SPIN-ee-feks -- spine maker; makes spines ... Dave's Botanary
lit-TOR-ee-us -- pertaining to the seashore ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: littoral spinegrass, Ravan's moustache, water-pink • Bengali: রাবনের গোঁফ rabanera gompha • Gujarati: રાવણની મૂછ ravan-ni mooch • Kannada: ರಾವಣನ ಮೀಸೆ ಹುಲ್ಲು raavanana meese hullu • Konkani: सरांटो saramto • Malayalam: എലിമുള്ളു elimullu • Marathi: कोलांटी तण kolanti tan, रावणाची मिशी ravanachi mishi • Oriya: ବଡ଼ କଙ୍କ barda kanka, ରାବଣେଶ୍ବର ଦାଢ଼ି rabaneswara dardhi • Tamil: எலிக்குச்சிப்புல் eli-k-kucci-p-pul, இராவணன் மீசை iravanan-michai, இராவணன்புல் iravanan-pul • Telugu: గుత్తి రోమలు గడ్డి gutti-romalu-gaddi, రావణాసురుని మీసాలు ravanasuruni-misalu
botanical names: Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr. ... homotypic synonyms: Stipa littorea Burm.f. ... heterotypic synonyms: Spinifex squarrosus L. • Stipa spinifex L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 September 2024
Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
littoral spinegrass, Ravan's moustache
- Flowers of India, retrieved September 21, 2024
water-pink
- for Spinifex squarrosus L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
রাবনের গোঁফ rabanera gompha
- the given name of this plant in other languages, literal meaning ... Ravan's moustache
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
રાવણની મૂછ ravan-ni mooch
- the given name of this plant in other languages, literal meaning ... Ravan's moustache
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ರಾವಣನ ಮೀಸೆ ಹುಲ್ಲು raavanana meese hullu
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
सरांटो saramto
- for Spinifex squarrosus L. ... 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, Lakshadweep
എലിമുള്ളു elimullu
- for Spinifex squarrosus L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कोलांटी तण kolanti tan
- for Spinifex squarrosus L. ... TransLiteral Foundations - A Nonprofit Public Service Initiative
रावणाची मिशी ravanachi mishi
- the given name of this plant in other languages, literal meaning ... Ravan's moustache
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଡ଼ କଙ୍କ barda kanka, ରାବଣେଶ୍ବର ଦାଢ଼ି rabaneswara dardhi
- for Spinifex squarrosus L. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
எலிக்குச்சிப்புல் eli-k-kucci-p-pul, இராவணன்புல் iravanan-pul
- for Spinifex squarrosus L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
இராவணன் மீசை iravanan-michai
- Many thanks to Muthu Karthick for help with this name ... efloraofindia
- விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గుత్తి రోమలు గడ్డి gutti-romalu-gaddi, రావణాసురుని మీసాలు ravanasuruni-misalu
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep islands, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 21/09/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).
~~~~~ Created on: 09:18 21-09-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:21 21-09-2024 ~~~~~
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