Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation. Regards. Dinesh On Monday, 7 July 2025 at 09:53:00 UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> 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. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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