Symphorema polyandrum Wight

sim-foh-REE-muh -- Greek: symphoreo (borne together); alludes to clusters of flowers borne with bracts
pol-ee-AN-drum -- with many stamens

commonly known as: south Indian star-vervain climber • Hindi: महासिंधु mahasindhu • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ dodda narambodhalu • Malayalam: വലിയ ഞരമ്പോടൽ valiya njarambodal • Marathi: दुर्मिळ भिंगरी durmil bhingari • Odia: ବାଦି ଚାଙ୍ଗ badi chang, ମହାସିନ୍ଧୁ mahasindhu • Sanskrit: सिन्धुवार sindhuvara • Telugu: పెద్ద నగురు pedda naguru


botanical names: Symphorema polyandrum Wight ... ... synonyms: no synonyms known ... POWO, retrieved 14 October 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

south Indian star-vervain climber

• name coined, for want of name; based on the generic name 'star-vervain' given to species of Symphorema, and its distribution is limited to peninsular India

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

महासिंधु mahasindhu

• Sarang Lakhmale & Rabinarayan Acharya - Antimicrobial activity of Symphorema polyandrum - J-ISM, V2 N2, Apr-June 2014, pp.66-70

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ದೊಡ್ಡ ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ dodda narambodhalu

• name coined, for want of name; ದೊಡ್ಡ dodda = big, large, comparatively bigger ; ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ narambodhalu = name given to Symphorema involucratum Roxb.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

വലിയ ഞരമ്പോടൽ valiya njarambodal

• name coined, for want of name; വലിയ valiya = big, large, comparatively bigger ; ഞരമ്പോടൽ njarambodal = name given to Symphorema involucratum Roxb.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

दुर्मिळ भिंगरी durmil bhingari

• name coined, for want of name; दुर्मिळ durmil = rare; this species is found to be distrubuted on a lesser scale compared to S. involucratum; भिंगरी bhingari = coined-name given to S. involucratum

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ବାଦି ଚାଙ୍ଗ badi chang, ମହାସିନ୍ଧୁ mahasindhu

• A.B. Prusti1 and K.K. Behera - Ethno-Medico Botanical Study of Sundargarh District, Orissa, India - Ethnobotanical Leaflets 11: 148-163. 2007.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

सिन्धुवार sindhuvara

• Sanskrit Dictionary

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

పెద్ద నగురు pedda naguru

• name coined, for want of name; పెద్ద pedda = big, large, comparatively bigger ; నగురు naguru = name given to Symphorema involucratum Roxb.

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

Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 11:10 14-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:22 14-10-2024 ~~~~~

Lamiaceae "climbing shrub" "Symphorema polyandrum" "south Indian star-vervain climber"