*Strobilanthes lupulina* Nees [image: Strobilanthes lupulina Nees] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/245390371>
*stroh-bil-AN-theez* -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Strobilanthes> *lup-oo-LEE-nuh* or *loo-poo-LEE-nuh* -- resembling hops ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=lupulina> *commonly known as*: hop coneflower • *Kannada*: ಕರುಙಕುರಿಂಜಿ karunkurinji • *Konkani*: अकरा akra • *Malayalam*: കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karinkurinji • *Marathi*: अकरा akra • *Tamil*: கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji *botanical names*: *Strobilanthes lupulina* Nees ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Nilgirianthus lupulinus* (Nees) Bremek. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Ruellia involucrata* Vahl ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 03 October 2024 *NOTE*: *orthographical variant*: *Strobilanthes lupulinus* Nees 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 *hop coneflower* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hop%20Coneflower.html>, retrieved October 03, 2024 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಕರುಙಕುರಿಂಜಿ karunkurinji* - name borrowed from Tamil, for want of name ~~~~~ 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 *अकरा akra* - name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karinkurinji* - name of *Strobilanthes heyneanus* Nees (orth. var. of *Strobilanthes heyneana* Nees) shared, for want of name ... name shared, as both species are morphologically quite similar ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *अकरा akra* - name of *Strobilanthes heyneanus* Nees (orth. var. of *Strobilanthes heyneana* Nees) shared, for want of name ... name shared, as both species are morphologically quite similar - Systematic list of the trees, shrubs and woody-climbers of the Bombay Presidency <https://archive.org/details/systematiclistof1894talb/page/156/mode/2up?q=akra> by Talbot, W. A. (William Alexander) - Fernandes, Maria & Sellappan, Krishnan. (2016). Phytochemical analysis of strobilanthes blume species from Northern Western Ghats of India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316888973> International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Research. 8. 108-111. ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji* - Medicinal Plant Database of India <https://bsi.gov.in/page/en/medicinal-plant-database> - Botanical Survey of India ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ *!****Andhra Pradesh, *!****Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *!****Odisha, Tamil Nadu - 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 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 03/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy). *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state *!* distribution doubtful ~~~~~ Created on: 19:15 03-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 08:40 05-10-2024 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/strobilanthes-lupulina-nees.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/CABSQqC0cWg8wc7%3D%3Dv5sJ23sUR8zEXNaGugccO6mDqM3Dj3hRRQ%40mail.gmail.com.
