Fabulous pic and great works dear Dinesh ji. Both Malayalam and English names are correct. Regards, Sam.
On Sun, 20 Jul, 2025, 7:43 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *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/CADkXgDQUg%2BZ5-3KeMSxrp%3D%2BwWa%2B8EnEuZwDmbHY_y2ptWXgA_g%40mail.gmail.com.
