*Strobilanthes jomyi* P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood [image: Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/86187057>
*stroh-bil-AN-theez* -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Strobilanthes> *JOH-mee* -- named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala *commonly known as*: dangling coneflower • *Kannada*: ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi • *Malayalam*: ജൊമീ കുരിന്ജീ jomi kurinji *botanical names*: *Strobilanthes jomyi* P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 10 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 *dangling coneflower* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dangling%20Coneflower.html>, retrieved September 10, 2025 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi* - name coined, for want of name; ಜೋಮಿ jomi = this species is named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala; ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi = given name of *Strobilanthes callosa* ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ജൊമീ കുരിന്ജീ jomi kurinji* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Dangling%20Coneflower.html>, retrieved September 10, 2025 - ജൊമീ jomi = this species is named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala; കുരിന്ജീ kurinji = a generic name given to some members of Acanthaceae, typically to some species of *Strobilanthes* and *Barleria* ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Karnataka, Kerala; 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 10/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). - Karnataka :: observations in iNaturalist <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=7043&taxon_id=1263472> ~~~~~ Created on: 19:05 10-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:57 11-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-jomyi-pbiju-josekutty.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/CABSQqC29vh2BHbpyq4pYQDk4FpCRxsDqWPjZAbF%3DmoxvFOj%3Dug%40mail.gmail.com.
