Strobilanthes lupulina Nees

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
lup-oo-LEE-nuh or loo-poo-LEE-nuh -- resembling hops ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: hop coneflower • Kannada: ಕರುಙಕುರಿಂಜಿ karunkurinji • Konkani: अकरा akra • Malayalam: കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karinkurinji • Marathi: अकरा akra • Tamil: கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes lupulina Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Nilgirianthus lupulinus (Nees) Bremek. ... heterotypic synonyms: Ruellia involucrata Vahl ... and more at POWO, retrieved 03 October 2024

NOTE: orthographical variant: Strobilanthes lupulinus Nees

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

hop coneflower

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 03, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಕರುಙಕುರಿಂಜಿ karunkurinji

• name borrowed from Tamil, for want of name

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

अकरा akra

• name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karinkurinji

• name of Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees (orth. var. of Strobilanthes heyneana Nees) shared, for want of name ... name shared, as both species are morphologically quite similar

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

अकरा akra

• name of Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees (orth. var. of Strobilanthes heyneana Nees) shared, for want of name ... name shared, as both species are morphologically quite similar
• Systematic list of the trees, shrubs and woody-climbers of the Bombay Presidency by Talbot, W. A. (William Alexander)
• Fernandes, Maria & Sellappan, Krishnan. (2016). Phytochemical analysis of Strobilanthes Blume species from Northern Western Ghats of India. International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Research. 8. 108-111.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji

• Medicinal Plant Database of India - Botanical Survey of India

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

!*Andhra Pradesh, !*Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, !*Odisha, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 03/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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

~~~~~ Created on: 19:15 03-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 15:10 05-10-2024 ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic perennial shrub "Strobilanthes lupulina" "Strobilanthes lupulinus" "Nilgirianthus lupulinus" "Ruellia involucrata" "hop coneflower"