RUN-jee-uh -- named for Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German professor ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia
mur-AH-liss -- found growing on walls ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: wall rungia • Gujarati: મોટો ખડસલીયો moto khadasaliyo • Marathi: भिंत माशी bhinta mashi • Mundari: jatanri ba • Santali: ᱵᱤᱨ ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱝ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ bir lopong arak, ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ hasa arak • Tamil: புண்ணாக்குப்பூண்டு punnakku-p-puntu, தவசுமுருங்கை tavashu-murunghie • Telugu: పిండి కొండ pindi konda
botanical names: Rungia muralis Royle ex Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Justicia muralis (Royle ex Nees) Karthig. & Lakshmin. • Rungia parviflora var. muralis (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... and more at POWO, retrieved 24 July 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
wall rungia
- for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved July 24, 2025
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
મોટો ખડસલીયો moto khadasaliyo
- for Rungia parviflora var. muralis (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
भिंत माशी bhinta mashi
- name coined, for want of name; भिंत bhinta = wall; माशी mashi = fly, also a name given to Justicia procumbens L. ... coined-name based on the plant's habitat (found growing on walls, occasionally on barren ground) and due to fly-like flowers
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
jatanri ba
- for Rungia parviflora var. muralis (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱵᱤᱨ ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱝ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ bir lopong arak, ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ hasa arak
- for Rungia parviflora var. muralis (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
புண்ணாக்குப்பூண்டு punnakku-p-puntu, தவசுமுருங்கை tavashu-murunghie
- for Rungia parviflora var. muralis (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
పిండి కొండ pindi konda
- for Rungia parviflora var. muralis (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
peninsular and north-east India
- Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
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Created on: 14:01 24-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 16:14 27-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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