*Ruellia tuberosa* L. [image: Ruellia tuberosa L.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148878598>
*roo-EL-ee-uh* -- named for Jean Ruel, French botanist ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Ruellia> *too-ber-OH-suh* or *tew-ber-OH-suh* -- tuberous ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=tuberosa> *commonly known as*: feverroot, iron root, minnie root, popping pod • *Bengali*: পটপটি patapati • *Malayalam*: ശിവകരന്ത shivakarantha • *Marathi*: रुवेल ruwel • *Nepali*: बहुमूल bahumool • *Tamil*: கிரந்திநாயகம் kirantinayakam, பட்டாசுக்காய் pattacukkay • *Telugu*: చిటపటకాయల chetapatakaayala *botanical names*: *Ruellia tuberosa* L. ... *synonyms* listed at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 19 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 *feverroot, iron root, minnie root, popping pod* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Minnie%20Root.html>, retrieved July 19, 2025 ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *পটপটি patapati* - উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *रुवेल ruwel* - 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 ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, *Assam*, *Sikkim* *बहुमूल bahumool* - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/h4yiHvZ9ZvE/m/9CK9kpmqDQAJ> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *கிரந்திநாயகம் kirantinayakam, பட்டாசுக்காய் pattacukkay * - Tamil names of plants of Tamil Nadu <https://roamingowls.com/2021/07/30/tamil-names-of-plants-of-tamil-nadu/> - Roaming Owls - Wildlife tales of Vinod & Mathi ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *చిటపటకాయల chetapatakaayala* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Ruellia+tuberosa> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4746/deec839d90992e48f7c632b3141f30ff> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Introduced in India; cultivated as ornamental, occasionally escapes and naturalizes - 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 19/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 12:17 19-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:09 20-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/ruellia-tuberosa-l.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/CABSQqC1gstWR%2BFZtHmd%3Db2YBz2rYqnZ%3DHrNMX-qTiy0NroRSoA%40mail.gmail.com.
