Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for helping with coining the Malayalam name.. Regards. Dinesh
On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice work and vibrant picture dear Dinesh ji, > Regards, Sam. > > On Fri, 12 Sept, 2025, 5:31 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> *Strobilanthes neoaspera* Venu & P.Daniel >> [image: Strobilanthes neoaspera Venu & P.Daniel] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92438351> >> >> *stroh-bil-AN-theez* -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Strobilanthes> >> *nee-oh-AS-per-uh* -- Greek: *neo* (new); *asper* (rough) ... Dave's >> Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> >> >> *commonly known as*: rough coneflower • *Kannada*: ಒರಟು ಕಾರ್ವಿ oratu >> karvi • *Malayalam*: പരുക്കൻ കുറിഞ്ഞി parukkan kurinji • *Tamil*: >> வெள்ளைக்குறிஞ்சி vellai-k-kurinji >> >> >> *botanical names*: *Strobilanthes neoaspera* Venu & P.Daniel ... *homotypic >> synonyms*: *Nilgirianthus asper* Santapau • *Strobilanthes aspera* Wight >> ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 11 September 2025 >> *NOTE*: *Strobilanthes neoasper* is an orthographic variant of *Strobilanthes >> neoaspera*. This was determined when the species was properly named and >> described by botanists Venu and P. Daniel in their book, *Strobilanthes* >> Blume (Acanthaceae) in Peninsular India, published in 2007. >> 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 >> *rough coneflower* >> >> - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India >> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rough%20Coneflower.html>, >> retrieved September 11, 2025 >> >> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ >> written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* >> *ಒರಟು ಕಾರ್ವಿ oratu karvi* >> >> - name coined, for want of name; ಒರಟು oratu = rough, coarse - >> referring to the hairy, rough stems and leaves; ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi = given >> name of *Strobilanthes callosa* >> >> ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ >> written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep >> *പരുക്കൻ കുറിഞ്ഞി parukkan kurinji* >> >> - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with coining name for this >> plant ... efloraofindia >> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/KI77sWjGGUc/m/TFfU5nApAgAJ> >> - പരുക്കൻ parukkan = rough, coarse - referring to the hairy, rough >> stems and leaves; കുറിഞ്ഞി kurinji = a generic name given to some >> members of Acanthaceae, typically to some species of *Strobilanthes* >> and *Barleria* >> >> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ >> written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, >> Andaman & Nicobar Islands >> *வெள்ளைக்குறிஞ்சி vellai-k-kurinji* >> >> - name to be validated at efloraofindia >> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/GQaomXKfEOw/m/zKqdUT_FAQAJ> >> - name referenced from YouTube channel "Biology by Dr N. >> Sathiyamoorthy" >> >> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >> Karnataka, 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 11/09/2025 >> (dd/mm/yyyy). >> >> ~~~~~ Created on: 19:05 11-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:05 12-09-2025 >> (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Names compiled / updated at >> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-neoaspera-venu-pdaniel.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/CABSQqC1mTcx01tfBtaf9DrgacnUndgSGyDmfPX2zCoJ3Dd6MQw%40mail.gmail.com.
