Monday 31 July 2023

Lepidagathis trinervis Nees

Lepidagathis trinervis Nees

lep-id-AG-ath-is -- Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants
try-NER-vis -- Latin: tri (three); nervis (sinew, tendon, vein) ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: frilly lepidagathis • Gujarati: હરણચારો harancharo, પાણેરૂ paneru • Hindi: पत्थरफोड़ बूटी pathar-phor buti, सफेद रासना safed rasna • Kachchhi: ત્રણ ઘા tran gha, ત્રણ કંઠો tran kantho • Kannada: ಭೂಯಿಚೆಂಡು bhuyichendu • Marathi: भुईगेंद bhuigend • Rajasthani: पत्थरफोड़ बूटी pathar-phor buti, ऊँट कटेली unti-kateli


botanical names: Lepidagathis trinervis Nees ... heterotypic synonyms: Barleria axillaris Steud. • Lepidagathis axillaris Wight ex Nees • Ruellia trinervis Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. ... and more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
frilly lepidagathis
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
હરણચારો harancharo
પાણેરૂ paneru
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
पत्थरफोड़ बूटी pathar-phor buti
सफेद रासना safed rasna
  • WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
ત્રણ ઘા tran gha, ત્રણ કંઠો tran kantho
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಭೂಯಿಚೆಂಡು bhuyichendu
  • name coined, for want of name; based on Marathi name of this plant; ಭೂಯಿ bhuyi = earth, ground; ಚೆಂಡು chendu = ball ... the spherical flower cluster of the prostrate plant, alludes to a ball on ground
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
भुईगेंद bhuigend
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
पत्थरफोड़ बूटी pathar-phor buti
ऊँट कटेली unti-kateli
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
Bihar, Daman and Diu, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, *Sikkim, *West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial herb undershrub "Lepidagathis trinervis" "Barleria axillaris" "Lepidagathis axillaris" "Ruellia trinervis" "frilly lepidagathis"

Sunday 30 July 2023

Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees

Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees

lep-id-AG-ath-is -- Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants
fas-sik-yoo-LAH-tuh -- banded (or striped), bundled ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: striped lepidagathis • Bengali: ডোরা-ডোরা বাসক dora-dora basak • Hindi: पट्टी अड़ूसा patti arusa • Kannada: ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ patti adusoge • Konkani: पट्टि अडुलसो patti adulso • Marathi: पट्टेरी अडुळसा patteri adulasa • Odia: ରସନା rasna • Telugu: చారల వాసక charala vasaka • Tulu: ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಆಡಲೋಡ್ patti aadalodu


botanical names: Lepidagathis fasciculata (Retz.) Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Ruellia fasciculata Retz. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
striped lepidagathis
  • name coined, for want of name; descriptive name derived from the epithet fasciculata, meaning banded or bundled ... Dave's Botanary
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
ডোরা-ডোরা বাসক dora-dora basak
  • name coined, for want of name; ডোরা-ডোরা dora-dora = striped, banded (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); বাসক basak = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant - Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
पट्टी अड़ूसा patti arusa
  • name coined, for want of name; पट्टी patti = stripe, band (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); अड़ूसा arusa = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant - Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ patti adusoge
  • name coined, for want of name; ಪಟ್ಟಿ patti = stripe, band (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ adusoge = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant - Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
पट्टि अडुलसो patti adulso
  • name coined, for want of name; पट्टि patti = striped, banded (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); अडुलसो adulso = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant - Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
पट्टेरी अडुळसा patteri adulasa
  • name coined, for want of name; पट्टेरी patteri = striped, banded (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); अडुळसा adulasa = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant - Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ରସନା rasna
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
చారల వాసక charala vasaka
  • name coined, for want of name; చారల charala = striped, banded (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); వాసక vasaka = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant - Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಆಡಲೋಡ್ patti aadalodu
  • name coined, for want of name; ಪಟ್ಟಿ patti = stripe, band (based on meaning of the epithet fasciculata); ಆಡಲೋಡ್ aadalodu = flower of this plant, resembles that of the popular adulasa plant - Justicia adhatoda
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, *Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, *Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Acanthaceae herb "Lepidagathis fasciculata" "Ruellia fasciculata" "striped lepidagathis"

Friday 28 July 2023

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.

lee-on-OH-tis -- lion's ear ... Dave's Botanary
nep-eh-ti-FOH-lee-uh -- having leaves like Nepeta (catnip)... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: annual lion's ear, Christmas candlestick •Assamese: যাঠি তুলসী jathi tuloshi • Bengali: ভুতভৈরব bhutabhairaba, গ্রন্থিকা granthika, খেজুরছড়ি khejurachari, মধুচুষি madhuchushi • Gujarati: લાલ ગુમા lal guma, માટીજેર matijer, માટીશૂળ matishul • Hindi: बड़ा गूमा bara guma, लाल गूमा lal guma, महाद्रोण mahadrona • Kannada: ದೀಪ ಶೂಲೆ deepa shoole, ದೆವ ತುಂಬೆ deva tumbe, ಗೋವಗೆಡ್ಡೆ govagedde, ಕಾಡು ತುಂಬೆ ಗಿಡ kaadu tumbe gida, ಪೃಥುಬೀಜ pruthubeeja, ರಣಭೇರಿ ranabheri • Konkani: दीपमाळ dipmal • Malayalam: ഗ്രന്ഥിപർണ്ണി granthhiparnni • Marathi: दीपमाळ dipamaal, माती सूळ maati sul • Nepali: उडुसमारा udusamaaraa • Odia: କଣ୍ଟାସିଧ kantasidha • Sanskrit: ग्रन्थिपर्णी granthiparni • Tamil: இரணபேரி ranaperi • Telugu: హనుమంతబీర hanumanthabeera, మగబీర magabura, ములుగొలిమిడి mulugolimidi, రణచెట్టు ranabheri, రణ చెట్టు rana chettu


botanical names: Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br. ... homotypic synonyms: Leonurus globosus Moench, nom. illeg. • Leonurus nepetifolius (L.) Mill. • Phlomis nepetifolia L. ... POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
annual lion's ear, Christmas candlestick
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
যাঠি তুলসী jathi tuloshi
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Pattiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
ভুতভৈরব bhutabhairaba
গ্রন্থিকা granthika
  • Many thanks to Debdulal Banerjee for help with this name ... facebook
খেজুরছড়ি khejurachari, মধুচুষি madhuchushi
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
લાલ ગુમા lal guma, માટીશૂળ matishul
  • Many thanks to Kiratsinh Zala for help with these names ... efloraofindia
માટીજેર matijer
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
बड़ा गूमा bara guma, लाल गूमा lal guma
महाद्रोण mahadrona
  • Many thanks to Nayan Singh Dungriyal for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ದೀಪ ಶೂಲೆ deepa shoole, ದೆವ ತುಂಬೆ deva tumbe
ಗೋವಗೆಡ್ಡೆ govagedde (or ಗೋವಗಡ್ಡೆ govagadde), ಪೃಥುಬೀಜ pruthubeeja
ಕಾಡು ತುಂಬೆ ಗಿಡ kaadu tumbe gida
ರಣಭೇರಿ ranabheri
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
दीपमाळ dipmal
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ഗ്രന്ഥിപർണ്ണി granthhiparnni
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with coining this name ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
दीपमाळ dipamaal, माती सूळ maati sul
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
उडुसमारा udusamaaraa
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
କଣ୍ଟାସିଧ kantasidha
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
ग्रन्थिपर्णी granthiparni
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
இரணபேரி ranaperi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
హనుమంతబీర hanumanthabeera, మగబీర magabura, ములుగొలిమిడి mulugolimidi, రణచెట్టు ranabheri, రణ చెట్టు rana chettu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
almost throughout
~~~~~ Variant Spellings ~~~~~
  • nepetifolia = nepetæfolia, nepetaefolia, nepaetifolia (incorrectly used)
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Lamiaceae Labiatae annual herb subshrub "Leonotis nepetifolia" "Leonurus globosus" "Leonurus nepetifolius" "Phlomis nepetifolia" "annual lion's ear" "Christmas candlestick"

Wednesday 26 July 2023

Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop

Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop

le-de-BOR-ree-a -- named for Karl Friedrich von Ledebour, German botanist ... Dave's Botanary
re-vo-LOO-tuh -- rolled back from margins or apex ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: common ledebouria, south Indian squill • Gujarati: જંગલી પ્યાજ jungali pyaj • Hindi: जंगली प्याज jungali pyaaj • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ kaadu bellulli • Konkani: लहान कोळकांदो lahan kolkando • Malayalam: നരിവെങ്കായം narivenkaayam • Marathi: भुईकांदा bhuikanda, खाजकांदा khajkanda, रानकांदा rankanda • Odia: ବଣ ପିଆଜ bana piaja • Tamil: காட்டு வெங்காயம் kattu venkayam, நரி வெங்காயம் nari venkayam • Telugu: అడవి తీలగడ్ adavitheela gadda, కాచుగడ్డ kaachu gadda


botanical names: Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop ... homotypic synonyms: Drimia revoluta (L.f.) Sweet • Scilla revoluta (L.f.) Baker ... heterotypic synonyms: Scilla hyacinthina (Roth) J.F.Macbr. ... and many more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
common ledebouria, south Indian squill
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
જંગલી પ્યાજ jungali pyaj
  • name coined, for want of name; based on name given in other regional languages, meaning wild onion
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
जंगली प्याज jungali pyaaj
  • name coined, for want of name; based on name given in other regional languages, meaning wild onion
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕಾಡು ಬೆಳ್ಳುಳ್ಳಿ kaadu bellulli
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
लहान कोळकांदो lahan kolkando
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
നരിവെങ്കായം narivenkaayam
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R and Sam Kuzhalanattu, for help with this name ... Wikipedia page authored by Vinaya Raj V R
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
भुईकांदा bhuikanda
खाजकांदा khajkanda
  • for Scilla hyacinthina (Roth) J.F.Macbr. ... Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
रानकांदा rankanda
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ବଣ ପିଆଜ bana piaja
  • name coined, for want of name; based on name given in other regional languages, meaning wild onion
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
காட்டு வெங்காயம் kattu venkayam, நரி வெங்காயம் nari venkayam
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
అడవి తీలగడ్ adavitheela gadda, కాచుగడ్డ kaachu gadda
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Asparagaceae perennial bulbous herb "Ledebouria revoluta" "Drimia revoluta" "Scilla revoluta" "Scilla hyacinthina" "common ledebouria" "south Indian squill"

Tuesday 25 July 2023

Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd.

Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd.

¿ lay-KAN-thuss ? -- Greek: lekane (dish, pot), anthos (flower)... Wikipedia
pee-dun-kew-LAIR-iss -- stalked ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: stalked dischead • Angami: gabo • Bengali: তোড়া tora • Dogri: फंडेर phander • Gujarati: કલગી kalagi • Hindi: बिच्छू bicchu • Konyak: yoangshi • Marathi: फूलपगडी phulapagadi • Nepali: गाँठे गोलिया gaanthe goliyaa, गग्लेटो gagleto, गकालेती gakaaletee, गोलीको goliko, काला झार kaalaa jhaar, खोले झार khole jhaar, खोले साग khole saag


botanical names: Lecanthus peduncularis (Royle) Wedd. ... homotypic synonyms: Procris peduncularis Royle ... heterotypic synonyms: Elatostema oppositifolium Dalzell • Elatostema ovatum Wight • Lecanthus wightii Wedd., nom. superfl. ... and many more at POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
stalked dischead
~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie
gabo
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
তোড়া tora
  • name coined, for want of name; তোড়া tora = refers to the flowerhead, resembling a bouquet
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
फंडेर phander
  • 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
કલગી kalagi
  • name coined, for want of name; કલગી kalagi = refers to the flowerhead; which alludes to an ornament placed on the turban
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
बिच्छू bicchu
~~~~~ KONYAK ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... spoken by: Konyak people
yoangshi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
फूलपगडी phulapagadi
  • name coined, for want of name; फूलपगडी phulapagadi = a small, fine, and costly kind of turban ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... named so, as the flowerhead alludes to a ornamental turban
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
गाँठे गोलिया gaanthe goliyaa, गग्लेटो gagleto, गकालेती gakaaletee, गोलीको goliko, खोले झार khole jhaar, खोले साग khole saag
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
काला झार kaalaa jhaar (prevalent in Sikkim)
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Arunachal Pradesh, *Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, *Karnataka, *Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, Nagaland, *Rajasthan, Sikkim, *Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Last updated: 18:14 29-09-2024 ~~~~~
Urticaceae perennial herb "Lecanthus peduncularis" "Procris peduncularis" "Elatostema oppositifolium" "Elatostema ovatum" "stalked dischead"

Monday 17 July 2023

Lavandula bipinnata (Roth) Kuntze

Lavandula bipinnata (Roth) Kuntze

lav-AN-dew-lah -- to wash, referring to its use in the bath ... Dave's Botanary
by-pin-NAY-tuh -- in two parts, wings (refers to placement of leaves on stem) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: feather-leaved lavender • Gujarati: આસમાની ગલગોટો asmani galgoto, સર્પનો ચારો sarpno charo, શંખપુષ્પી shankhapushpi • Kannada: ಸರ್ಪಾರಿ sarpaari • Kunbi: भुत मंजरी bhut manjri • Marathi: दीपमाळ deepmal, घोडेगुई ghodegui, रान भांग ran bhang • Odia: କାମରାଜ kamaraja • Rajasthani: गोंद gond


botanical names: Lavandula bipinnata (Roth) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Bystropogon bipinnatus Roth ... heterotypic synonyms: Lavandula burmanni Benth. ... and more at POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
feather-leaved lavender
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
આસમાની ગલગોટો asmani galgoto, શંખપુષ્પી shankhapushpi
  • The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
સર્પનો ચારો sarpno charo
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಸರ್ಪಾರಿ sarpaari
~~~~~ KUNBI (Madhya Pradesh) ~~~~~
भुत मंजरी bhut manjri
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
घोडेगुई ghodegui
दीपमाळ deepmal, रान भांग ran bhang
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
କାମରାଜ kamaraja
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
गोंद gond
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, *Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, *Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nagar Haveli, Odisha, Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu, *Telangana, *Uttar Pradesh, *West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Lamiaceae annual herb "Lavandula bipinnata" "Bystropogon bipinnatus" "Lavandula burmanni" "feather-leaved lavender"

Saturday 15 July 2023

Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze

Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze

¿ LAW-nay-ee-ah ? -- named for French lawyer Jean Claude Mien Mordant de Launay ... Hortipendium
sar-men-TOH-suh -- producing a runner ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: beach launaea, style plant • Gujarati: અલમીરો alamiro, ભોપાથરી bhopathari, ભુઈપાત્ર bhuipatra • Kachchhi: ગેંમાર gemmar, ગુડવલ gudval • Kannada: ಬೋನಪತ್ರಿ bonapatri • Konkani: अलमीरो almiro • Malayalam: ഏട്ടച്ചപ്പ് ettachappu, കടൽക്കൊഴുപ്പ kadalkkozhuppa • Marathi: सागर पाथरी sagar pathari • Rajasthani: पाथरी pathri • Tamil: செந்தம் centam, எழுத்தாணி eluttani, கட்டாரி kattari


botanical names: Launaea sarmentosa (Willd.) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Lactuca sarmentosa (Willd.) Wight ex DC. ... heterotypic synonyms: Launaea pinnatifida Cass. ... and more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
beach launaea
  • name coined, for want of name; descriptive name suggesting habitat
style plant
  • for Launaea pinnatifida Cass. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... having a style-like flower; style = a pointed instrument for engraving, drawing, or writing
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
અલમીરો alamiro, ભોપાથરી bhopathari (or ભોપાત્રી bhopatri), ભુઈપાત્ર bhuipatra
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
ગેંમાર gemmar (or ગેંવાર genvar), ગુડવલ gudval
  • for Launaea pinnatifida Cass. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬೋನಪತ್ರಿ bonapatri
  • for Launaea pinnatifida Cass. ... Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
अलमीरो almiro
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ഏട്ടച്ചപ്പ് ettachappu, കടൽക്കൊഴുപ്പ kadalkkozhuppa
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
सागर पाथरी sagar pathari
  • 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
  • name variant of पाथरी pathari = पातरी pathari ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
पाथरी pathri
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
செந்தம் centam, எழுத்தாணி eluttani, கட்டாரி kattari
  • for Launaea pinnatifida Cass. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, *Uttar Pradesh, *West Bengal; islands & coastal areas
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Asteraceae Compositae procumbent biennial perennial herb Launæa "Launaea sarmentosa" "Launaea pinnatifida" "beach launaea"

Friday 14 July 2023

Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew

Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew

la-POR-tee-uh -- named for French naturalist, François Louis de la Porte ... Dave's Botanary
in-ter-UP-tuh -- interrupted in some fashion ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Hawai'i woodnettle, hen's nettle, stinging nettle • Assamese: ডাম-চোৰাত dam-chorat, টেৰমেই termei, তিনিপতীয়া tinipotia • Bengali: লাল-বিছুটি lal-bichuti • Hindi: बिछाता bichata, बिछुआ bichua, बिछुटी bichuti • Kannada: ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ pancharangi • Kokborok: phereijang • Konkani: रेडी खातखुतली redi khatkhutli • Malayalam: ആനക്കൊടിത്തൂവ aanakkodithoova, ചൊറിയണം choriyanam, കുപ്പത്തൂവ kuppathoova • Marathi: आग्या aagya • Odia: ବିଛୁଆତି bichhuati • Tamil: பெருங்காஞ்சொறி peru-n-kanchori • Tulu: ಆಕಿರೆ aakire • Urdu: بچهاتا bichata, بچهوا bichua, بچهٿي bichuti


botanical names: Laportea interrupta (L.) Chew ... homotypic synonyms: Boehmeria interrupta (L.) Willd. • Fleurya interrupta (L.) Gaudich. • Tragia interrupta (L.) Spreng. • Urtica interrupta L. ... and many more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Hawai'i woodnettle
  • Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)
  • name variants: Hawaii wood-nettle, Hawaiian wood-nettle ... Pl@ntNet
  • Hawai'i, spelled with an okina between the Is, is the spelling used by most local Hawaiian people; "Hawaii" is the anglicized spelling ... Wikipedia
hen's nettle
stinging nettle
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
ডাম-চোৰাত dam-chorat
  • Many thanks to Karuna Kanta Das for help with this name ... efloraofindia
টেৰমেই termei, তিনিপতীয়া tinipotia
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
লাল-বিছুটি lal-bichuti
  • Many thanks to Surajit Koley for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
बिछाता bichata
बिछुआ bichua
  • or बिछवा bichwa ... for Urtica interrupta L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts ... بچهوا bichua = scorpion; named so, due to deep pain caused by the stinging nettle, resembling that of a scorpion's sting
बिछुटी bichuti
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಪಂಚರಂಗಿ pancharangi
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
phereijang
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
रेडी खातखुतली redi khatkhutli
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ആനക്കൊടിത്തൂവ aanakkodithoova (or ആനത്തൂവ aanathoova), കുപ്പത്തൂവ kuppathoova
ചൊറിയണം choriyanam
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
आग्या aagya
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ବିଛୁଆତି bichhuati
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
பெருங்காஞ்சொறி peru-n-kanchori
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಆಕಿರೆ aakire
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
بچهاتا bichata
بچهوا bichua
بچهٿي bichuti
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, *Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Rajasthan, *Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Urticaceae annual herb "Laportea interrupta" "Tragia interrupta" "Boehmeria interrupta" "Fleurya interrupta" "Urtica interrupta" "Hawai'i woodnettle" "hen's nettle" "stinging nettle"

Tuesday 11 July 2023

Lagerstroemia speciosa subsp. speciosa

Lagerstroemia speciosa subsp. speciosa

la-ger-STROO-mee-uh -- named for Magnus von Lagerström, Swedish naturalist ... Dave's Botanary
spee-see-OH-suh -- showy or spectacular ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: giant crape-myrtle, Indian bloodwood, pride of India, queen's crape-myrtle, queen's flower • Assamese: আজাৰ ajara • Bengali: জারুল jarul • Dogri: राजा पंजतारा raja panjtara, रानी मेहंदी rani mehendi • Gujarati: જારૂલ jarul, મોટો ભોંડારો moto bhondaro, તામન taman • Hindi: जरूल jarul • Kannada: ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ hole daasavaala, ಹೊಳೆಮತ್ತಿ holematti, ಮರುವಾಚಲುಮರ maruvaachalumara • Khasi: ajhar, dieng ther • Kokborok: gang jarul • Konkani: सोटुलारी sotulari, तामण taman • Malayalam: അടമ്പൂ adumpoo, മണിമരുത് manimaruthu, പൂമരുത് poomaruthu • Manipuri: ꯖꯔꯣꯜ jarol • Marathi: जारूळ jarul, मोठा बोंडारा motha bondara, ताम्हण tamhan • Mizo: chawn-pui, thla-do • Rajasthani: सेंजजा senjaja • Sanskrit: क्रमुक kramuka • Santali: ᱵᱟᱦᱟ baha • Tamil: செம்மருதம் cem-marutam, கதலி kadali, பூமருது pu-marutu • Telugu: చెన్నంగి chennangi, సొగసులచెట్టు sogasulachettu, వారగోగు varagogu • Tulu: ಚಳ್ಳ challa, ಮರ್ವ marva • Urdu: جرول jarul


botanical names: Lagerstroemia speciosa subsp. speciosa ... heterotypic synonyms: Lagerstroemia flos-reginae Retz. • Lagerstroemia reginae Roxb. • Sotularia malabarica Raf. ... and many more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
giant crape-myrtle, pride of India, queen's crape-myrtle
Indian bloodwood
  • Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
  • for Lagerstroemia flos-reginae Retz. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
queen's flower
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
আজাৰ ajara
  • XOBDO - a 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India ... also এজাৰ ejara
  • or এজাৰ ejara ... ৱিকিপিডিয়া - মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
জারুল jarul
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
राजा पंजतारा raja panjtara, रानी मेहंदी rani mehendi
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
જારૂલ jarul, મોટો ભોંડારો moto bhondaro, તામન taman
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
जरूल jarul
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ hole daasavaala
ಹೊಳೆಮತ್ತಿ holematti
ಮರುವಾಚಲುಮರ maruvaachalumara
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
ajhar, dieng ther
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
gang jarul
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
सोटुलारी sotulari, तामण taman
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
അടമ്പൂ adumpoo
മണിമരുത് manimaruthu, പൂമരുത് poomaruthu
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯖꯔꯣꯜ jarol
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
जारूळ jarul, मोठा बोंडारा motha bondara, ताम्हण tamhan
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
chawn-pui, thla-do
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଜାରୁଲ୍ jarul
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
सेंजजा senjaja
  • Many thanks to Sonu Kumar for help with this name via Instagram
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
क्रमुक kramuka
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱵᱟᱦᱟ baha
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
செம்மருதம் cem-marutam
  • for Indian bloodwood ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
கதலி kadali
பூமருது pu-marutu
  • for Lagerstroemia flos-reginae Retz. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
చెన్నంగి chennangi
సొగసులచెట్టు sogasulachettu
  • వికీపీడియా - స్వేచ్ఛా విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వమ
  • సొగసులచెట్టు sogasulachettu = beautiful tree
వారగోగు varagogu
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಚಳ್ಳ challa
ಮರ್ವ marva
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
جرول jarul
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, *Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; also widely cultivated
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Lythraceae deciduous tree Lagerstroemia Lagerstræmia Lagerstrœmia "Lagerstroemia speciosa subsp speciosa" "Lagerstroemia flos-reginae" "Lagerstroemia reginae" "giant crape-myrtle" "pride of India" "queen's crape-myrtle" "queen's flower"

Thalictrum dalzellii Hook.

tha-LIK-trum -- from the Greek name of this plant ... Dave's Botanary ¿ del-ZEL-ee-eye ? -- named for N. A. Dalzell, collaborator...