Tuesday, 29 April 2025

Dyschoriste dalzellii (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Kuntze

Dyschoriste dalzellii (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Kuntze

dis-kor-RISS-tee -- Greek: dys (with difficulty) and choristos (separated); referring to the valves of the capsules adhering together ... Dave's Botanary
¿ del-ZEL-ee-eye ? -- named for N. A. Dalzell, collaborator with Gibson, of Bombay Flora

commonly known as: rigid snakeherb • Marathi: अचरा achra


botanical names: Dyschoriste dalzellii (T.Anderson ex Bedd.) Kuntze ... synonyms: Calophanes rigida Dalzell ex C.B.Clarke • Calophanes dalzellii T.Anderson ex Bedd. ... Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.04; last update April 17th, 2025. Last accessed 25/04/2025.
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
rigid snakeherb
  • name coined, for want of name; rigid = derived from epithet of one of this species' synonyms Calophanes rigida; snakeherb = generic name given to most of Dyschoriste species
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
अचरा achra
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
¿ Andhra Pradesh ?, *Gujarat, *Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 18:16 27-04-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:23 29-04-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae endemic annual herb "Dyschoriste dalzellii" "Calophanes rigida" "Calophanes dalzellii" "rigid snakeherb"

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