Names of Plants in India: Osbeckia muralis Naudin

os-BEK-ee-a -- named for Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist ... Dave's Botanary
mur-AH-liss -- found growing on walls ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: wall osbeckia • Kannada: ಗಿಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ gidda nekkare, ಗಿಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರಿಕ gidda nekkarika • Konkani: धाकटी नाकेरी dhakti nakeri • Malayalam: ചെന്തുമ്പ chenthumpa, ചെറുകുളത്തി cherukulathi • Marathi: गुलबेकी gulbeki • Sanskrit: तिनीशः tinisah • Tamil: செந்தும்பை cen-tumpai • Telugu: బురద అల్లి burada alli • Tulu: ದೈ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ dai nekkare

botanical names: Osbeckia muralis Naudin ... heterotypic synonyms: Osbeckia truncata D.Don ex Wight & Arn. • Osbeckia zeylanica Steud. ex Naudin ... and more at POWO, retrieved 31 December 2023

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

wall osbeckia

name coined, for want of name, by Flowers of India, retrieved December 31, 2023

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಗಿಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ gidda nekkare, ಗಿಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರಿಕ gidda nekkarika

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

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

धाकटी नाकेरी dhakti nakeri

for Osbeckia truncata D.Don ex Wight & Arn. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ചെന്തുമ്പ chenthumpa

Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name ... efloraofindia

ചെറുകുളത്തി cherukulathi

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

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

गुलबेकी gulbeki

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

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

तिनीशः tinisah

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

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

செந்தும்பை cen-tumpai

Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

బురద అల్లి burada alli

for Osbeckia zeylanica Steud. ex Naudin ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ದೈ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ dai nekkare

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

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

Andhra Pradesh, *Bihar, Goa, *Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, *Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Odisha, Tamil Nadu, *Uttar Pradesh

for Osbeckia truncata D.Don ex Wight & Arn. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
Checklist Of Gujarat Flora
Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.3; last update Dec. 27th, 2023. Last accessed 31/12/2023.

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

~~~~~ Last updated: 10-01-2024 ~~~~~