DAY-tuh -- sharp-pointed ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: pointed-leaf lepidagathis • Dogri: कंडा बरहैंकड़ kanda barahainkad, कंडा बसूटी kanda basootee, उट कंडा ut kanda • Gujarati: કાંટા અરડુસી kanta aradusi • Hindi: कांटा अडुलसा kaanta adulasa • Kannada: ಮುಳ್ಳು ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ mullu aadusoge • Konkani: कांटे अडुलसो kante adulso • Malayalam: കുടജാദ്രിപ്പച്ച kudajaadrippacha • Marathi: काटे अडुळसा kate adulsa • Nepali: काँडे फूल kaande phool • Pahari: अडूसा adhusa • Telugu: ముల్లు అడ్డసరము mullu addasaramu


botanical names: Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees ... heterotypic synonyms: Ruellia cuspidata B.Heyne ex Wall. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 28 June 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

pointed-leaf lepidagathis

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved June 28, 2025

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

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

कंडा बरहैंकड़ kanda barahainkad

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

कंडा बसूटी kanda basootee, उट कंडा ut kanda

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

કાંટા અરડુસી kanta aradusi

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of name given in Marathi / Hindi / Dogri ... કાંટા kanta = spine or spiny; અરડુસી aradusi = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

कांटा अडुलसा kaanta adulasa

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಮುಳ್ಳು ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ mullu aadusoge

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of name given in Marathi / Hindi / Dogri ... ಮುಳ್ಳು mullu = spine, to mean spiny; ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

कांटे अडुलसो kante adulso

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of name given in Marathi / Hindi / Dogri ... कांटे kante = spine or spiny; अडुलसो adulso = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കുടജാദ്രിപ്പച്ച kudajaadrippacha

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

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

काटे अडुळसा kate adulsa

• 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

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

काँडे फूल kaande phool

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand

अडूसा adhusa

• Rattan, Rajeev & Kumar, Amita & Gautam, Veena & Fozdar, Bharat & Sharma, Upendra & Kumar, Dinesh. (2016). Preliminary Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant and Antifungal Activity of Lepidagathis cuspidate. International Journal of Drug Development & Research. 8. 001-003.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

ముల్లు అడ్డసరము mullu addasaramu

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of name given in Marathi / Hindi / Dogri ... ముల్లు mullu = spine or spiny; అడ్డసరము addasaramu = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

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

Andhra Pradesh, **Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, **Odisha, **Punjab, **Rajasthan, **Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 28/06/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora
• 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
** distribution doubtful

~~~~~ Created on: 19:26 28-06-2025 ¦ Last updated: 15:04 30-06-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae tropical herb undershrub "Lepidagathis cuspidata" "Ruellia cuspidata" "pointed-leaf lepidagathis"

Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau

¿ nee-KOH-tay-bah ? -- anagram of the epithet betonica; could not find reasoning
try-NER-vee-uh -- three-veined ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: three-nerved squirrel tail • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ sanna aadusoge • Konkani: धाकटो अडुलसो dhakto adulso • Malayalam: ചെറിയ ആടലോടകം cheriya aadalodakam • Marathi: लहान अडुळसा lahan adulasa • Odia: ଛୋଟ ବାସଙ୍ଗ chottha basanga • Tamil: சின்ன ஆடாதோடை chinna atatotai • Telugu: చిన్న అడ్డసరము chinna addasaramu


botanical names: Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau ... homotypic synonyms: Adhatoda trinervia (Vahl) Nees • Ecbolium trinervium (Vahl) Kuntze • Justicia trinervia Vahl ... heterotypic synonyms: Justicia nilgherrensis (Nees) Wight ex C.B.Clarke • Nicoteba nilgherrensis (Nees) Lindau ... and more at POWO, retrieved 26 June 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

three-nerved squirrel tail

• for Justicia trinervia Vahl ... for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved June 27, 2025

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ sanna aadusoge

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = little; ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

धाकटो अडुलसो dhakto adulso

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... धाकटो dhakto = little; अडुलसो adulso = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ചെറിയ ആടലോടകം cheriya aadalodakam

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ചെറിയ cheriya = little; ആടലോടകം aadalodakam = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

लहान अडुळसा lahan adulasa

• for Justicia trinervia Vahl ... 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

ଛୋଟ ବାସଙ୍ଗ chottha basanga

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ଛୋଟ chottha = little; ବାସଙ୍ଗ basanga = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

சின்ன ஆடாதோடை chinna atatotai

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... சின்ன chinna = little; ஆடாதோடை atatotai = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

చిన్న అడ్డసరము chinna addasaramu

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... చిన్న chinna = little; అడ్డసరము addasaramu = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

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

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu; 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 27/06/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Goa :: Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• Maharashtra :: The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

~~~~~ Created on: 20:31 26-06-2025 ¦ Last updated: 16:46 28-06-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic perennial herb "Nicoteba trinervia" "Adhatoda trinervia" "Ecbolium trinervium" "Justicia trinervia" "Justicia nilgherrensis" "Nicoteba nilgherrensis" "three-nerved squirrel tail"

Justicia neesii Ramamoorthy

jus-TEE-see-ah -- named for James Justice, Scottish botanist and horticulturist ... Dave's Botanary
¿ nee-SEE-eye ? -- named for German botanist, physician, zoologist, and natural philosopher - Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: small-flowered justicia


botanical names: Justicia neesii Ramamoorthy ... synonyms: Ecbolium crinitum (Nees) Kuntze • Justicia micrantha Wall. ex C.B.Clarke • Rostellaria crinita Nees • Rostellularia crinita (Nees) Nees • Rostellularia neesii A.K.Mukh. ... Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 24/06/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

NOTE: The scientific names of this species are all mixed-up
READ: Soumya, Puliyakode & PURAYIDATHKANDY, SUNOJKUMAR. (2020). A note on the nomenclature of Justicia micrantha Wall. ex C.B. Clarke (Acanthaceae) and its lectotypification. Phytotaxa. 453. 151-153. 10.11646/phytotaxa.453.2.7.

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

small-flowered justicia

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved June 24, 2025

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

*Andhra Pradesh, *Karnataka, *Madhya Pradesh, *Maharashtra, *Tamil Nadu; not endemic to India; known to be distributed globally in peninsular Malaysia

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 24/06/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Maharashtra :: The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

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

~~~~~ Created on: 17:49 24-06-2025 ¦ Last updated: 10:26 26-06-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae tropical annual herb "Justicia neesii" "Ecbolium crinitum" "Justicia micrantha" "Rostellaria crinita" "Rostellularia crinita" "Rostellularia neesii" "small-flowered justicia"

Justicia gendarussa Burm.f.

jus-TEE-see-ah -- named for James Justice, Scottish botanist and horticulturist ... Dave's Botanary
¿ gen-duh-RUS-sah ? -- Latinized form of gander rusa - the name of this species in Selako language of Indonesia ... Forest Department Sarawak

commonly known as: Asian water-willow, willow-leaf justicia • Assamese: বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani, যাত্ৰাসিদ্ধি jatrasiddhi, তিতা বাহক tita bahak, তিতাখৰি titakhori • Bengali: জগতমদন jagat-madan • Bodo: jatrashi guja • Dogri: किशन बसूटी kishan basootee • Garo: dajagipe • Gujarati: બાકસ bakas, ઝીણકી અરડુસી jhinaki aradusi, કાળો અરડૂસો kalo araduso, નાની અરડુસી nani aradusi, તુઈ tui • Hajong: kala chunchuni • Hindi: अड़ूसा arusa, बाकस bakas, बासा basa, नीली निर्गुंडी nili nirgundi, ऊदी सम्भालू udi sambhalu • Kachchhi: કયુ kayu, ટયુ tayu, તુઈ tui • Kannada: ಕರಿಲಕ್ಕಿ karilakki, ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ನೆಚ್ಚುಕಡ್ಡಿ nechchukaddi • Karbi: titiria-soso-arong • Konkani: काळो आडासो kalo adaso • Malayalam: കരുനൊച്ചി karunochi, വാതകൊടി vaathakodi, വാതംകൊല്ലി vaathamkolli • Marathi: बाड baad, बाकस bakas, काळा अडुळसा kala adulasa • Nepali: कसन kasan, नील निरगुन्दी neel nirgundee • Odia: ବର ବାସଙ୍ଗ bara basanga, କୁକୁରଦନ୍ତୀ kukuradanti, ମୃଗେନ୍ଦ୍ରାଣୀ mrugendrani • Rabha: akkai vaska, jatrasi • Rajasthani: नीलीनर्गुडी nilinargudi • Sanskrit: भिषङ्मातृ bhishagmatr, कण्ठीरवी kanthiravi, कसनोत्पाटन kasanotpatana, कृष्णनिर्गुण्डी krishnanirgundi, कृष्णसुरस krishnasurasa, मातृसिंही matrsimhi, नासा nasa, नीलनिर्गुण्डी nilanirgundi, पञ्चमुखी panchamukhi, प्रामाद्य pramadhya, रूषक rushaka, सिंहमुख simhamukha, सिंहानन simhanana, सिंहपर्णी simhaparni, सिंहास्या simhasya, सिंहिका simhika, सितकर्णी sitakarni, वैद्यमातृ vaidyamatr, वैद्यसिंही vaidyasimhi, वास vasa, वसादनी vasadani, वासक vasaka, वातघ्नी vataghni, वृषा vrsha • Tamil: சேபாலிகை cepalikai, கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, காவி kavi, கோபி kopi, வாடாக்கொடி vata-k-koti, வாடைக்குற்றி vataikkurri • Telugu: అడ్డసరము addasaramu, గంధ రసము gandha rasamu, నల్ల వావిలి nalla vavili, నీలనిర్గుండి nilanirgundi • Tibetan: པར་པ་དའི་རྩ་བ par-pa-da'i-rtsa-ba • Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ವಾತಂಕೊಳ್ಳಿ vaathamkolli • Urdu: اڙوسا arusa, باکس bakas, باسا basa


botanical names: Justicia gendarussa Burm.f. ... homotypic synonyms: Ecbolium gendarussa (Burm.f.) Kuntze • Gendarussa vulgaris Nees ... and more at POWO, retrieved 06 May 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

Asian water-willow, willow-leaf justicia

• Flowers of India, retrieved May 07, 2025
• or willow-leaved justicia ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani, তিতা বাহক tita bahak

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

যাত্ৰাসিদ্ধি jatrasiddhi, তিতাখৰি titakhori

• Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

জগতমদন jagat-madan

• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
• উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~

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

jatrashi guja

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

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

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

किशन बसूटी kishan basootee

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

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

dajagipe

• Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De
• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

બાકસ bakas, કાળો અરડૂસો kalo araduso, તુઈ tui

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

ઝીણકી અરડુસી jhinaki aradusi, નાની અરડુસી nani aradusi

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

~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~

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

kala chunchuni

• 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

अड़ूसा arusa, बाकस bakas, बासा basa

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

नीली निर्गुंडी nili nirgundi, ऊदी सम्भालू udi sambhalu

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

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

કયુ kayu, ટયુ tayu, તુઈ tui

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

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಕರಿಲಕ್ಕಿ karilakki, ನೆಚ್ಚುಕಡ್ಡಿ nechchukaddi

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki

• ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~

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

titiria-soso-arong

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

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

काळो आडासो kalo adaso

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

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കരുനൊച്ചി karunochi

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

വാതകൊടി vaathakodi

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

വാതംകൊല്ലി vaathamkolli

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

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

बाड baad

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

बाकस bakas, काळा अडुळसा kala adulasa

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• अडुळसा is also written / spoken as आडुळसा

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

कसन kasan, नील निरगुन्दी neel nirgundee

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

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ବର ବାସଙ୍ଗ bara basanga, କୁକୁରଦନ୍ତୀ kukuradanti

• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.

ମୃଗେନ୍ଦ୍ରାଣୀ mrugendrani

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~

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

akkai vaska, jatrasi

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

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

नीलीनर्गुडी nilinargudi

• Tripathi, Yogesh & Prabhu, V.V. & Pal, R.S. & Mishra, R.N.. (1996). Medicinal Plants of Rajasthan in Indian System of Medicine. Ancient Science of Life. 15. 190-212.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

भिषङ्मातृ bhishagmatr, कण्ठीरवी kanthiravi, कसनोत्पाटन kasanotpatana, मातृसिंही matrsimhi, नासा nasa, पञ्चमुखी panchamukhi, प्रामाद्य pramadhya, रूषक rushaka, सिंहमुख simhamukha, सिंहानन simhanana, सिंहपर्णी simhaparni, सिंहास्या (or सिंहास्य) simhasya, सिंहिका simhika, सितकर्णी sitakarni (or सितकर्णिका sitakarnika), वैद्यमातृ vaidyamatr (or just वैद्य vaidya), वैद्यसिंही vaidyasimhi, वास vasa, वसादनी vasadani, वासक vasaka (or वाशक vashaka), वृषा vrsha (or वृश vrsa)

• Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

कृष्णनिर्गुण्डी krishnanirgundi, कृष्णसुरस krishnasurasa, नीलनिर्गुण्डी nilanirgundi, वातघ्नी vataghni

• FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal Plants Database

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

சேபாலிகை cepalikai, கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, காவி kavi, கோபி kopi, வாடாக்கொடி vata-k-koti, வாடைக்குற்றி vataikkurri

• for willow-leaved justicia ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

అడ్డసరము addasaramu, గంధ రసము gandha rasamu, నల్ల వావిలి nalla vavili

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

నీలనిర్గుండి nilanirgundi

• A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown

~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~

written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan

པར་པ་དའི་རྩ་བ par-pa-da'i-rtsa-ba

• A Glossary of Tibetan Medicinal Plants by Mia MoIvray - a publication for the study of Tibetan Medicine published by the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

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

ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ವಾತಂಕೊಳ್ಳಿ vaathamkolli

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

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

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

اڙوسا arusa, باکس bakas, باسا basa

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

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

throughout; widely cultivated

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.04; last update April 17th, 2025. Last accessed 06/05/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 22:17 06-05-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:00 24-06-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae tropical perennial deciduous shrub "Justicia gendarussa" "Ecbolium gendarussa" "Gendarussa vulgaris" "Asian water-willow" "white justicia" "willow-leaf justicia" "willow-leaved justicia"

Rungia elegans Dalzell & A.Gibson

RUN-jee-uh -- named for Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German professor ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia
ELL-eh-ganz -- elegant ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: elegant rungia • Kannada: ಕೊಡ ಗಸಾಲೆ koda gasaale • Marathi: मोहक पित्तपापडा mohak pittapapada


botanical names: Rungia elegans Dalzell & A.Gibson ... homotypic synonyms: Diapedium elegans (Dalzell & A.Gibson) Kuntze • Justicia concinna J.R.I.Wood ... POWO, retrieved 05 May 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

elegant rungia

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved May 05, 2025

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಕೊಡ ಗಸಾಲೆ koda gasaale

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

मोहक पित्तपापडा mohak pittapapada

• name coined, for want of name; on lines of घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada, a popular name given to Justicia procumbens L., घाटी ghati suggests distribution in the Desh region or country above the Western Ghats; मोहक mohak suggests the striking elegance of flower inflorescence of Rungia elegans Dalzell & A.Gibson

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

¿ Goa ?, Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.04; last update April 17th, 2025. Last accessed 05/05/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 22:03 05-05-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:21 06-05-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic annual herb "Rungia elegans" "Diapedium elegans" "Justicia concinna" "elegant rungia"

Hygrophila pinnatifida (Dalzell) Sreem.

hy-GRO-fill-uh -- Greek: hugros (moist), philo (love), refers to affinity for moist soil ... Dave's Botanary
pin-nat-ih-FY-duh or pin-nat-ee-FEE-duh -- pinnately divided, finely cut ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: fern-leaf swampweed, Indian swampweed, Miramar weed • Konkani: पाण तेवण paan tevan • Marathi: पाण तेवण paan tevan


botanical names: Hygrophila pinnatifida (Dalzell) Sreem. ... homotypic synonyms: Adenosma pinnatifida (Dalzell) T.Anderson • Cardanthera pinnatifida (Dalzell) Benth. ex C.B.Clarke • Nomaphila pinnatifida Dalzell • Synnema pinnatifidum (Dalzell) Kuntze ... and more at POWO, retrieved 05 May 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

fern-leaf swampweed, Indian swampweed, Miramar weed

• Flowers of India, retrieved May 05, 2025

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

पाण तेवण paan tevan

• Marathi coined-name borrowed, for want of name

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

पाण तेवण paan tevan

• name coined, for want of name; on lines of रान तेवण raan tevan, a popular name of Hygrophila serpyllum (Nees) T.Anderson, रान raan suggests the plant's wild-growing nature; पाण paan suggests the aquatic habit of Hygrophila pinnatifida (Dalzell) Sreem., its natural habitat being water beds

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

Goa, *Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.04; last update April 17th, 2025. Last accessed 02/05/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Goa :: Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186.

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

~~~~~ Created on: 20:38 04-05-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:38 05-05-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic perennial aquatic herb "Hygrophila pinnatifida" "Adenosma pinnatifida" "Cardanthera pinnatifida" "Nomaphila pinnatifida" "Synnema pinnatifidum" "fern-leaf swampweed" "Indian swampweed" "Miramar weed"

Gymnostachyum warrierianum K.M.P.Kumar, Balach. & V.B.Sreek.

jim-no-STAY-kee-um -- Greek: gymnos (naked), stachyum (flower spikes) ... Dave's Botanary
¿ wah-rih-ear-ee-AH-num ? -- named for Padmabhushan P K Warrier ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: purple gymnostachyum


botanical names: Gymnostachyum warrierianum K.M.P.Kumar, Balach. & V.B.Sreek. ... synonyms: no known synonyms ... POWO, retrieved 04 May 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

purple gymnostachyum

• Flowers of India, retrieved May 04, 2025

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

*Karnataka, *Kerala; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.04; last update April 17th, 2025. Last accessed 04/05/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Karnataka :: Shameer, M. C., Sreenivas, V. K., & Prabhukumar, K. M. (2017). Gymnostachyum warrieranum K.M.P. Kumar et al. (Family Acanthaceae): An Addition to the Flora of Karnataka, India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (JBNHS), 114.

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

~~~~~ Created on: 15:32 04-05-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:02 04-05-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic perennial undershrub "Gymnostachyum warrierianum" "purple gymnostachyum"