*Rungia muralis* Royle ex Nees [image: Rungia muralis Royle ex Nees] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/119547331>
*RUN-jee-uh* -- named for Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German professor ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Rungia> • Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedlieb_Ferdinand_Runge> *mur-AH-liss* -- found growing on walls ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=muralis> *commonly known as*: wall rungia • *Gujarati*: મોટો ખડસલીયો moto khadasaliyo • *Marathi*: भिंत माशी bhinta mashi • *Mundari*: jatanri ba • *Santali*: ᱵᱤᱨ ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱝ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ bir lopong arak, ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ hasa arak • *Tamil*: புண்ணாக்குப்பூண்டு punnakku-p-puntu, தவசுமுருங்கை tavashu-murunghie • *Telugu*: పిండి కొండ pindi konda *botanical names*: *Rungia muralis* Royle ex Nees ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Justicia muralis* (Royle ex Nees) Karthig. & Lakshmin. • *Rungia parviflora* var. *muralis* (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 24 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 *wall rungia* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Wall%20Rungia.html>, retrieved July 24, 2025 ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *મોટો ખડસલીયો moto khadasaliyo* - for *Rungia parviflora* var. *muralis* (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n547/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Rungia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *भिंत माशी bhinta mashi* - name coined, for want of name; भिंत bhinta = wall; माशी mashi = fly, also a name given to *Justicia procumbens* L. ... coined-name based on the plant's habitat (found growing on walls, occasionally on barren ground) and due to fly-like flowers ~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~ written in: *Mundari Bani*, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, Odisha *jatanri ba* - for *Rungia parviflora* var. *muralis* (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n547/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Rungia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, Odisha *ᱵᱤᱨ ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱝ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ bir lopong arak, ᱦᱟᱥᱟ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ hasa arak* - for *Rungia parviflora* var. *muralis* (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n547/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Rungia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *புண்ணாக்குப்பூண்டு punnakku-p-puntu, தவசுமுருங்கை tavashu-murunghie* - for *Rungia parviflora* var. *muralis* (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n547/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Rungia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *పిండి కొండ pindi konda* - for *Rungia parviflora* var. *muralis* (Royle ex Nees) C.B.Clarke ... The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n547/mode/2up?view=theater&q=Rungia>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ peninsular and north-east India - Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%201.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) ~~~~~ Created on: 14:01 24-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 16:14 27-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/rungia-muralis-royle-ex-nees.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/CABSQqC3OQZx9d8fT59zYuxGBrYHv-rZ844kvwb8BCaR0dKO%3DDQ%40mail.gmail.com.
