Dear Saroj ji, This species is known to be distributed (naturalized) in some parts of Nepal. Please help with Nepali name, if any. Regards. Dinesh
On Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Nelsonia canescens* (Lam.) Spreng > [image: Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80698830> > > ¿ *nel-SON-nee-uh* ? -- for David Nelson, English gardener and botanist, > gardener at Kew ... Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae > <https://archive.org/details/prodromusfloraen01brow/page/480/mode/2up?q=Nelsonia&view=theater> > *kan-ESS-kens* -- grey hair, greyish ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=canescens> > > *commonly known as*: blue pussyleaf • *Ahom*: baghkaniya, udbhedeli • > *Bengali*: পারামূল paramula • *Hindi*: बिजनोरी bijnori • *Odia*: ବର > ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna • *Santali*: ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ jugitopa baha > > > *botanical names*: *Nelsonia canescens* (Lam.) Spreng. ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Justicia canescens* Lam. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Dianthera > tomentosa* Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke • *Nelsonia campestris* R.Br. ... and more > at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 04 July 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 > *blue pussyleaf* > > - Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blue%20Pussyleaf.html>, > retrieved July 04, 2025 > > ~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~ > written in: *Ahom* ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious > and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile *Ahom kingdom* (some part > in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom > *baghkaniya, udbhedeli* > > - Borah, Dipankar & Gogoi, Tridip & Sarma, Jintu & Borah, Punam & > Gohain, Bichitra & Mili, Chiranjib & Upadhyaya, Ankur & Basumatary, Jenima > & Neog, Kasturi & Wangpan, Tonlong & Tangjang, Sumpam. (2021). Compendium > of plants used for preparation of traditional alcoholic beverages by four > major ethnic communities of Assam, northeast India. > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350578721> Biodiversitas > Journal of Biological Diversity. 22. 2019-2031. 10.13057/biodiv/d220451. > - the names need to be rendered in their native script > > ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, > Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *পারামূল paramula* > > - Many thanks to Jayantanath Sarkar for help with this name ... > facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2129162047284372&set=gm.1151351906261047&idorvanity=257033239026256> > > ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, > *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, > Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* > *बिजनोरी bijnori* > > - Sikarwar, Ram Lakhan & Dubey, Praveen & Khanna, K K & Tiwari, Arjun. > (2024). Threat Assesment and Utilization of Medicinal Plants of > Vindhyan Region, Madhya Pradesh. > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383062112> > > ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ > written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar > Islands > *ବର ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna* > > - Acharya R, Padiya RH, Patel ED, Rudrapa HC, Shukla VJ, Chauhan MG. > Pharmacognostical > evaluation of leaf of Bada Rasna [*Nelsonia canescens* (Lam.) Spreng.; > Acanthaceae]. <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3644758/> Anc > Sci Life. 2012 Apr;31(4):194-7. doi: 10.4103/0257-7941.107359. PMID: > 23661868; PMCID: PMC3644758. > > ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), > Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, > Odisha > *ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ jugitopa baha* > > - for *Nelsonia campestris* R.Br. ... A Santali-English dictionary > > <https://archive.org/details/cu31924096339464/page/n293/mode/2up?q=Nelsonia+campestris&view=theater> > by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission > - for *Nelsonia campestris* R.Br. ... ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ > > <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%AC_%E1%B1%A7%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%A2_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9C_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > Andaman islands, ***Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, ***Bihar, > ***Gujarat, ***Karnataka, ***Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, ***Maharashtra, > ***Manipur, > ***Meghalaya, ***Mizoram, Odisha, ***Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal > > - 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 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 04/07/2025 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > - Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora > > <https://archive.org/details/checklist-of-gujarat-flora/page/160/mode/2up?q=Nelsonia+canescens&view=theater> > > *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state > In all probability, this species has naturalized in India. > ~~~~~ Created on: 19:52 03-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:05 05-07-2025 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/nelsonia-canescens-lam-spreng.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]. 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