Thanks very very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, for helping with the Malayalam names and their English spellings. This is a great help. Regards. Dinesh
On Sat, Jul 5, 2025 at 8:16 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice picture and good work dear Dinesh ji. > Malayalam names are *നീല പൂച്ചയില Neela Poochayila (Neela *means blue*, > Poocha *means pussy or cat,* yila *is ela means leaf*) മയിൽ പുല്ല് Mayil > Pullu (Mayil *means peacock,* pullu *means grass*) കോടപ്പുല്ല് Kodappullu > (Koda *means mist, *pullu means* grass*)*, all Malayalam names are > derived as per it's special hairy charector. > > https://identify.plantnet.org/ml/k-world-flora/species/Nelsonia%20canescens%20(Lam.)%20Spreng./data > Regards, Sam. > > On Sat, 5 Jul, 2025, 2:13 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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