Sunday, 6 October 2024

Strobilanthes ixiocephala Benth.

Strobilanthes ixiocephala Benth.

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
ik-see-oh-SEF-ha-lah -- Greek: ixia (bird-lime); kaphale (head)

commonly known as: sky blue karvy • Kannada: ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi, ಪಿಠ ಕಾರವೀ pit-karvi • Konkani: पिट कारवी pit karvi • Malayalam: ഇളംനീല കുറിഞ്ഞി ilamneela kurinji • Marathi: दारमोरी darmori, कारव karav, पातरी patri, वायटी waiti • Tamil: வெண்நீலக்குறிஞ்சி venneelakkurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes ixiocephala Benth. ... homotypic synonyms: Thelepaepale ixiocephala (Benth.) Bremek. ... heterotypic synonyms: Strobilanthes eriocephala T.Anderson • Strobilanthes neesiana Wight ... and more at POWO, retrieved 05 October 2024
NOTE: orthographical variant: Strobilanthes ixiocephalus Benth.
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
sky blue karvy
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi, ಪಿಠ ಕಾರವೀ pit-karvi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
पिट कारवी pit karvi
  • for Thelepaepale ixiocephala (Benth.) Bremek. ... Biodiversity in Goa - Flora of Goa ... webpage no longer available
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഇളംനീല കുറിഞ്ഞി ilamneela kurinji
  • name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with coining the name ... efloraofindia ... ഇളംനീല കുറിഞ്ഞി ilamneela kurinji = pale blue or whitish blue karvi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
दारमोरी darmori, कारव karav
पातरी patri
वायटी waiti (or found spelt as वाईटी waiti)
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
வெண்நீலக்குறிஞ்சி venneelakkurinji
  • name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with coining this name ... efloraofindia ... வெண்நீலக்குறிஞ்சி venneelakkurinji = pale blue or whitish blue karvi
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ Created on: 10:30 05-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:40 06-10-2024 ~~~~~
Acanthaceae endemic perennial shrub "Strobilanthes ixiocephala" "Strobilanthes ixiocephalus" "Strobilanthes eriocephala" "Strobilanthes neesiana" "Thelepaepale ixiocephala" "Thelepaepale ixiocephalus" "sky blue karvi" "sky blue karvy"

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