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.

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

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

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.09; last update Sept. 4th, 2025. Last accessed 11/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ 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"