Petalidium barlerioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees

¿ pet-uh-LID-ee-um ?Greek: petalon (a leaf or petal); may refer to the deciduous, leaf-like bracts ... Wikipedia
bar-leer-ee-OY-deez -- resembling aspects of genus Barleria ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: barleria petal-bush • Hindi: इन्द्रजटा indrajata • Kannada: ರುದ್ರ ಗೋರಂಟಿ rudra goranti • Konkani: गोरांटी goranti • Malayalam: ചുണ്ടപ്പാർവ്വതി chundapparvathy • Marathi: गोरांटी goranti • Odia: ମାଲ୍ପୀ malpi • Telugu: కోడి మురుసు kodi-murusu


botanical names: Petalidium barlerioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Ruellia barlerioides B.Heyne ex Roth ... heterotypic synonyms: Ruellia bracteata Roxb. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 06 July 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

barleria petal-bush

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved July 06, 2025

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

इन्द्रजटा indrajata

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

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ರುದ್ರ ಗೋರಂಟಿ rudra goranti

• Many thanks to Vikas Bhat Khandige for help with this name ... Instagram ... flowers used for worshipping Lord Shiva during Shivratri

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

गोरांटी goranti

• Marathi coined-name borrowed, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ചുണ്ടപ്പാർവ്വതി chundapparvathy

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

गोरांटी goranti

• 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

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

drakappa

• Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & IFS, Sudeep. (2022). FLORAL WEALTH OF MANDARGIRI HILLS. 10.13140/RG.2.2.16659.35362.
• the name needs to be rendered in their native script
• whether the name is indeed in Odia, needs to be validated

ମାଲ୍ପୀ malpi

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

కోడి మురుసు kodi-murusu

• Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh - by R D Reddy

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

throughout

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.07; last update July 5th, 2025. Last accessed 06/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

Recorded / documented in following states:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, *Bihar, *Chhattisgarh, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli, *Daman & Diu, Goa, *Gujarat, *Himachal Pradesh, *Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, Odisha, *Puducherry, *Punjab, *Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu, Telangana, *Tripura, *Uttarakhand, *West Bengal

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 18:44 06-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:26 08-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae perennial shrub "Petalidium barlerioides" "Ruellia barlerioides" "Ruellia bracteata" "barleria petal-bush"

Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus (Nees) Dalzell

¿ nyur-uh-KANTH-us ? -- Greek: neuron (vein, nerve); ákantha (thorn, spine); spiny vein ... Dave's Botanary
sfay-ro-STAY-kee-us -- sphaero (round, globe shaped); stachyus (flower spikes) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: pin cushion flower • Gujarati: ગંઠેર ganthera • Hindi: पुतलियो putliyo • Kachchhi: ગંઢારો gandharo • Kannada: ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ ಹೂವು sujimette hoovu • Konkani: घोशवे ghoshve • Marathi: घोसवेल ghosvel, गोलगोंडा golgonda


botanical names: Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus (Nees) Dalzell ... homotypic synonyms: Lepidagathis sphaerostachya Nees ... heterotypic synonyms: Neuracanthus lawii Wight ... and more at POWO, retrieved 06 July 2025

NOTE: Orthographic variant: Neuracanthus sphaerostachys (Nees) Dalzell

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

pin cushion flower

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 05, 2025

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

ગંઠેર ganthera

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]
• or ગંડેર gandera ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

पुतलियो putliyo

• Dangar, D.K. & Patel, Nilesh. (2018). Pharmacognostic studies on Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus Dalz. (Acanthaceae) leaves. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 11. 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.09.008.
• Based on the construct of this name, it could most possibly be a local name in Rajasthan ... पुतलियो putliyo = pupil of eye, the flower in full glory alludes to the iris & pupil of eye

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat

ગંઢારો gandharo

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ ಹೂವು sujimette hoovu

• name coined, for want of name; based on the English name "pin cushion flower" ... ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ sujimette = pincushion; ಹೂವು hoovu = flower

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

घोशवे ghoshve

• Biodiversity in Goa - Flora of Goa

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

घोसवेल ghosvel

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
• most probably this name घोसवेल ghosvel could be in error ... वेल vel = climber ... this plant is however an erect herb; proper name could most likely be घोसवे ghosve ... please see the Konkani name घोशवे ghoshve

गोलगोंडा golgonda

• 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

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

Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagar Haveli, Rajasthan; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 05/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 17:32 05-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:36 06-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic annual herb "Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus" "Neuracanthus sphaerostachys" "Lepidagathis sphaerostachya" "Neuracanthus lawii" "pin-cushion flower"

Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng

¿ nel-SON-nee-uh ? -- for David Nelson, English gardener and botanist, gardener at Kew ... Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae
kan-ESS-kens -- grey hair, greyish ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: blue pussyleaf • Ahom: baghkaniya, udbhedeli • Bengali: পারামূল paramula • Hindi: बिजनोरी bijnori • Malayalam: കോടപ്പുല്ല് kodappullu, മയിൽ പുല്ല് mayil pullu, നീല പൂച്ചയില neela poochayila • Odia: ବର ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna • Santali: ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ jugitopa baha


botanical names: Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng. ... homotypic synonyms: Justicia canescens Lam. ... heterotypic synonyms: Dianthera tomentosa Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke • Nelsonia campestris R.Br. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 04 July 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

blue pussyleaf

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 04, 2025

~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~

written in: Ahom ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom

baghkaniya, udbhedeli

• Borah, Dipankar & Gogoi, Tridip & Sarma, Jintu & Borah, Punam & Gohain, Bichitra & Mili, Chiranjib & Upadhyaya, Ankur & Basumatary, Jenima & Neog, Kasturi & Wangpan, Tonlong & Tangjang, Sumpam. (2021). Compendium of plants used for preparation of traditional alcoholic beverages by four major ethnic communities of Assam, northeast India. Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 22. 2019-2031. 10.13057/biodiv/d220451.
• the names need to be rendered in their native script

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

পারামূল paramula

• Many thanks to Jayantanath Sarkar for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

बिजनोरी bijnori

• Sikarwar, Ram Lakhan & Dubey, Praveen & Khanna, K K & Tiwari, Arjun. (2024). Threat Assesment and Utilization of Medicinal Plants of Vindhyan Region, Madhya Pradesh.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കോടപ്പുല്ല് kodappullu, മയിൽ പുല്ല് mayil pullu, നീല പൂച്ചയില neela poochayila

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with these names ... efloraofindia
• നീല പൂച്ചയില neela poochayila :: നീല neela = blue; പൂച്ച poocha = pussycat; യില yila = leaf
• മയിൽ പുല്ല് mayil pullu :: മയിൽ mayil = peacock; പുല്ല് pullu = grass
• കോടപ്പുല്ല് kodappullu :: കോട koda = mist; പുല്ല് pullu = grass
• all of above Malayalam names arise due to hairy nature of the plant

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ବର ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna

• Acharya R, Padiya RH, Patel ED, Rudrapa HC, Shukla VJ, Chauhan MG. Pharmacognostical evaluation of leaf of Bada Rasna [Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng.; Acanthaceae]. Anc Sci Life. 2012 Apr;31(4):194-7. doi: 10.4103/0257-7941.107359. PMID: 23661868; PMCID: PMC3644758.

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ jugitopa baha

• for Nelsonia campestris R.Br. ... A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
• for Nelsonia campestris R.Br. ... ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

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

Andaman islands, *Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, *Bihar, *Gujarat, *Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, *Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, Odisha, *Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 04/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
In all probability, this species has naturalized in India.

~~~~~ Created on: 19:52 03-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:26 06-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae Nelsoniaceae annual herb "Nelsonia canescens" "Justicia canescens" "Dianthera tomentosa" "Nelsonia campestris" "blue pussyleaf"

Lepidagathis mahakassapae S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale

lep-id-AG-ath-is -- Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants
¿ mah-AH-kus-suh-pay ? -- named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) - he was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha

commonly known as: Mahakassapa lepidagathis • Marathi: महाकश्यपी कोच mahakashyapi koch


botanical names: Lepidagathis mahakassapae S.More, M.Sawant, H.S.Bhosale & Kambale ... POWO, retrieved 03 July 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Mahakassapa lepidagathis

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved July 03, 2025

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

महाकश्यपी कोच mahakashyapi koch

• Many thanks to Sushant More for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• name coined, for want of name; महाकश्यपी mahakashyapi = this species is named for Mahakasyapa (Pali: Mahakassapa) - he was one of the principal disciples of the Buddha; कोच koch = a generic name given to Lepidagathis spp.

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

Maharashtra; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 03/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 11:58 03-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:33 04-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic perennial herb "Lepidagathis mahakassapae" "Mahakassapa lepidagathis"

Lepidagathis incurva Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

lep-id-AG-ath-is -- Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants
IN-kur-vuh or in-KUR-vuh -- incurved ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: curved lepidagathis • Bengali: কান্দিফুল kandi phool • Dogri: कंडैरा kandairaa, कंडेयारा kandeyaaraa • Garo: byiradimat-mengo-kime • Kannada: ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti • Mizo: vangvattur • Nepali: काँडे kaande, सेतो फुली seto phuli • Tulu: ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti


botanical names: Lepidagathis incurva Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don ... accepted infraspecifics: Lepidagathis incurva var. incurva ... heterotypic synonyms: Lepidagathis hyalina Nees ... and more at POWO, retrieved 01 July 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

curved lepidagathis

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved July 01, 2025

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

কান্দিফুল kandi phool

• Mehedi Voice - Hasan Mehedi's blog

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

कंडैरा kandairaa, कंडेयारा kandeyaaraa

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

byiradimat-mengo-kime

• Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti = bone binder, indicates its therapeutic efficacy in healing bone fracture

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

vangvattur

• Rai, Prabhat & Lalramnghinglova, H. (2010). Lesser known ethnomedicinal plants of Mizoram, North East India: An Indo-Burma hotspot region. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 4. 1301-1307.

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

काँडे kaande, सेतो फुली seto phuli

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

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಎಲು ಕೂಟ್ಟಿ elu kootti = bone binder, indicates its therapeutic efficacy in healing bone fracture

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

Andaman islands, Assam, *Bihar, *Goa, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, *Kerala, *Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Punjab, *Rajasthan, Sikkim, *Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 01/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Jammu & Kashmir :: Janaki Ammal Herbarium - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 19:24 01-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 20:09 02-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae tropical perennial herb "Lepidagathis incurva" "curved lepidagathis"

Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees

lep-id-AG-ath-is -- Greek: lepis (scale); agathis (clew = ball of thread, yarn, or twine) ... Catalogue of the Plants
kus-pi-DAY-tuh -- sharp-pointed ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: pointed-leaf lepidagathis • Dogri: कंडा बरहैंकड़ kanda barahainkad, कंडा बसूटी kanda basootee, उट कंडा ut kanda • Gujarati: કાંટા અરડુસી kanta aradusi • Hindi: कांटा अडुलसा kaanta adulasa • Kannada: ಮುಳ್ಳು ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ mullu aadusoge • Konkani: कांटे अडुलसो kante adulso • Malayalam: കുടജാദ്രിപ്പച്ച kudajaadrippacha • Marathi: काटे अडुळसा kate adulsa • Nepali: काँडे फूल kaande phool • Pahari: अडूसा adhusa • Telugu: ముల్లు అడ్డసరము mullu addasaramu


botanical names: Lepidagathis cuspidata Nees ... heterotypic synonyms: Ruellia cuspidata B.Heyne ex Wall. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 28 June 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

pointed-leaf lepidagathis

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved June 28, 2025

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

कंडा बरहैंकड़ kanda barahainkad

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

कंडा बसूटी kanda basootee, उट कंडा ut kanda

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

કાંટા અરડુસી kanta aradusi

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of name given in Marathi / Hindi / Dogri ... કાંટા kanta = spine or spiny; અરડુસી aradusi = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

कांटा अडुलसा kaanta adulasa

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಮುಳ್ಳು ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ mullu aadusoge

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of name given in Marathi / Hindi / Dogri ... ಮುಳ್ಳು mullu = spine, to mean spiny; ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

कांटे अडुलसो kante adulso

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of name given in Marathi / Hindi / Dogri ... कांटे kante = spine or spiny; अडुलसो adulso = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കുടജാദ്രിപ്പച്ച kudajaadrippacha

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

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

काटे अडुळसा kate adulsa

• 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

काँडे फूल kaande phool

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ 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

अडूसा adhusa

• Rattan, Rajeev & Kumar, Amita & Gautam, Veena & Fozdar, Bharat & Sharma, Upendra & Kumar, Dinesh. (2016). Preliminary Phytochemical Screening, Antioxidant and Antifungal Activity of Lepidagathis cuspidate. International Journal of Drug Development & Research. 8. 001-003.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

ముల్లు అడ్డసరము mullu addasaramu

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of name given in Marathi / Hindi / Dogri ... ముల్లు mullu = spine or spiny; అడ్డసరము addasaramu = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

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

Andhra Pradesh, **Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, **Odisha, **Punjab, **Rajasthan, **Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 28/06/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora
• Jammu & Kashmir :: Janaki Ammal Herbarium - Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine, Jammu

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
** distribution doubtful

~~~~~ Created on: 19:26 28-06-2025 ¦ Last updated: 15:04 30-06-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae tropical herb undershrub "Lepidagathis cuspidata" "Ruellia cuspidata" "pointed-leaf lepidagathis"

Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau

¿ nee-KOH-tay-bah ? -- anagram of the epithet betonica; could not find reasoning
try-NER-vee-uh -- three-veined ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: three-nerved squirrel tail • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ sanna aadusoge • Konkani: धाकटो अडुलसो dhakto adulso • Malayalam: ചെറിയ ആടലോടകം cheriya aadalodakam • Marathi: लहान अडुळसा lahan adulasa • Odia: ଛୋଟ ବାସଙ୍ଗ chottha basanga • Tamil: சின்ன ஆடாதோடை chinna atatotai • Telugu: చిన్న అడ్డసరము chinna addasaramu


botanical names: Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau ... homotypic synonyms: Adhatoda trinervia (Vahl) Nees • Ecbolium trinervium (Vahl) Kuntze • Justicia trinervia Vahl ... heterotypic synonyms: Justicia nilgherrensis (Nees) Wight ex C.B.Clarke • Nicoteba nilgherrensis (Nees) Lindau ... and more at POWO, retrieved 26 June 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

three-nerved squirrel tail

• for Justicia trinervia Vahl ... for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved June 27, 2025

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ sanna aadusoge

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = little; ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

धाकटो अडुलसो dhakto adulso

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... धाकटो dhakto = little; अडुलसो adulso = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ചെറിയ ആടലോടകം cheriya aadalodakam

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ചെറിയ cheriya = little; ആടലോടകം aadalodakam = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

लहान अडुळसा lahan adulasa

• for Justicia trinervia Vahl ... 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

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ଛୋଟ ବାସଙ୍ଗ chottha basanga

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ଛୋଟ chottha = little; ବାସଙ୍ଗ basanga = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

சின்ன ஆடாதோடை chinna atatotai

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... சின்ன chinna = little; ஆடாதோடை atatotai = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

చిన్న అడ్డసరము chinna addasaramu

• name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... చిన్న chinna = little; అడ్డసరము addasaramu = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.

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

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 27/06/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Goa :: Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• Maharashtra :: The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

~~~~~ Created on: 20:31 26-06-2025 ¦ Last updated: 16:46 28-06-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic perennial herb "Nicoteba trinervia" "Adhatoda trinervia" "Ecbolium trinervium" "Justicia trinervia" "Justicia nilgherrensis" "Nicoteba nilgherrensis" "three-nerved squirrel tail"