Another very useful contribution Dinesh ji. On Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 2:01:46 PM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote:
> *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/5ce43799-ebcd-455f-b5a0-c6629f0d4177n%40googlegroups.com.

