Another beautiful compilation Dinesh ji. On Sunday, July 6, 2025 at 11:57:16 AM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote:
> Malayalam names added ... > > > > *commonly known as*: blue pussyleaf • *Ahom*: baghkaniya, udbhedeli • > *Bengali*: পারামূল paramula • *Hindi*: बिजनोरी bijnori • *Malayalam*: > കോടപ്പുല്ല് kodappullu, മയിൽ പുല്ല് mayil pullu, നീല പൂച്ചയില neela > poochayila • *Odia*: ବର ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna • *Santali*: ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ > jugitopa baha > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/nelsonia-canescens-lam-spreng.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > On Sun, Jul 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. 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