*Spermacoce verticillata* L. [image: Spermacoce verticillata L.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91942718>
*sperm-a-KOH-see* -- seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx points ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Spermacoce> *ver-ti-si-LAH-tuh* -- referring to a whorl ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=verticillata> *commonly known as*: shrubby false buttonweed • *Kannada*: ವಿಲಾಯತೀ ಮದನಗಂಟಿ vilayati madanaganti • *Konkani*: फिरंगी गेडो phirangi gedo • *Malayalam*: വിദേശ തറുതാവൽ videsha tharuthaaval • *Marathi*: विलायती मदनघंटी vilayati madanghanti *botanical names*: *Spermacoce verticillata* L. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Borreria verticillata* (L.) G.Mey. • *Tardavel verticillata* (L.) Hiern ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Spermacoce globosa* Schumach. & Thonn. ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 17 September 2024 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 <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> 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 *shrubby false buttonweed* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermacoce_verticillata> - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ವಿಲಾಯತೀ ಮದನಗಂಟಿ vilayati madanaganti* - name coined, for want of name; ವಿಲಾಯತೀ vilayati = foreign, of exotic nature; ಮದನಗಂಟಿ madanaganti = name given to *Spermacoce articularis* L.f. ... named so, because this species, a non-native of India, has got introduced and naturalized in some parts of south India ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी), *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *फिरंगी गेडो phirangi gedo* - name coined, for want of name; फिरंगी phirangi = foreign, of exotic nature; गेडो gedo = name given to *Spermacoce articularis* L.f. ... named so, because this species, a non-native of India, has got introduced and naturalized in some parts of south India ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *വിദേശ തറുതാവൽ videsha tharuthaaval* - name coined, for want of name; വിദേശ videsha = foreign, of exotic nature; തറുതാവൽ tharuthaaval = name given to some of *Spermacoce* spp. ... named so, because this species, a non-native of India, has got introduced and naturalized in some parts of south India ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *विलायती मदनघंटी vilayati madanghanti* - name coined, for want of name; विलायती vilayati = foreign, of exotic nature; मदनघंटी madanghanti = name given to *Spermacoce articularis* L.f. ... named so, because this species, a non-native of India, has got introduced and naturalized in some parts of south India ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ introduced, naturalized in south India Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Telangana - Observations in iNaturalist: Kerala <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=9627&taxon_id=169171> | Telangana <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=96902&taxon_id=169171> - Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%202.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) - The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 24.8; last update August 27th, 2024. Last accessed 17/09/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 18:39 17-09-2024 ¦ Last updated: 13:09 18-09-2024 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/09/spermacoce-verticillata-l.html 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/CABSQqC2_EG2-CaqLCLQa6Z8hu1o_N7u%3D7nNuCuJK4RSTD%2BfBuw%40mail.gmail.com.
