*Barleria mysorensis* Roth [image: Barleria mysorensis Roth] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201465351>
*bar-LEER-ee-uh* -- name commemorates French botanist, Jacques Barrelier ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Barleria> *my-sor-EN-sis* -- of or from Mysore, India ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=mysorensis> *commonly known as*: hairy barleria, Mysore barleria, Mysore prickly purple dye • *Kannada*: ಚುಳ್ಳಿ ಮುಳ್ಳಿ chulli mulli, ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಗಿಡ gubbacchi gida, ಕಾಡುಸುಲ್ಲಿ kaadusulli • *Malayalam*: ചുള്ളി chulli • *Tamil*: காட்டுச்சுள்ளி kattu-c-culli • *Telugu*: బంతులగొబ్బి bantalagobbi, ఎర్ర ములుగోరింట erra mulugorinta, నల్ల ములుగోరింట nalla mulugorinta *botanical names*: *Barleria mysorensis* Roth ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Barleria buxifolia* var. *mysorensis* (Roth) Remadevi ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Barleria obovata* Buch.-Ham. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 22 April 2025 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 *hairy barleria, Mysore barleria* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mysore%20Barleria.html>, retrieved April 22, 2025 *Mysore prickly purple dye* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%BF> created by V. Krishna ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಚುಳ್ಳಿ ಮುಳ್ಳಿ chulli mulli* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B3%E0%B2%BF> created by V. Krishna - S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - Mandayam Digital Library *ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಗಿಡ gubbacchi gida* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%BF+%E0%B2%97%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%A1> created by V. Krishna - ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ <https://padakanaja.karnataka.gov.in/> ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka *ಕಾಡುಸುಲ್ಲಿ kaadusulli* - S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - Mandayam Digital Library ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ചുള്ളി chulli* - Shendage, Shankar & Yadav, Shrirang. (2010). Revision of the Genus Barleria (Acanthaceae) in India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265981818> Rheedea. 20. - for unplaced name: *Ruellia obovata* Blume ex Steud. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> by Hermann Gundert ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *காட்டுச்சுள்ளி kattu-c-culli* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2693/ac1d0ea4aa4d4673e56f2a3ee7e689a8> - தமிழ்ப்பேழை - தமிழ் அகரமுதலிகளின் களஞ்சியம் <https://mydictionary.in/%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%8D?%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%B3%E0%AF%8D-%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81=%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%81> :: Tamil Pelai - Repository of Tamil Dictionaries - அருங்கலைச்சொல் அகரமுதலி ( ஆங்கிலம் - தமிழ் ) <https://archive.org/details/dli.jZY9lup2kZl6TuXGlZQdjZMdkJly.TVA_BOK_0000243/page/71/mode/2up?q=Barleria&view=theater> :: DICTIONARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS ( ENGLISH - TAMIL ) ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *బంతులగొబ్బి bantalagobbi, ఎర్ర ములుగోరింట erra mulugorinta, నల్ల ములుగోరింట nalla mulugorinta* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Barleria+mysorensis> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2693/ac1d0ea4aa4d4673e56f2a3ee7e689a8> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; not endemic to India; known to be distributed globally in Sri Lanka - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 25.04; last update April 17th, 2025. Last accessed 22/04/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 10:17 22-04-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:18 22-04-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/04/barleria-mysorensis-roth.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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3CH3%2BGwCtD%3D0Lzsdmhj0LW_0%3Dtc08RZr%3Dq%3D59Aix9u-w%40mail.gmail.com.

