sim-foh-REE-muh -- Greek: symphoreo (borne together); alludes to clusters of flowers borne with bracts
in-vol-yoo-KRAY-tum -- leaf edges rolled inwards (having an involucre, literally a wrapping or case; here it refers to the bract around each flower) ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: pinwheel creeper, star-vervain climber • Hindi: फिरकी phirki • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತಕ್ಕಾಳಿ betta thakkaali, ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ narambodhalu • Konkani: भिंगरी bhingari • Malayalam: ഞരമ്പോടൽ njarambodal, പൂഞാലിപ്പൂ poonjaalippoo • Marathi: भिंगरी bhingari • Sora: ନୁରକି nurki • Tamil: பூங்குரங்கு poongurungu, வக்கணாத்தி vakkanatti, வெள்ளை மல்லிக்கொடி vellaimallikkodi • Telugu: బుడమర్రి budamarri, ఇసపరతీగ esaparatiga, గుబ్బదార gubbadaara, కొండ తెక్కలి kondathekkali, నగురు naguru, పెండి తీగ penditige, సురుడు surudu, తెల్ల పిప్పిలి thellapippili • Tulu: ನರಂಬೋದಲ್ narambodal
botanical names: Symphorema involucratum Roxb. ... synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 13 October 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
pinwheel creeper
- for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 13, 2024
star-vervain climber
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
फिरकी phirki
- name coined, for want of name; literal translation of Marathi coined-name 'भिंगरी bhingari' meaning a whirlgig; flower head along with the conspicuous bracts allude to whirlgig (a child's toy)
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತಕ್ಕಾಳಿ betta thakkaali
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ narambodhalu
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... named so, due to its therapeutic efficacy, as a medicine for nervine spasm
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
भिंगरी bhingari
- name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഞരമ്പോടൽ njarambodal
- Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... named so, due to its therapeutic efficacy, as a medicine for nervine spasm
പൂഞാലിപ്പൂ poonjaalippoo
- name coined, for want of name; many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for coining this name ... facebook
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
भिंगरी bhingari
- 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
~~~~~ SORA ~~~~~
written in: Sora Sompeng or Odia, Telugu, Latin ... spoken in: Odisha, north coastal Andhra Pradesh ... spoken by: the Sora people, alternative names and spellings include Saora, Saura, Savara and Sabara
ନୁରକି nurki
- Many thanks to Kumar Joshabant for help with this name ... facebook
- Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha.
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பூங்குரங்கு poongurungu, வெள்ளை மல்லிக்கொடி vellaimallikkodi
- Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
வக்கணாத்தி vakkanatti
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
బుడమర్రి budamarri, ఇసపరతీగ esaparatiga, గుబ్బదార gubbadaara, కొండ తెక్కలి kondathekkali, నగురు naguru, పెండి తీగ penditige, సురుడు surudu, తెల్ల పిప్పిలి thellapippili
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ನರಂಬೋದಲ್ narambodal
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... named so, due to its therapeutic efficacy, as a medicine for nervine spasm
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 13/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).
~~~~~ Created on: 12:23 13-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 13:10 16-10-2024 ~~~~~
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