Fabulous pic and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct. Regards, Sam.
On Fri, 11 Jul, 2025, 11:47 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz > [image: Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/194504601> > > *ryn-uh-KANTH-us* -- Greek *rhinus* (nose); *ákantha* (thorn) ... Dave's > Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> > *NAW-suit-us* -- long-nosed ... Wiktionary > <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nasutus> > > *commonly known as*: dainty spurs, ringworm root, snake jasmine, white > flowered justicia • *Bengali*: জুই পানা jui-pana, পলক জুই palak-jui • > *Gujarati*: ગજકર્ણી gajakarni, નાયટી nayati, પાલક જુહી palaka juhi • > *Hindi*: कबूतर का फुल kabutar ka phul, पालक जूही palak-juhi, ऊथिपर्णी > uthiparni • *Kachchhi*: દાદરનું ઝાડવું dadaranu jhadavu, દધરજો ઝાડ > dadharajo jhad • *Kannada*: ದೊಡ್ಡಪಟಿಕ doddapatika, ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ nagamallige > • *Konkani*: दादमारी dadmari • *Malayalam*: നാഗമുല്ല naagamulla, > ഒറ്റക്കാൽമുടന്തി ottakkaalmudanthi, പുഴുക്കൊല്ലി puzhukkolli • *Marathi*: > गजकर्णी gajkarni, नागमल्ली nagamalli • *Odia*: କ୍ରୂର ଶାଗ kaura saga • > *Sanskrit*: प्रत्यग्रगन्धा pratyagragandha, प्रियदा priyada, यूथिकापर्णी > yuthikaparni • *Tamil*: கலிகை kalikai, நாகமல்லி nagamalli, உரகமல்லி > uragamalli • *Telugu*: నాగమళ్లె nagamalle • *Tulu*: ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ > nagamallige > > > *botanical names*: *Rhinacanthus nasutus* (L.) Kurz ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Justicia nasuta* L. • *Rhinacanthus communis* Nees ... POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 10 July 2025 > *NOTE*: Orthographic variant: *Rhinacanthus nasuta* (L.) Kurz > 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 > *dainty spurs* > > - Top Tropicals > <https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/rhinacanthus_nasutus.htm> - > TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA > > *ringworm root* > > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka > > <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> > - Shodhganga > - for *Rhinacanthus communis* Nees ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras > > *snake jasmine* > > - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinacanthus_nasutus> - The > Free Encyclopedia > - for *Rhinacanthus communis* Nees ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras > > *white flowered justicia* > > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka > > <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> > - Shodhganga > > ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, > Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *জুই পানা jui-pana, পলক জুই palak-jui* > > - Many thanks to Surajit Koley for help with these names ... > efloraofindia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/RP6oauORpMk/m/W6r9eC_B5JQJ> > - BENGAL PLANTS > <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.47849/page/n5/mode/2up> > VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *ગજકર્ણી gajakarni, નાયટી nayati, પાલક જુહી palaka juhi* > > - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> > (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) > > ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, > *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, > Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* > *कबूतर का फुल kabutar ka phul, पालक जूही palak-juhi* > > - for *Justicia nasuta* L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, > and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John > T. Platts > > *ऊथिपर्णी uthiparni* > > - this name prevalent in Jharkhand ... K. Pandey, A. Sinha, and Z. > Perween, “Important Medicinal Plants with their Medicinal Uses from > Jharkhand State > <https://journal.ijresm.com/index.php/ijresm/article/view/241>”, > IJRESM, vol. 3, no. 8, pp. 532–542, Sep. 2020, Accessed: Jul. 11, 2025. > > ~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: *Kutch* > region of Gujarat > *દાદરનું ઝાડવું dadaranu jhadavu, દધરજો ઝાડ dadharajo jhad* > > - PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ದೊಡ್ಡಪಟಿಕ doddapatika, ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ nagamallige* > > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka > > <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> > - Shodhganga > - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus > <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna > > ~~~~~ 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 > *दादमारी dadmari* > > - for *Rhinacanthus communis* Nees ... Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora > de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares > e industriaes. > > <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> > Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. > - for *Rhinacanthus communis* Nees ... Enumeration of plants from > Gomantak India > > <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/153789/10/09_chapter%205.pdf> > with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *നാഗമുല്ല naagamulla, ഒറ്റക്കാൽമുടന്തി ottakkaalmudanthi* > > - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%97%E0%B4%AE%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B2> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > *പുഴുക്കൊല്ലി puzhukkolli* > > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka > > <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> > - Shodhganga > - for *Justicia nasuta* L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> by Hermann Gundert > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *गजकर्णी gajkarni* > > - *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second > among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats > of India, based on flowers > - or गजकर्ण gajkarna ... The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State > ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा > > <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> > [accessed > on: 28 Apr 2014] > > *नागमल्ली nagamalli* > > - for *Justicia nasuta* L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by Molesworth, J. > T. (James Thomas) > > ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ > written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar > Islands > *କ୍ରୂର ଶାଗ kaura saga* > > - Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. > (2023). Floral diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest > Division, Odisha > > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374233729_Floral_diversity_of_Koira_and_Barsuan_Ranges_Bonai_Forest_Division_Odisha> > > ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests > and scholars > *प्रत्यग्रगन्धा pratyagragandha, प्रियदा priyada* > > - for *Rhinacanthus communis* Nees ... Learn Sanskrit > <https://www.learnsanskrit.cc/translate?search=Rhinacanthus&dir=au> - > पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः > > *यूथिकापर्णी yuthikaparni* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1801/a84f5ebdc2b867c0c6fabebe6c47fd3d> > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *கலிகை kalikai, நாகமல்லி nagamalli* > > - for *Rhinacanthus communis* Nees ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras > > *உரகமல்லி uragamalli* > > - for ringworm root ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras > > ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ > written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, > *Telangana*, Puducherry > *నాగమళ్లె nagamalle* > > - for *Justicia nasuta* L. ... A Telugu-English dictionary > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> by Charles Philip Brown > > ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ > written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in > Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, > north Kerala > *ನಾಗಮಲ್ಲಿಗೆ nagamallige* > > - for *Justicia nasuta* L. ... Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) > > <https://archive.org/details/tuluenglishengli01mnuoft/page/348/mode/2up?view=theater&q=nasuta> > by Rev. A. Männer > > ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ > written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, > Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka > *پالك جوهي palak-juhi* > > - for *Justicia nasuta* L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, > and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John > T. Platts > > ~~~~~ 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 10/07/2025 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > > Recorded / documented in following states: > Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, > Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil > Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal > ~~~~~ Created on: 21:31 10-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:23 11-07-2025 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/rhinacanthus-nasutus-l-kurz.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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