Wednesday, 8 June 2022

Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f.

Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f.

sy-an-NOH-tiss -- from Greek kyanos (blue) and ous (ear), referring to color and form of petals ... Dave's Botanary
too-ber-OH-suh or tew-ber-OH-suh -- tuberous ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: greater cat ears, Sahyadri dew-grass • Marathi: आभाळी abhali


botanical names: Cyanotis tuberosa (Roxb.) Schult. & Schult.f. ... synonyms: Cyanotis concanensis Hassk. • Cyanotis sahyadrica Blatt. • Cyanotis stocksii Hassk. • Cyanotis thomsonii Hassk. • Tonningia tuberosa (Roxb.) Kuntze • Tradescantia tuberosa Roxb. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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greater cat ears, Sahyadri dew-grass
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आभाळी abhali
  • Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to identify flowers of northern Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
  • आभाली is a typo; it does not mean anything in Marathi.
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