Sunday, 28 September 2025

Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.

Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.

thun-BER-jee-uh -- named after Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist ... Dave's BotanaryWikipedia
FRAY-granz -- fragrant ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: sweet clock-vine, white lady • Assamese: চিমিন ফুল chimin phool • Haryanvi: चिमीन chimine • Hindi: चिमीन chimine • Kannada: ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa • Malayalam: നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli • Marathi: चिमणी chimani, चिमीन chimine • Mizo: zawnga-fian-parvar • Odia: ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar • Tamil: இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi, காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi • Telugu: ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga • Tulu: ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu


botanical names: Thunbergia fragrans Roxb. ... heterotypic synonyms: Thunbergia roxburghia Nees • Thunbergia scandens Pers. ex Nees • Thunbergia volubilis Pers. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 25 September 2025
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
sweet clock-vine, white lady
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
চিমিন ফুল chimin phool
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
चिमीन chimine
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
चिमीन chimine
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
चिमणी chimani
चिमीन chimine
  • Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar
  • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
zawnga-fian-parvar
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi
காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout
~~~~~ Created on: 20:36 25-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:58 01-10-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial herbaceous climber "Thunbergia fragrans" "Thunbergia roxburghia" "Thunbergia scandens" "Thunbergia volubilis" "sweet clock-vine" "white lady"

Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Strobilanthes wightiana Nees

Strobilanthes wightiana Nees

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
wight-ee-AY-na -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India ... Dave's BotanaryWikipedia

commonly known as: pale kurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes wightiana Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Nilgirianthus wightianus (Nees) Bremek. ... POWO, retrieved 23 September 2025
NOTE: Strobilanthes wightiana is the currently accepted scientific name for the plant; Strobilanthes wightianus is now treated as an orthographic variant.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
pale kurinji
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 23, 2025
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Kerala, *Odisha, *Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 16:42 23-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:19 23-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial endemic shrub "Strobilanthes wightiana" "Strobilanthes wightianus" "Nilgirianthus wightianus" "pale kurinji"

Monday, 22 September 2025

Strobilanthes sessilis var. ritchiei C.B.Clarke

Strobilanthes sessilis var. ritchiei C.B.Clarke

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
SES-sil-iss -- Latin: meaning low, sitting; fixed, attached ... Dave's Botanary
RICH-ee-eye -- named for Dr. Ritchie, collector of plants in Belgaum (modern-day Belagavi), India

commonly known as: mal karvyKannada: ಬುಟ್ಟಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ butti karvi • Marathi: माळ कारवी mal karvi, टोपली कारवी topli karvi


botanical names: Strobilanthes sessilis var. ritchiei C.B.Clarke ... synonyms: Pleocaulus ritchiei (C.B.Clarke) Bremek. ... Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.09; last update Sept. 21st, 2025. Last accessed 22/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
NOTE: The commemorative epithet ritchiei is also found spelt as ritchei. Charles Baron Clarke consistently used the spelling ritchiei for the epithet of Strobilanthes sessilis var. ritchiei, and is thus the reason for the prevailing usage of ritchiei in botanical literature. The original author's spelling is maintained as a matter of nomenclatural priority.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
mal karvy
  • Marathi name used, for want of name ... Flowers of India, retrieved September 22, 2025
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬುಟ್ಟಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ butti karvi
  • name coined on lines of Marathi name; ಬುಟ್ಟಿ butti = basket, typically round; ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi = name given to Strobilanthes callosa
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
माळ कारवी mal karvi, टोपली कारवी topli karvi
  • names 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
  • माळ mal = flat, elevated area of land, somewhat stony and not used for farming; टोपली topli = basket, typically round; कारवी karvi = name given to Strobilanthes callosa
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 10:38 22-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:21 22-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial plietesial endemic shrub "Strobilanthes sessilis var. ritchiei" "Pleocaulus ritchiei" "Strobilanthes sessilis var. ritchei" "Pleocaulus ritchei" "mal karvy"

Sunday, 21 September 2025

Strobilanthes consanguinea (Nees) T.Anderson

Strobilanthes consanguinea (Nees) T.Anderson

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
kon-san-GWIN-ee-uh -- with blood (colored) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: veined-leaf coneflower • Tamil: பெருங்குறிஞ்சி peru-n-kurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes consanguinea (Nees) T.Anderson ... homotypic synonyms: Endopogon consanguineus Nees ... heterotypic synonyms: Justicia venosa Wight ex Nees ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 September 2025
NOTE: Strobilanthes consanguineus is an orthographic variant of Strobilanthes consanguinea.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
veined-leaf coneflower
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 21, 2025
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பெருங்குறிஞ்சி peru-n-kurinji
  • for Strobilanthes consanguineus typica ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, *Karnataka, *Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 11:17 21-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:05 21-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial plietesial endemic shrub "Strobilanthes consanguinea" "Strobilanthes consanguineus" "Endopogon consanguineus" "Justicia venosa" "veined-leaf coneflower"

Thursday, 18 September 2025

Strobilanthes pavala (Roxb.) J.R.I.Wood

Strobilanthes pavala (Roxb.) J.R.I.Wood

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
PUH-vah-lah -- most probably refers to the plant's small, coral-coloured flowers; pavala is Tamil word for coral

commonly known as: shade-loving coneflower • Dogri: मोरनी बूटी moranee bootee • Kannada: ಮೂರಿಕೊಟಿ moorikoti • Konkani: मोरपंखी morpankhi • Marathi: मोरपंखी morpankhi • Nepali: कांगराइतो फूल kaangaraaito phool • Odia: ବାରଙ୍ଗ ଫୁଲ bareng phul


botanical names: Strobilanthes pavala (Roxb.) J.R.I.Wood ... homotypic synonyms: Hemigraphis pavala (Roxb.) Kurz • Ruellia pavala Roxb. ... heterotypic synonyms: Hemigraphis latebrosa (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... and more at POWO, retrieved 15 September 2025
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
shade-loving coneflower
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 15, 2025
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
मोरनी बूटी moranee bootee
  • for Hemigraphis latebrosa (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಮೂರಿಕೊಟಿ moorikoti
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
मोरपंखी morpankhi
  • name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
मोरपंखी morpankhi
  • for Hemigraphis latebrosa (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... 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
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
कांगराइतो फूल kaangaraaito phool
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବାରଙ୍ଗ ଫୁଲ bareng phul
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout; not endemic to India; distributed globally in n-Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh
~~~~~ Created on: 20:43 15-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:13 18-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae annual herb "Strobilanthes pavala" "Hemigraphis pavala" "Ruellia pavala" "Hemigraphis latebrosa" "shade-loving coneflower"

Friday, 12 September 2025

Strobilanthes neoaspera Venu & P.Daniel

Strobilanthes neoaspera Venu & P.Daniel

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
nee-oh-AS-per-uh -- Greek: neo (new); asper (rough) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: rough coneflower • Kannada: ಒರಟು ಕಾರ್ವಿ oratu karvi • Malayalam: പരുക്കൻ കുറിഞ്ഞി parukkan kurinji • Tamil: வெள்ளைக்குறிஞ்சி vellai-k-kurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes neoaspera Venu & P.Daniel ... homotypic synonyms: Nilgirianthus asper Santapau • Strobilanthes aspera Wight ... POWO, retrieved 11 September 2025
NOTE: Strobilanthes neoasper is an orthographic variant of Strobilanthes neoaspera. This was determined when the species was properly named and described by botanists Venu and P. Daniel in their book, Strobilanthes Blume (Acanthaceae) in Peninsular India, published in 2007.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
rough coneflower
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 11, 2025
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಒರಟು ಕಾರ್ವಿ oratu karvi
  • name coined, for want of name; ಒರಟು oratu = rough, coarse - referring to the hairy, rough stems and leaves; ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi = given name of Strobilanthes callosa
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
പരുക്കൻ കുറിഞ്ഞി parukkan kurinji
  • Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with coining name for this plant ... efloraofindia
  • പരുക്കൻ parukkan = rough, coarse - referring to the hairy, rough stems and leaves; കുറിഞ്ഞി kurinji = a generic name given to some members of Acanthaceae, typically to some species of Strobilanthes and Barleria
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
வெள்ளைக்குறிஞ்சி vellai-k-kurinji
  • name to be validated at efloraofindia
  • name referenced from YouTube channel "Biology by Dr N. Sathiyamoorthy"
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 19:05 11-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:05 12-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial endemic shrub "Strobilanthes neoaspera" "Strobilanthes neoasper" "Nilgirianthus asper" "Strobilanthes aspera" "rough coneflower"

Thursday, 11 September 2025

Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood

Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
JOH-mee -- named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala

commonly known as: dangling coneflower • Kannada: ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi • Malayalam: ജോമീ കുറിഞ്ഞി jomi kurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood ... POWO, retrieved 10 September 2025
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
dangling coneflower
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 10, 2025
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi
  • name coined, for want of name; ಜೋಮಿ jomi = this species is named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala; ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi = given name of Strobilanthes callosa
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ജോമീ കുറിഞ്ഞി jomi kurinji
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 10, 2025
  • Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
  • ജോമീ jomi = this species is named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala; കുറിഞ്ഞി kurinji = a generic name given to some members of Acanthaceae, typically to some species of Strobilanthes and Barleria
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Kerala; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 19:05 10-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:34 11-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial endemic shrub "Strobilanthes jomyi" "dangling coneflower"

Wednesday, 10 September 2025

Strobilanthes integrifolia (Dalzell) Kuntze

Strobilanthes integrifolia (Dalzell) Kuntze

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
in-teg-ree-FOH-lee-uh OR in-teg-rih-FOH-lee-uh -- leaves entire (undivided) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: entire-leaf coneflower • Kannada: ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi, ಗುರಿಕೆ gurike, ಕೂರಿಗೆ koorige • Konkani: वायटी wayti • Malayalam: പൂമാലക്കുറിഞ്ഞി poomaalakkurinji, തൊട്ട്കുറിഞ്ഞി thottukurinji • Marathi: वायटी wayti


botanical names: Strobilanthes integrifolia (Dalzell) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Endopogon integrifolius Dalzell • Leptacanthus integrifolius (Dalzell) M.R.Almeida • Mackenziea integrifolia (Dalzell) Bremek. ... heterotypic synonyms: Leptacanthus alatus Wight • Strobilanthes perfoliata T.Anderson ... and more at POWO, retrieved 9 September 2025
NOTE: Strobilanthes integrifolius is an orthographic variant that was used historically, such as in the initial description by Nees, and is still occasionally found in research papers and some older botanical texts.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
entire-leaf coneflower
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 9, 2025
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi
ಗುರಿಕೆ gurike, ಕೂರಿಗೆ koorige
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
वायटी wayti
  • name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
പൂമാലക്കുറിഞ്ഞി poomaalakkurinji, തൊട്ട്കുറിഞ്ഞി thottukurinji
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
वायटी wayti
  • for Mackenziea integrifolia (Dalzell) Bremek. ... Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 22:36 09-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 16:04 10-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial "non-plietesial" endemic shrub "Strobilanthes integrifolia" "Strobilanthes integrifolius" "Endopogon integrifolius" "Leptacanthus integrifolius" "Mackenziea integrifolia" "Leptacanthus alatus" "Strobilanthes perfoliata" "entire-leaf coneflower"

Monday, 8 September 2025

Strobilanthes heyneana Nees

Strobilanthes heyneana Nees

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
hey-nee-AH-na -- named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: karun kurinjiKannada: ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi • Konkani: कारव karaw • Malayalam: കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji • Marathi: अकरा akra, इटारी itari • Tamil: கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes heyneana Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek. ... and several heterotypic synonyms at POWO, retrieved 7 September 2025
NOTE: Strobilanthes heyneanus is an orthographic variant based on the original spelling from the works of 19th-century botanist Nees von Esenbeck, but the feminine form of the specific epithet, heyneana, is now more commonly used for botanical correctness.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
karun kurinji
  • Flowers of India, retrieved September 7, 2025 ... name borrowed from Tamil, for want of name
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कारव karaw
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
अकरा akra
इटारी itari
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Odisha, Tamil Nadu; not endemic to India; known to be distributed in Sri Lanka
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 19:07 07-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:50 08-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial "annual bloomer" shrub "Strobilanthes heyneana" "Strobilanthes heyneanus" "Nilgirianthus heyneanus" "karun kurinji"

Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.

Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
GRASS-il-is -- graceful; slender ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: slender coneflower • Malayalam: മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji, തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji • Tamil: மரக்குறிஞ்சி marakurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd. ... homotypic synonyms: Mackenziea gracilis (Bedd.) Bremek. ... heterotypic synonyms: Strobilanthes beddomei T.Anderson ... POWO, retrieved 7 September 2025
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
slender coneflower
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 7, 2025
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji
തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji
  • PARIVESH - THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, [Part II — Sec. 3(II)] - Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification, New Delhi, the 28th December, 2020
  • Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name via Facebook Messenger
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
மரக்குறிஞ்சி marakurinji
  • Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with this name ... efloraofindia
  • name borrowed from Malayalam, for want of name
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 11:40 07-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 20:55 09-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial plietesial endemic shrub "Strobilanthes gracilis" "Mackenziea gracilis" "Strobilanthes beddomei" "slender coneflower"

Saturday, 6 September 2025

Strobilanthes callosa Nees

Strobilanthes callosa Nees

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
kal-OH-sus -- calloused or thick ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: karvyGujarati: કારવી karvi, કેરડી keradi, પાંદડી pandadi • Hindi: मरुआदोना maruadona • Kannada: ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi • Konkani: कारवी karvi • Marathi: कारवी karvi • Rajasthani: कार्वी karvi


botanical names: Strobilanthes callosa Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... heterotypic synonyms: Ruellia callosa Wall. • Strobilanthes grahamiana Wight ... POWO, retrieved 5 September 2025
NOTE: Strobilanthes callosus is an orthographic variant that was used historically, such as in the initial description by Nees, and is still occasionally found in research papers and some older botanical texts.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
karvy
  • Flowers of India, retrieved September 5, 2025 ... name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
કારવી karvi
કેરડી keradi
પાંદડી pandadi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
मरुआदोना maruadona
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कारवी karvi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कारवी karvi
  • for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
कार्वी karvi
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 16:46 05-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 15:07 06-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial plietesial endemic shrub "Strobilanthes callosa" "Strobilanthes callosus" "Carvia callosa" "Ruellia callosa" "Strobilanthes grahamiana" karvy

Friday, 5 September 2025

Strobilanthes attenuata (Wall. ex Nees) Jacq. ex Nees

Strobilanthes attenuata (Wall. ex Nees) Jacq. ex Nees

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
at-ten-yoo-AY-tuh -- thin, weak ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: blue nettle, nettle-leaf coneflower • Pahari: मलोल malol


botanical names: Strobilanthes attenuata (Wall. ex Nees) Jacq. ex Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Pteracanthus attenuatus (Wall. ex Nees) Bremek. • Ruellia attenuata Wall. ex Nees ... heterotypic synonyms: Mackenziea newii (Bedd. ex C.B.Clarke) Bremek. • Ruellia urticifolia Wall. • Strobilanthes newii Bedd. ex C.B.Clarke • Strobilanthes reflexa Nees • Strobilanthes urticifolia Kuntze ... and more at POWO, retrieved 1 September 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
blue nettle, nettle-leaf coneflower
  • for want of name, names coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 1, 2025
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
मलोल malol
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand
~~~~~ Created on: 19:49 01-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 10:57 05-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial shrub "Strobilanthes attenuata" "Pteracanthus attenuatus" "Ruellia attenuata" "Mackenziea newii" "Ruellia urticifolia" "Strobilanthes newii" "Strobilanthes reflexa" "Strobilanthes urticifolia" "blue nettle" "nettle-leaf coneflower"

Achyranthes coynei Santapau

ak-ky-RAN-thees -- Greek: achyr (chaff); anthos (flower) ... Dave's Botanary COIN-ee-eye -- probably named for Fr. Aloysius M. ...