*Petalidium barlerioides* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees [image: Petalidium barlerioides (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/138593596>
¿ *pet-uh-LID-ee-um* ?Greek: *petalon* (a leaf or petal); may refer to the deciduous, leaf-like bracts ... Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petalidium> *bar-leer-ee-OY-deez* -- resembling aspects of genus Barleria ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *commonly known as*: barleria petal-bush • *Hindi*: इन्द्रजटा indrajata • *Konkani*: गोरांटी goranti • *Marathi*: गोरांटी goranti • *Odia*: ମାଲ୍ପୀ malpi • *Telugu*: కోడి మురుసు kodi-murusu *botanical names*: *Petalidium barlerioides* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Ruellia barlerioides* B.Heyne ex Roth ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Ruellia bracteata* Roxb. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 06 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 *barleria petal-bush* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Barleria%20Petal-Bush.html>, retrieved July 06, 2025 ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *इन्द्रजटा indrajata* - मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC-%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%8C%E0%A4%A7%E0%A5%87> - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी) / *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *गोरांटी goranti* - Marathi coined-name borrowed, for want of name ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *गोरांटी goranti* - name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of *Flowers of Sahyadri*, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *drakappa* - Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & IFS, Sudeep. (2022). FLORAL WEALTH OF MANDARGIRI HILLS. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/358732250> 10.13140/RG.2.2.16659.35362. - the name needs to be rendered in their native script - whether the name is indeed in Odia, needs to be validated *ମାଲ୍ପୀ malpi* - Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> by Praharaj, G.C. ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *కోడి మురుసు kodi-murusu* - Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh <http://www.forests.ap.gov.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/Family/Acanthaceae.htm> - by R D Reddy ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ throughout - 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 25.07; last update July 5th, 2025. Last accessed 06/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). Recorded / documented in following states: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, ***Bihar, ***Chhattisgarh, ***Dadra & Nagar Haveli, ***Daman & Diu, Goa, ***Gujarat, ***Himachal Pradesh, ***Jharkhand, ***Karnataka, ***Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, ***Meghalaya, ***Mizoram, Odisha, ***Puducherry, ***Punjab, ***Rajasthan, ***Tamil Nadu, Telangana, ***Tripura, ***Uttarakhand *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 18:44 06-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:53 08-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/petalidium-barlerioides-bheyne-ex-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/CABSQqC3qtyDd77fimpLsKx%2Bf754xNXB%2Bh6nPO86v%3DSnW9qZR_Q%40mail.gmail.com.
