*Strobilanthes gracilis* Bedd. [image: Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109818452>
*stroh-bil-AN-theez* -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Strobilanthes> *GRASS-il-is* -- graceful; slender ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=gracilis> *commonly known as*: slender coneflower • *Malayalam*: മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji, തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji • *Tamil*: மரம்குறிஞ்சி maramkurunji *botanical names*: *Strobilanthes gracilis* Bedd. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Mackenziea gracilis* (Bedd.) Bremek. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Strobilanthes beddomei* T.Anderson ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 7 September 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 *slender coneflower* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Slender%20Coneflower.html>, retrieved September 7, 2025 ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji* - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9E%E0%B4%BF> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia *തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji* - PARIVESH - THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, [Part II — Sec. 3(II)] - Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification, New Delhi, the 28th December, 2020 - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name via Facebook Messenger ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *மரம்குறிஞ்சி maramkurunji* - name borrowed from Malayalam, for want of name ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic - 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 25.09; last update Sept. 4th, 2025. Last accessed 07/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 11:40 07-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 10:43 08-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-gracilis-bedd.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/CABSQqC0XGYwH7955ZrKHAT2Q3dQUudpHhHW6QtwWSiyZtcv4gQ%40mail.gmail.com.
