Dear Dinesh ji, I did some research on this but couldn't find a generic Tamil name (equivalent to "foldwing") for the genus Dicliptera. In fact most species in the genus lack vernacular names. As you know, the bi-lipped corolla (if "foldwing" refers to this feature) is common in many genera in Acanthaceae. I am not sure of any specific characteristics of this plant that can be used in naming it. Is the plant really stinky?
The more common species, *Dicliptera cuneata* is called Karunkurundhu கருங்குருந்து or Thaen kurinji தேன் குறிஞ்சி (=sweet / honey Strobilanthes) in Tamil. If the plant *D. foetida* is notably foetid, then we can probably call it something like "Mudainaari kurundhu" முடைநாறி குருந்து. But, I am not sure if "kurundhu" can be treated as a generic name for *Dicliptera *as this name is also applied to *Atalantia monophylla*. "Mudainaari kurinji" முடைநாறி குறிஞ்சி is another option. But the name kurinji or kurinci, although generally referring to *Strobilanthes*, is also given to different species from multiple genera (ref. FRLHT database). Best regards, Vijayasankar On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 11:31 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Vijayasankar ji, > Please check whether we can give a name to *Dicliptera foetida* (Forssk.) > Blatt. on lines of the English descriptive name "*stinking foldwing*" > given by dear Tabish (Flowers of India) - the name is derived from the > scientific name. As of now, there seems to be no name given to this species > in Tamil. > > You may suggest a better name; need not be on lines of the English > descriptive name. > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAOZ1_23L%2B0N2LwuOZzpZVCknXLnJZ%2Bbv2SY3PdmNGrZZX28LjQ%40mail.gmail.com.
