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 kurinji • Kannada: 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

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

कारव karaw

• Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

अकरा akra

• Fernandes, Maria & Sellappan, Krishnan. (2016). Phytochemical analysis of strobilanthes blume species from Northern Western Ghats of India. International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Research. 8. 108-111.

इटारी itari

• for Nilgirianthus heyneanus (Nees) Bremek. ... The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji

• Tamil names of plants and trees found in Tamil Nadu - தமிழ் நாட்டின் தாவரங்களின் தமிழ் பெயர்கள்

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

*Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Odisha, Tamil Nadu; not endemic to India; known to be distributed in Sri Lanka

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.09; last update Sept. 4th, 2025. Last accessed 07/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Goa :: Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186.

* 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.

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

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

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

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.09; last update Sept. 4th, 2025. Last accessed 07/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ 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"

Strobilanthes callosa Nees

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

commonly known as: karvy • Gujarati: 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

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]
• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

કેરડી keradi

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

પાંદડી pandadi

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

मरुआदोना maruadona

• मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

कारवी karvi

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• or कारव karaw ... Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186.
• or कारे karay / कार्वे karve / कार्व्हो karvho ... Singh, Rajeev & Diwakar, P.G.. (2007). Gregarious flowering of Strobilanthes callosus Nees in Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry. 30. 553-555. 10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-3J264X.

~~~~~ 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

• Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma - कार्वी: राजस्थान के फूलों की रानी
• Singh, Rajeev & Diwakar, P.G.. (2007). Gregarious flowering of Strobilanthes callosus Nees in Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry. 30. 553-555. 10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-3J264X.

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.08; last update August 18th, 2025. Last accessed 05/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Singh, Rajeev & Diwakar, P.G.. (2007). Gregarious flowering of Strobilanthes callosus Nees in Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry. 30. 553-555. 10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-3J264X.
• Madhya Pradesh :: मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ 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

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

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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

• name borrowed from Pahari (Poonchi or Pothwari), for want of name ... Khan MF, Mashwani ZU, Mehmood A, Qureshi R, Sarwar R, Ahmad KS, Quave CL. An ethnopharmacological survey and comparative analysis of plants from the Sudhnoti District, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan. J Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 2021 Mar 20;17(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s13002-021-00435-2. PMID: 33743778; PMCID: PMC7980561.

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttarakhand

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.08; last update August 18th, 2025. Last accessed 01/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ 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"

Rungia repens (L.) Nees

RUN-jee-uh -- named for Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German professor ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia
REE-penz -- spreading, creeping ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: creeping rungia • Gujarati: ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo, પીતપાપડો pitpapado • Hindi: खरमोर kharmor • Kannada: ಕೊಡಗಸಾಲೆ kodagasaale • Konkani: घाटी पितपापड ghati pitpapad • Marathi: घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada • Rajasthani: खरमार kharmar, घाटी पीतपापड़ा ghati pit-papra • Sanskrit: पर्पट parpata • Tamil: கோடாசரி kotacari, கோடகசாலை kotakacalai • Telugu: పాకల వల్లి pakala velli


botanical names: Rungia repens (L.) Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Diapedium repens (L.) Kuntze • Dicliptera repens (L.) Juss. • Justicia repens L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 22 August 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

creeping rungia

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved August 22, 2025

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo, પીતપાપડો pitpapado

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

खरमोर kharmor

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕೊಡಗಸಾಲೆ kodagasaale

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

घाटी पितपापड ghati pitpapad

• name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

खरमार kharmar

• Banswara - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government
• Mahendra CP, Kotia A. Ethnomedicinal study of some plants of family Acanthaceae of Rajasthan. Int J Appl Res 2018;4(3):536-539.

घाटी पीतपापड़ा ghati pit-papra

• Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

पर्पट parpata

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

கோடாசரி kotacari, கோடகசாலை kotakacalai

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

పాకల వల్లి pakala velli

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

throughout mainland, including Andaman & Nicobar islands

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.08; last update August 18th, 2025. Last accessed 28/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 16:38 22-08-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:05 31-08-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae annual herb "Rungia repens" "Diapedium repens" "Dicliptera repens" "Justicia repens" "creeping rungia"

Rungia pectinata (L.) Nees

RUN-jee-uh -- named for Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German professor ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia
pek-tin-AY-tuh -- like a comb ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: comb rungia • Bengali: ধুপঝোড়া dhupjhora • Gujarati: ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo • Hindi: उलट कंघी ulat kanghi • Konkani: सूत sut • Marathi: सूत sut • Mundari: jatanri ba • Nepali: बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, उकुची झार ukuchee jhaar • Odia: ମାଟି ଶାଗ mati saga, ଶଙ୍ଖ ଶାଗ sankha saga • 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 pectinata (L.) Nees ... homonym: Diapedium pectinatum (L.) Kuntze • Dicliptera pectinata (L.) Juss. • Justicia pectinata L. • Rungia parviflora subsp. pectinata (L.) L.H.Cramer(1998) • Rungia parviflora var. pectinata (L.) C.B.Clarke ... and more at POWO, retrieved 11 August 2025

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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

comb rungia

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved August 14, 2025

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ধুপঝোড়া dhupjhora

• OSADHI - Online Structural and Analytics based Database for Herbs of India - CSIR-NEIST
• the name rendered in native script needs validation

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo

• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]
• also found written as ખડસલિયો khadasaliyo ... Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

उलट कंघी ulat kanghi

• OSADHI - Online Structural and Analytics based Database for Herbs of India - CSIR-NEIST ... name prevalent in Madhya Pradesh

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

सूत sut

• name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

सूत sut

• Flowers of India, retrieved August 14, 2025

~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~

written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha

jatanri ba

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, उकुची झार ukuchee jhaar

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ମାଟି ଶାଗ mati saga

• K, Karunaidhasan & Das, Kadambini & Sharma, Sandhya & Marndi, Sugimani & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2024). Rungia pectinata (L.) Nees: a Medico – food of tribal India. 10.5281/zenodo.14580763.

ଶଙ୍ଖ ଶାଗ sankha saga

• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha

~~~~~ 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

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• for Rungia parviflora var. pectinata (L.) C.B.Clarke ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ hasa arak

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Noor N, Satapathy KB. Diversity of medicinally important leafy vegetables used by the tribes in Balasore district of Odisha, India. Plant Sci. Today [Internet]. 2022 Oct. 1 [cited 2025 Aug. 17];9(4):950-4.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

புண்ணாக்குப்பூண்டு punnakku-p-puntu, தவசுமுருங்கை tavashu-murunghie

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

పిండి కొండ pindi konda

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

throughout mainland, including Lakshadweep islands

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.07; last update July 26th, 2025. Last accessed 28/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 10:42 13-08-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:42 19-08-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae annual herb "Rungia pectinata" "Diapedium pectinatum" "Dicliptera pectinata" "Justicia pectinata" "Rungia parviflora subsp. pectinata" "Rungia parviflora var. pectinata" "comb rungia"

Rungia muralis Royle ex Nees

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

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

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)

~~~~~ Created on: 14:01 24-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 16:14 27-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae annual herb "Rungia muralis" "Justicia muralis" "Rungia parviflora var. muralis" "wall rungia"