Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji. *Pithakkodi* or *Pithakkoti* is the correct English spelling. Regards, Sam.
On Tue, 15 Jul, 2025, 1:54 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Rostellularia procumbens* (L.) Nees > [image: Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137845453> > > *ros-tel-luh-LAY-ree-a* -- Greek: diminutive of *rostrum* (with a small > beak); *laria* (resembling) ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> > *pro-KUM-benz* -- lying along the ground ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=procumbens> > > *commonly known as*: water willow • *Assamese*: ফুলি বন phuli ban, পিত্ত > পাত pitta paat • *Bengali*: পীতপাপড়া pitapapara • *Gujarati*: ખડસલીયો > khadasaliyo, પીતપાપડો pitpapado • *Hindi*: खरमोर kharmor • *Kachchhi*: > રતી માંજરજો પિત્તપાપડો rati manjarjo pittapapado • *Kannada*: ಹುಚ್ಚು > ನೆಲಬೇವು huchchu nelabevu • *Konkani*: घाटी पित्तपापड ghati pitpapad • > *Malayalam*: ചെറു തറുതാവൽ cheru tharuthaaval, പിത്തക്കൊടി pittakkoti • > *Marathi*: घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada, कलमाशी kalmashi, करंबल > karambal, माशी mashi • *Nepali*: बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, खुर्सानी झार > khursaani jhaar, फुली झार phuli jhaar • *Rajasthani*: कागनेर kagner, > मखनिया घास makhania ghas • *Sanskrit*: कल्माषी kalmashi, पर्पट parpata, > रेणु renu, वरतिक्त varatikta • *Tamil*: ஆரம் aram, கோடகசாலை kotakacalai, > குக்குரம் kukkuram • *Telugu*: నాగ పూత చెట్టు naaga pootta chettu • *Tulu*: > ಪೊದ್ದೊಲ್ ಪೂ poddolu poo > > > *botanical names*: *Rostellularia procumbens* (L.) Nees ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Ecbolium procumbens* (L.) Kuntze • *Justicia procumbens* L. • > *Rostellaria > procumbens* (L.) Nees ... and a list of heterotypic synonyms at POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 12 July 2025 > *NOTE*: The closest species to *Rostellularia procumbens* (*Justicia > procumbens*) are often considered to be those within the *Justicia* > genus, particularly *Justicia micrantha* and *Justicia neesii*, which > have been historically confused or are synonyms. The main points of > confusion often revolve around leaf shape, inflorescence length, and > overall plant appearance, as these can vary across different sources and > even within the same species. ... Google's AI Overview of "Which are the > closest species of Rostellularia procumbens ?" > 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 > *water willow* > > - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostellularia_procumbens> - > The Free Encyclopedia > - Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Water%20Willow.html>, > retrieved July 12, 2025 > > ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ > written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal > Pradesh, Meghalaya > *ফুলি বন phuli ban* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri > for help with this name ... facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/info.annu/permalink/2336223396608572/> > > *পিত্ত পাত pitta paat* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri > for help with this name ... facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1170483106298942&set=gm.1695830210647897> > > ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, > Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *পীতপাপড়া pitapapara* > > - for *Justicia diffusa* Willd. ... Flora - Mehedi Voice > <https://mehedivoice.blogspot.com/p/flora.html> > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. is considered as synonym of *Justicia > diffusa* Willd. ... 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* > *ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo, પીતપાપડો pitpapado* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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* > *खरमोर kharmor* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY > by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 > > ~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: *Kutch* > region of Gujarat > *રતી માંજરજો પિત્તપાપડો rati manjarjo pittapapado* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY > by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಹುಚ್ಚು ನೆಲಬೇವು huchchu nelabevu* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Alar - an authoritative > Kannada-English dictionary corpus > > <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%81+%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%81> > created by V. Krishna > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 > > ~~~~~ 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 > *घाटी पित्तपापड ghati pitpapad* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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. > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *ചെറു തറുതാവൽ cheru tharuthaaval* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 > > *പിത്തക്കൊടി pittakkoti* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - > സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%AF_%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%BE> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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] > > *कलमाशी kalmashi* > > - Though this name is found listed in various websites and portals, it > is not explicitly mentioned in any Marathi source or literature; it must be > derived from the Sanskrit name कल्माषी kalmashi, of which one of the > meanings is "bespotted, speckled, variegated" ... the petals are variegated > with purple marks > > *करंबल karambal* > > - *for Justicia procumbens L. ... Common Indian Wild Flowers* by Isaac > Kehimkar > - करंबल karambal is name given to popular exotic fruit "star fruit" > (*Averrhoa > carambola* L.) widely cultivated in India; it is quite intriguing how > has *Justicia procumbens* L. earned the name > > *माशी mashi* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by Molesworth, J. > T. (James Thomas) > > ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, > *Assam*, *Sikkim* > *बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, खुर्सानी झार khursaani jhaar, फुली झार phuli > jhaar* > > - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... > efloraofindia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/j3T6MIZgJdM/m/OqYq6e1MCAAJ> > > ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* > *कागनेर kagner, मखनिया घास makhania ghas* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - > Floristic > Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India > <http://www.thebiobrio.in/content.aspx?id=57> - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), > 2017 > > ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests > and scholars > *कल्माषी kalmashi* > > - *Common Indian Wild Flowers* by Isaac Kehimkar > > *पर्पट parpata, रेणु renu, वरतिक्त varatikta* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 procumbens* L. ... FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal > Plants Database > > <https://www.medicinalplants.in/searchpage/showdetails/xplant_id/482ec2e8fa12c967dd3f7f2df646a992> > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *ஆரம் aram, கோடகசாலை kotakacalai* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras > > *குக்குரம் kukkuram* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal > Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1261/de911afa8c59bfb756fe7313cce4420c> > > ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ > written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, > *Telangana*, Puducherry > *నాగ పూత చెట్టు naaga pootta chettu* > > - Many thanks to A.Lalithamba for help with this name ... efloraofindia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/9e2zobj2u0c/m/Apg9zql1BwAJ> > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal > Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1261/de911afa8c59bfb756fe7313cce4420c> > > ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ > written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in > Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, > north Kerala > *ಪೊದ್ದೊಲ್ ಪೂ poddolu poo* > > - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 > > ~~~~~ 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 12/07/2025 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > > Recorded / documented in following states: > Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, > Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, ***Jammu & Kashmir, > ***Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, > Maharashtra, ***Manipur, ***Meghalaya, ***Mizoram, ***Nagaland, ***Odisha, > Puducherry, ***Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, ***Tripura, > Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal > *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the > state > ~~~~~ Created on: 12:04 12-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:10 15-07-2025 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/rostellularia-procumbens-l-nees.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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