*Strobilanthes heyneana* Nees [image: Strobilanthes heyneana Nees] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96671051>
*stroh-bil-AN-theez* -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Strobilanthes> *hey-nee-AH-na* -- named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency ... Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Heyne> *commonly known as*: *karun kurinji* • *Kannada*: ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi • *Konkani*: कारव karaw • *Malayalam*: കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji • *Marathi*: अकरा akra, इटारी itari • *Tamil*: கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji *botanical names*: *Strobilanthes heyneana* Nees ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Nilgirianthus heyneanus* (Nees) Bremek. ... and several heterotypic synonyms at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 7 September 2025 *NOTE*: *Strobilanthes heyneanus* is an orthographic variant based on the original spelling from the works of botanist Nees von Esenbeck, but the feminine form of the specific epithet, *heyneana*, is now more commonly used for botanical correctness. 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 *karun kurinji* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Karun%20Kurinji.html>, retrieved September 7, 2025 ... name borrowed from Tamil, for want of name ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi* - 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) ~~~~~ 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 *कारव karaw* - Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262059791_Check_List_of_Wild_Angiosperms_of_Bhagwan_Mahavir_Molem_National_Park_Goa_India> Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186. ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karimkurinji* - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%99%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 ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *अकरा akra* - Fernandes, Maria & Sellappan, Krishnan. (2016). Phytochemical analysis of strobilanthes blume species from Northern Western Ghats of India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/316888973> International Journal of Current Pharmaceutical Review and Research. 8. 108-111. *इटारी itari* - for *Nilgirianthus heyneanus* (Nees) Bremek. ... 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] ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji* - Tamil names of plants and trees found in Tamil Nadu - தமிழ் நாட்டின் தாவரங்களின் தமிழ் பெயர்கள் <https://roamingowls.com/2021/07/30/tamil-names-of-plants-of-tamil-nadu/> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ ***Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, ***Odisha, Tamil Nadu; not endemic to India; known to be distributed in Sri Lanka - 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). - Goa :: Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262059791_Check_List_of_Wild_Angiosperms_of_Bhagwan_Mahavir_Molem_National_Park_Goa_India> Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186. *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 19:07 07-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:50 08-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-heyneana-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/CABSQqC0n4-iKHf%2BNJYod0YCmKUFCOJkuU7k%3DqeMxHyYGSGbU%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
