Names of Plants in India: Limnophila indica (L.) Druce

lim-no-FIL-uh -- Greek: límnee (pond); philos (friend) - referring to the plant's natural habitat ... Dave's Botanary
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian marshweed • Assamese: আমগন্ধী বন amgandhi bon • Bengali: কর্পূর karpur • Gujarati: પૂર્તી purti, તરેટી tareti • Hindi: गुलाबी gulabi, पापड़ी papri • Kannada: ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi, ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari • Konkani: आंबुली ambuli • Malayalam: മാങ്ങനാറി maanganaari • Marathi: तुरटी turati • Odia: କପୂରା kapura • Rajasthani: गुलाबी gulabi • Sanskrit: आम्रगन्धः amragandhah • Tamil: அம்புலி ambuli • Telugu: అంబుజము ambujam, బగ్గ పత్తి bagga patti, బురదబక్కెన burada bakkena, ఇనాట inaata, నీటి గన్నేరు niti ganneru • Tulu: ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari

botanical names: Limnophila indica (L.) Druce ... homotypic synonyms: Hottonia indica L. • Limnophila gratioloides R.Br. ... heterotypic synonyms: Columnea balsamea Roxb. • Columnea balsamica Roxb. • Limnophila benthamiana Miq. ex Hook.f. ... and many more at POWO

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

Indian marshweed

Flowers of India

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

আমগন্ধী বন amgandhi bon

Many thanks to Brahmananda Pattiri for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

কর্পূর karpur

for Limnophila gratioloides R.Br. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

પૂર્તી purti, તરેટી tareti

Many thanks to Ashok Korat for help with these names ... facebook
Many thanks to Raymond Doctor for help with these names ... efloraofindia
or તુરતી turati ... for Limnophila gratioloides R.Br. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
Biological Diversity of Gujarat - Published by Gujarat Ecology Commission
NB Patel, KB Patel - Floristic account of Aquatic and Wetland Angiosperms of Sabarkantha, District Gujarat. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Volume 1; Issue 4; May 2016; Page No. 29-31
S Rajendra Kumar, S Kalavathy (2010) Floristic status and its conservation in the forests of the north Gujarat region (NGR) Gujarat, India - Shodhganga

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

गुलाबी gulabi

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
भारतीय पुष्प - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

पापड़ी papri

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi

Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi = smelling of mango, named for the characteristic aroma of this plant
Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari

Many thanks to Alankrita for help with this name ... facebook
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari = smelling of mango, named for the characteristic aroma of this plant

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

आंबुली ambuli

Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
आंबुली ambuli = small unripe mango; this plant has characteristic aroma of mango
one of the synonyms of this species is Ambulia indica (L.) W.Wight; the genus name Ambulia Lamarck, was derived from this Konkani name ambuli ... Dictionary - Merriam-Webster

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

മാങ്ങനാറി maanganaari

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... മാങ്ങനാറി maanganaari = smelling of mango, named for the characteristic aroma of this plant

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

तुरटी turati

The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

କପୂରା kapura

for Limnophila gratioloides R.Br. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

गुलाबी gulabi

Tripathi, Y.C., Prabhu, V.V., Pal, R., & Mishra, R. (1996). MEDICINAL PLANTS OF RAJASTHAN IN INDIAN SYSTEM OF MEDICINE. Ancient Science of Life, 15, 190 - 212.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

आम्रगन्धः amragandhah

Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... आम्रगन्धः amragandhah = smelling of mango, named for the characteristic aroma of this plant

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

அம்புலி ambuli

Tamil names of plants and trees found in Tamil Nadu - தமிழ் நாட்டின் தாவரங்களின் தமிழ் பெயர்கள்

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

అంబుజము ambujam, బగ్గ పత్తి bagga patti, బురదబక్కెన burada bakkena, ఇనాట inaata, నీటి గన్నేరు niti ganneru

Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari

Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari = smelling of mango, named for the characteristic aroma of this plant

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

throughout tropical parts of India (more common in coastal states); Andhra Pradesh, Assam, *Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, *Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, *Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, *Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal