Dear Dinesh ji, Fabulous picture and excellent efforts, both Malayalam and English spellings are correct, regards, Sam.
On Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 8:29 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Lomatogonium minus* (Griseb.) Fernald > [image: Lomatogonium minus (Griseb.) Fernald] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115122643> > > *lo-ma-to-GO-nee-um* -- Greek: *lomato* (fringed); gonium (angle, edge) > ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> > *MY-nus* -- smaller, lesser ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=minus> > > *commonly known as*: lesser swertia • *Gujarati*: નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu > kariyatu • *Hindi*: छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta • *Kannada*: ಸಣ್ಣ > ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha • *Malayalam*: ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya > avalpoovu • *Marathi*: लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat • *Tamil*: சிறிய > நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu > > > *botanical names*: *Lomatogonium minus* (Griseb.) Fernald ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Ophelia minor* Griseb. • *Pleurogyne minor* (Griseb.) Nairne > • *Swertia minor* (Griseb.) Knobl. ... POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 12 October 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 > *lesser swertia* > > - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Lesser%20Swertia.html>, > retrieved October 12, 2024 > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu kariyatu* > > - name coined, for want of name; નાનું nanu = small, comparatively > smaller or lesser; કરિયાતુ kariyatu = a name given to *Swertia > chirayita* (Roxb.) H.Karst. > > ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, > *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, > Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* > *छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta* > > - for *Swertia minor* (Griseb.) Knobl. ... Many thanks to Nayan Singh > Dungriyal for help with this name ... facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10214403380973152&set=gm.565430993914802> > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha* > > - name coined, for want of name; ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = small, comparatively > smaller or lesser; ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ kiraathathiktha = a name given to *Swertia > chirayita* (Roxb.) H.Karst. > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya avalpoovu* > > - name coined, for want of name; ചെറിയ cheriya = small, comparatively > smaller or lesser; അവൽപ്പൂവ് avalpoovu = a name given to *Swertia > corymbosa* (Griseb.) Fielding & Gardner > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat* > > - for *Swertia minor* (Griseb.) Knobl. ... name coined, for want of > name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of *Further Flowers of > Sahyadri*, the second among the three field guides to identify plants > of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *சிறிய நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu* > > - name coined, for want of name; சிறிய siriya = small, comparatively > smaller or lesser; நிலவேம்பு nila-vempu = a name given to *Swertia > chirayita* (Roxb.) H.Karst. > > ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > *!****Chattishgarh, Gujarat, *!****Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, > Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, 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 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > > *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the > state > *!* distribution doubtful > ~~~~~ Created on: 13:40 12-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:17 12-10-2024 ~~~~~ > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/lomatogonium-minus-griseb-fernald.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 8:27 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Names compiled / updated at >> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/lomatogonium-minus-griseb-fernald.html >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Saturday 12 November 2011 at 13:53:24 UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: >> >>> Forwarding again for any assistance in the matter please. >>> >>> “*The Kannada name >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kirata-tikta-kiraatha-thiktha>ಕಿರಾತ >>> ತಿಕ್ತ remains to be validated* for its spelling (to conform to *kiraatha >>> thiktha*).” >>> >>> >>> >>> “Dear friends, is this plant restricted to Western Ghats of Maharashtra >>> and Karnataka ? >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh” >>> >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >>> From: Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>> Date: 18 August 2011 16:17 >>> Subject: [efloraofindia:77499] Names of Plants in India :: Swertia minor >>> To: efloraofindia <[email protected]> >>> >>> >>> via Species >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > S >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> > >>> *Swertia minor* (Griseb.) Knobl. >>> [image: Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl.] >>> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/6049228339/> >>> >>> [image: Flowers of India] >>> <http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Lesser%20Swertia.html>[image: >>> Discussions at efloraofindia] >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Swertia%20minor>[image: >>> more views in flickr] >>> <http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Swertiaminor&m=tags&z=m>[image: more >>> views on Google Earth] >>> <http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Swertiaminor&format=kml_nl> >>> >>> >>> *SWER-tee-uh* -- named for Emanual Sweert, Dutch botanist, artist and >>> author >>> *MY-nor* -- smaller, lesser >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: lesser swertia >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/lesser-swertia> >>> • *Kannada*: ¿ ಕಿರಾತ ತಿಕ್ತ >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kirata-tikta-kiraatha-thiktha> >>> ? kiraatha thiktha >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kirata-tikta-kiraatha-thiktha> >>> • *Marathi*: लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/lahana-cirayata-lahan-chirayat> >>> >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Swertia minor* (Griseb.) Knobl. ... *synonyms*: *Ophelia >>> minor* Griseb. • *Pleurogyna minor* (Griseb.) Benth. >>> >>> >>> >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >>> - - - - >>> >>> Plant in photo: at Naneghat, about 2040 ft asl, 15 AUG 11. >>> >>> The Kannada name >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kirata-tikta-kiraatha-thiktha>ಕಿರಾತ >>> ತಿಕ್ತ remains to be validated for its spelling (to conform to *kiraatha >>> thiktha*). >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> With regards, >>> J.M.Garg ([email protected]) >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 >>> 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' >>> The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* >>> & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged >>> alphabetically & place-wise): >>> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. 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