Saturday, 21 September 2024

Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr.

Spinifex littoreus (Burm.f.) Merr.

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
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
littoral spinegrass, Ravan's moustache
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
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
सरांटो saramto
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
എലിമുള്ളു elimullu
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कोलांटी तण kolanti tan
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
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గుత్తి రోమలు గడ్డి gutti-romalu-gaddi, రావణాసురుని మీసాలు ravanasuruni-misalu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep islands, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
~~~~~ Created on: 09:18 21-09-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:21 21-09-2024 ~~~~~
Poaceae Gramineae coastal sandy perennial herb "Spinifex littoreus" "Spinifex squarrosus" "Stipa littorea" "Stipa spinifex" "littoral spinegrass" "Ravan's moustache" "water-pink" "tumble weed"

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