Friday 29 October 2021

Barleria prattensis Santapau

Barleria prattensis Santapau

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
prat-TEN-sis -- named for Dr C A Pratt, London, who helped Santapau with Flora of Khandala ... IPNI

commonly known as: forest barleria, pink barleria • Malayalam: മധുരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി madhurakurinji • Marathi: गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti, इखरु ikharu


botanical names: Barleria prattensis Santapau ... synonyms: no synonyms known ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
forest barleria
  • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar
pink barleria
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
മധുരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി madhurakurinji
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
गुलाबी कोरांटी gulabi koranti
इखरु ikharu
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Thursday 28 October 2021

Barleria montana Nees

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
MON-tah-nuh or mon-TAY-nuh -- of the mountains ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: mountain barleria • Marathi: डोंगरी कोरांटी dongari koranti, कोळिस्ता kolista • Tamil: மேகவண்ணக்குறிஞ்சி mekavanna-k-kurinci • Telugu: అడవి డిసెంబరాలు adavi decembaralu


botanical names: Barleria montana Nees ... synonyms: Barleria morrisiana E.Barnes & C.E.C.Fisch. • Barleria purpurea G.Lodd. • Ruellia montana Wall. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
mountain barleria
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
डोंगरी कोरांटी dongari koranti
  • the name derived from literal translation of the botanical name
कोळिस्ता kolista
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
மேகவண்ணக்குறிஞ்சி mekavanna-k-kurinci
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
అడవి డిసెంబరాలు adavi decembaralu
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Tuesday 26 October 2021

Barleria lupulina Lindl.

Barleria lupulina Lindl.

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
lup-oo-LEE-nuh or loo-poo-LEE-nuh -- resembling hops ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: hop-headed barleria, hophead Philippine violet, snake bush • Bengali: কণ্ট বিসল্যকরনী kanta bishalyakarani, মোচা-শির স্বর্ণমুখী mocha-sira sbarnamukhi • Tamil: செம்முள்ளி cem-mulli, முள்ளு கனகாம்பரம் mullu kanakamparam


botanical names: Barleria lupulina Lindl. ... synonyms: Barleria macrostachya Bojer • Barleria monostachya Bojer ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
hop-headed barleria
hophead Philippine violet
snake bush
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
কণ্ট বিসল্যকরনী kanta bishalyakarani
মোচা-শির স্বর্ণমুখী mocha-sira sbarnamukhi
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
செம்முள்ளி cem-mulli
முள்ளு கனகாம்பரம் mullu kanakamparam
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Monday 25 October 2021

Barleria lawii T.Anderson

Barleria lawii T.Anderson

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
LAW-ee-eye -- named in honor of John Sutherland Law (1810–85), Indian Civil Servant and amateur botanist ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: Law's barleria • Gujarati: કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo • Marathi: ईखरू ikharu, पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari koranti


botanical names: Barleria lawii T.Anderson ... synonyms: Barleria beddomei T.Anderson ex Bedd. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Law's barleria
  • Flowers of India ... the commemorative epithet lawii honours John Sutherland Law (1810–85), Indian Civil Servant and amateur botanist ... Wikipedia
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
કાંટા શેળિયો kanta sheliyo
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
ईखरू ikharu
पांढरी कोरांटी pandhari koranti
  • Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to flowers of north Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Sunday 24 October 2021

Barleria involucrata var. elata (Dalzell) Clarke

Barleria involucrata var. elata (Dalzell) Clarke

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
in-vol-yoo-KRAY-tuh -- having an involucre ... Dave's Botanary
el-AH-tuh -- tall ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: racemose blue nail dye • Coorgi: ಕುರುಂದ kurunda • Marathi: जांभळी कोरांटी jambhali koranti, मयूरपंख mayurpankh


botanical names: Barleria involucrata var. elata (Dalzell) Clarke ... synonyms: Barleria elata Dalzell ... GBIF
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
racemose blue nail dye
~~~~~ COORGI ~~~~~
ಕುರುಂದ kurunda
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
जांभळी कोरांटी jambhali koranti
  • Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to flowers of north Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
मयूरपंख mayurpankh
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Barleria grandiflora Dalzell

Barleria grandiflora Dalzell

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
gran-dih-FLOR-uh -- with large flowers ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: grand barleria • Marathi: देव कोरांटी dev-koranti, श्वेत कोरांटी shwet-koranti


botanical names: Barleria grandiflora Dalzell ... synonyms: Barlerianthus grandiflora (Dalzell) Oerst. ... WFO (2021)
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
grand barleria
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
देव कोरांटी dev-koranti
  • Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to flowers of north Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
  • Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13: 443-49, 2009.
श्वेत कोरांटी shwet-koranti
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Barleria cuspidata F.Heyne ex Nees

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
kus-pi-DAY-tuh -- sharp-pointed ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: lesser yellow nail dye, spiny barleria • Gujarati: પીળો કાટાસેરિયો pilo kataseriyo • Marathi: काटे कोरांटी kate koranti, पिवळी कोरांटी pivali koranti, सुवर्ण कोरांटी suvarna koranti • Tamil: மஞ்சட்செம்முள்ளி mancat-cemmulli, வெள்ளைமுள்ளி vellai-mulli • Telugu: బొబ్బి bobbi


botanical names: Barleria cuspidata F.Heyne ex Nees ... synonyms: no synonyms known ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
lesser yellow nail dye
spiny barleria
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
પીળો કાટાસેરિયો pilo kataseriyo
  • Many thanks to Ashok Korat for help with this name ... facebook
  • word variant: કાંટાસળિયો kantasaliyo ... Gujarati Lexicon
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
काटे कोरांटी kate koranti
  • Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to flowers of north Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
  • Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India
  • कोरांटी koranti is a generic name for many of Barleria species. It has many variants: कोरंटी koranti, कोरांटी koraanti, कोऱ्हांटी korhanti OR कोरंटा koranta, कोरांटा koraanta, कोऱ्हांटा korhanta ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
पिवळी कोरांटी pivali koranti
  • Floristic Survey of Institute of Science - website closed
    पिवळी pivali = yellow colour(ed); कोरांटी koranti = generic name for many of Barleria species and some of Amaranth
    ... this name thus refers to yellow flowered plants of these genera
सुवर्ण कोरांटी suvarna koranti
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
மஞ்சட்செம்முள்ளி mancat-cemmulli, வெள்ளைமுள்ளி vellai-mulli
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
బొబ్బి bobbi
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Friday 22 October 2021

Barleria cristata L.

Barleria cristata L.

bar-LEER-ee-uh -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary
kris-TAY-tuh -- crested ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bluebell barleria, crested Philippine violet, crested purple nail dye • Assamese: বাগী ফুল baagi phula, জিন্তি ফুল jinti phula • Bengali: ঝিন্টি jhinti • Gujarati: ઝીંટી jhinti • Hindi: झिण्टी jhinti, नील झिण्टी nil jhinti, तदरेलु tadrelu • Kannada: ಝಿಂಟೆ jhinte, ಕುರುವಕ kuruvaka, ಸೈರೀಯಕ sairiyaka, ಸ್ಫಟಿಕದ ಹೂವು sphatikada hoovu • Malayalam: കരിംകുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurunni, നീലക്കുറിഞ്ഞി nilakkurinni • Marathi: गोकर्ण gokarna, निळी कोरांटी nili koranti • Nepali: भेडे कुर्रो bhede kurro, कटसरैया katasaraiyaa, लारी फूल laaree phool, निलमणि nilamani • Odia: ଡିସେମ୍ବର ଫୁଲ december phula • Punjabi: ਤਦਰੇਲੂ tadrelu • Sanskrit: आर्तगलः artagalah, बाण bana, दासी कुरण्टकः dasi kurantakah, झिण्टी jhinti, ककुभ kakubha, कुरण्टकः kurantakah, कुरवकः kuravakah, महासह mahasaha, नीलम्लाइन्दुकः nilamlaainduka, सैरीयकः sairiyakah, सहचरः sahacharah, सुभग subhaga • Santali: ᱵᱟᱱᱴᱤᱥᱤ bantishi • Tamil: செம்முள்ளி cem-mulli, மிதுரி mituri, நீலச்செம்முள்ளி nila-c-cemmulli, ஊதாமுள்ளி uta mulli, வெள்ளைநீலாம்பரம் vellai-nilamparam • Telugu: డిసెంబర్ పువ్వులు december puvvulu, గొబ్బి gobbi, కోడి కన్ను kodi kannu, నీరు గోరింట niru goranta, పెద్ద గోరింట pedda gorinta, తెల్ల నీలాంబరి tella nilambari • Tibetan: ས་ཧ་ཙ sa-ha-tsa • Tulu: ಪಟಿಕಥ ಪು patikatha pu • Urdu: جهنٿي jhinti


botanical names: Barleria cristata L. ... synonyms: Barleria alba G.Lodd. • Barleria chegosa Wall. • Barleria ciliata Roxb. • Barleria cristata var. lactea Desf. ex Nees • Barleria dichotoma Roxb. • Barleria indica L. ex T.Anderson • Barleria laciniata Wall. • Barleria lactea Desf. ex Steud. • Barleria napalensis Nees • Barleria nuda Nees • Barleria prinoides Nees • Barleria venulosa Nees • Lepidagathis laciniata Wall. ex Nees ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
bluebell barleria
crested Philippine violet
crested purple nail dye
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
বাগী ফুল baagi phula
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
জিন্তি ফুল jinti phula
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
ঝিন্টি jhinti
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
ઝીંટી jhinti
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
झिण्टी jhinti
तदरेलु tadrelu
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಝಿಂಟೆ jhinte
ಕುರುವಕ kuruvaka
ಸೈರೀಯಕ sairiyaka
ಸ್ಫಟಿಕದ ಹೂವು sphatikada hoovu
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കരിംകുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurunni
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • also found written as കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karikurunni ... for some of Strobilanthes spp. ... Wikipedia
നീലക്കുറിഞ്ഞി nilakkurinni
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
गोकर्ण gokarna
निळी कोरांटी nili koranti
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
भेडे कुर्रो bhede kurro, कटसरैया katasaraiyaa, लारी फूल laaree phool, निलमणि nilamani
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia.
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଡିସେମ୍ବର ଫୁଲ december phula
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਤਦਰੇਲੂ tadrelu
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
आर्तगलः artagalah, बाण bana, दासी कुरण्टकः dasi kurantakah, झिण्टी jhinti, ककुभ kakubha, कुरण्टकः kurantakah, कुरवकः kuravakah, महासह mahasaha, नीलम्लाइन्दुकः nilamlaainduka, सैरीयकः sairiyakah, सहचरः sahacharah, सुभग subhaga
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱵᱟᱱᱴᱤᱥᱤ bantishi
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
செம்முள்ளி cem-mulli, மிதுரி mituri, நீலச்செம்முள்ளி nila-c-cemmulli, வெள்ளைநீலாம்பரம் vellai-nilamparam
ஊதாமுள்ளி uta mulli
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
డిసెంబర్ పువ్వులు december puvvulu, గొబ్బి gobbi, కోడి కన్ను kodi kannu, నీరు గోరింట niru goranta, పెద్ద గోరింట pedda gorinta, తెల్ల నీలాంబరి tella nilambari
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
  • also: ఎర్ర పూల పెద్ద గోరింట erra pula pedda gorinta, నల్ల పెద్ద గోరింట nalla pedda gorinta
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
ས་ཧ་ཙ sa-ha-tsa
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಪಟಿಕಥ ಪು patikatha pu
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
جهنٿي jhinti
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Wednesday 20 October 2021

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.

Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst.

buh-KOH-puh -- Latinized form of the South American aboriginal name ... EOL / from the Sanskrit ब्राह्मी (brahmi) ... Dave's Botanary
mon-ee-ER-ee -- named for Monnier, French physician, naturalist, and professor ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: herb of grace, Indian pennywort, moneywort, Monnier's bacopa, thyme-leaved gratiola, water hyssop • Assamese: ব্ৰাহ্মী brahmi • Bengali: ব্রাহ্মী brahmi • Bodo: thiphu maigong • Gujarati: બામ baam, જલબ્રાહ્મી brahmi, જલનેવરી jalanevari, કડવી લૂણી kadavi luni • Hindi: बाम baam, ब्राह्मी brahmi, जलबूटी jalbuti, जलनीम jalnim, नीरब्राह्मी nirbrahmi, पानब्राह्मी panbrahmi, सफेद चमनी safed chamani • Kachchhi: કડવી નેવરી kadavi nevari • Kannada: ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ brahmi, ಜಲ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ jala brahmi, ಕಿರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ kiru brahmi, ನೀರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ niru brahmi • Konkani: ब्राह्यी ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಿ brahmi • Malayalam: ബ്രഹ്മി brahmi • Manipuri: ꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯍꯃꯤ ꯁꯥꯛ brahmi-sak • Marathi: ब्राह्मी brahmi, जलब्राह्मी jalabrahmi, नीर ब्राह्मी nir brahmi • Nepali: मेधा गिरी medha giree • Odia: ବ୍ରାହ୍ମୀ brahmi, ପୃଶ୍ନି ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ prusni parnni • Punjabi: ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮੀ brahami • Rabha: mee-brami • Rajasthani: ब्राह्मी brahmi, जलबूटी jalbuti, नीरब्राह्मी nirbrahmi • Sanskrit: ऐन्द्री aindri, ब्राह्मी brahmi, नीरब्राह्मी nirbrahmi, सरस्वती saraswati, तिक्तलोणिका tiktalonika • Tamil: நீர்ப்பிரமி nir-p-pirami, பிரமி pirami, பிரமியம் piramiyam, தராய் taray • Telugu: చిలకఆకు chilaka aaku, జలబ్రహ్మి jalabrahmi, నీటిబ్రాహ్మీ nitibrahmi, సాంబ్రాణి ఆకు sambrani aku • Tulu: ನೀರಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ nirbrahmi


botanical names: Bacopa monnieri (L.) Wettst. ... synonyms: listed at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
herb of grace
Indian pennywort
moneywort
  • popular trade name, found listed in various aquarium and plant-related commercial websites
Monnier's bacopa
  • literal translation of the scientific name - Bacopa monnieri; Bacopa = genus name, Latinized form of the aboriginal name of plants used by the people of French Guiana ... EOL; monnieri = commemorative epithet, honouring Monnier, most likely - Louis Guillame Le Monnier, French physician, naturalist, and professor of botany at the Jardin des plantes in Paris ... Dave's Botanary
thyme-leaved gratiola
  • Wikipedia
  • name derived from one of the synonyms - Gratiola monnieri (L.) L.; and for the leaves resembling to those of thyme
water hyssop
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
ব্ৰাহ্মী brahmi
  • XOBDO
  • or ব্ৰাহ্মী শাক brahmi shaak ... Wikipedia
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
আধাবিরানি adhabirani
  • Wikipedia
  • this name needs validation; not found mentioned elsewhere
ব্রাহ্মী brahmi
ধূপকামিনী dhupakamini
  • Wikipedia
  • this name needs validation; not found mentioned elsewhere
মালঞ্চ malancha
  • Wikipedia ... this name needs validation; not found mentioned elsewhere for Bacopa monnieri
  • name apt for Alternanthera philoxeroides, and perhaps for some other leafy vegetable(s)
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
thiphu maigong
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
બામ baam
જલબ્રાહ્મી jalabrahmi
જલનેવરી jalanevari
કડવી લૂણી kadavi luni
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
  • वनौषधी [ Vanaushadi ] by Dr Madhukar Bachulkar - Cholekar
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
बाम baam
ब्राह्मी brahmi
जलबूटी jalbuti
जलनीम jalnim
नीरब्राह्मी nirbrahmi
पानब्राह्मी panbrahmi
सफेद चमनी safed chamani
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
કડવી નેવરી kadavi nevari
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 ... also નેવરી nevari
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ brahmi
ಜಲ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ jala brahmi
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • ಜಲ jala = water; named so, due to its aquatic or marshy habitat and its use as brahmi ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
ಕಿರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ kiru brahmi
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • ಕಿರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ kiru brahmi = smaller brahmi; named so, due to its relatively smaller size, compared to other plant source of brahmi - Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
ನೀರು ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ niru brahmi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
ब्राह्यी ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಿ brahmi
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ബ്രഹ്മി brahmi
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯕ꯭ꯔꯥꯍꯃꯤ ꯁꯥꯛ brahmi-sak
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
ब्राह्मी brahmi
  • वनौषधी [ Vanaushadi ] by Dr Madhukar Bachulkar - Cholekar
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
जलब्राह्मी jalabrahmi
  • वनौषधी [ Vanaushadi ] by Dr Madhukar Bachulkar - Cholekar
नीर ब्राह्मी nir brahmi
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
मेधा गिरी medha giree
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ବ୍ରାହ୍ମୀ brahmi
ପୃଶ୍ନି ପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ prusni parnni
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮੀ brahami
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
mee-brami
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
ब्राह्मी brahmi
जलबूटी jalbuti
नीरब्राह्मी nirbrahmi
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
ऐन्द्री aindri
ब्राह्मी brahmi
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • वनौषधी [ Vanaushadi ] by Dr Madhukar Bachulkar - Cholekar
नीरब्राह्मी nirbrahmi
सरस्वती saraswati
तिक्तलोणिका tiktalonika
  • वनौषधी [ Vanaushadi ] by Dr Madhukar Bachulkar - Cholekar
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
நீர்ப்பிரமி nir-p-pirami
பிரமி pirami
பிரமியம் piramiyam
தராய் taray
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
చిలకఆకు chilaka aaku
జలబ్రహ్మి jalabrahmi
నీటిబ్రాహ్మీ nitibrahmi
సాంబ్రాణి ఆకు sambrani aku
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ನೀರಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಿ nirbrahmi
  • ನೀರ nir = water; named so, due to its aquatic or marshy habitat and its use as brahmi ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
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Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.

po-go-STEM-on -- Greek: pogon (beard); stemon (thread, stamen) ... Dave's Botanary pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tus -- referring to the flow...