Tuesday, 15 July 2025

Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees

Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees

ros-tel-luh-LAY-ree-a -- Greek: diminutive of rostrum (with a small beak); laria (resembling) ... Dave's Botanary
pro-KUM-benz -- lying along the ground ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: water willow • Assamese: ফুলি বন phuli ban, পিত্ত পাত pitta paat • Bengali: পীতপাপড়া pitapapara • Gujarati: ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo, પીતપાપડો pitpapado • Hindi: खरमोर kharmor • Kachchhi: રતી માંજરજો પિત્તપાપડો rati manjarjo pittapapado • Kannada: ಹುಚ್ಚು ನೆಲಬೇವು huchchu nelabevu • Konkani: घाटी पित्तपापड ghati pitpapad • Malayalam: ചെറു തറുതാവൽ cheru tharuthaaval, പിത്തക്കൊടി pithakkoti • Marathi: घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada, कलमाशी kalmashi, करंबल karambal, माशी mashi • Nepali: बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, खुर्सानी झार khursaani jhaar, फुली झार phuli jhaar • Rajasthani: कागनेर kagner, मखनिया घास makhania ghas • Sanskrit: कल्माषी kalmashi, पर्पट parpata, रेणु renu, वरतिक्त varatikta • Tamil: ஆரம் aram, கோடகசாலை kotakacalai, குக்குரம் kukkuram • Telugu: నాగ పూత చెట్టు naaga pootta chettu • Tulu: ಪೊದ್ದೊಲ್ ಪೂ poddolu poo


botanical names: Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Ecbolium procumbens (L.) Kuntze • Justicia procumbens L. • Rostellaria procumbens (L.) Nees ... and a list of heterotypic synonyms at POWO, retrieved 12 July 2025
NOTE: The closest species to Rostellularia procumbens (Justicia procumbens) are often considered to be those within the Justicia genus, particularly Justicia micrantha and Justicia neesii, which have been historically confused or are synonyms. The main points of confusion often revolve around leaf shape, inflorescence length, and overall plant appearance, as these can vary across different sources and even within the same species. ... Google's AI Overview of "Which are the closest species of Rostellularia procumbens ?"
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
water willow
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
ফুলি বন phuli ban
  • for Justicia procumbens L. ... Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
পিত্ত পাত pitta paat
  • for Justicia procumbens L. ... Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
পীতপাপড়া pitapapara
  • for Justicia diffusa Willd. ... Flora - Mehedi Voice
  • for Justicia procumbens L. is considered as synonym of Justicia diffusa Willd. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo, પીતપાપડો pitpapado
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
खरमोर kharmor
  • for Justicia procumbens L. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
રતી માંજરજો પિત્તપાપડો rati manjarjo pittapapado
  • for Justicia procumbens L. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಹುಚ್ಚು ನೆಲಬೇವು huchchu nelabevu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
घाटी पित्तपापड ghati pitpapad
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറു തറുതാവൽ cheru tharuthaaval
പിത്തക്കൊടി pithakkoti
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada
कलमाशी kalmashi
  • Though this name is found listed in various websites and portals, it is not explicitly mentioned in any Marathi source or literature; it must be derived from the Sanskrit name कल्माषी kalmashi, of which one of the meanings is "bespotted, speckled, variegated" ... the petals are variegated with purple marks
करंबल karambal
  • for Justicia procumbens L. ... Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar
  • करंबल karambal is name given to popular exotic fruit "star fruit" (Averrhoa carambola L.) widely cultivated in India; it is quite intriguing how has Justicia procumbens L. earned the name
माशी mashi
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, खुर्सानी झार khursaani jhaar, फुली झार phuli jhaar
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
कागनेर kagner, मखनिया घास makhania ghas
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
कल्माषी kalmashi
  • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar
पर्पट parpata, रेणु renu, वरतिक्त varatikta
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஆரம் aram, கோடகசாலை kotakacalai
  • for Justicia procumbens L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
குக்குரம் kukkuram
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
నాగ పూత చెట్టు naaga pootta chettu
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಪೊದ್ದೊಲ್ ಪೂ poddolu poo
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout
Recorded / documented in following states:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, *Jammu & Kashmir, *Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, *Nagaland, *Odisha, Puducherry, *Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, *Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 12:04 12-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 20:18 15-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial herb "Rostellularia procumbens" "Ecbolium procumbens" "Justicia procumbens" "Rostellaria procumbens" "water willow"
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