Thanks very much Vijayasankar ji for validating the name. Shall we coin a name on lines of the English coined name - rough coneflower ? Kannada and Malayalam names are coined on the same lines.
Thus rough or coarse "kurinji" ? Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Sep 15, 2025 at 12:44 AM Vijay Raman <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Dinesh ji, > > It seems that the flower color in this species is variable, from white to > pale blue to purple (as shown in the pictures on POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60456468-2>). > The name *வெள்ளைக் குறிஞ்சி vellai kurinji* (vellai = white, likely > referring to flower color) is appropriate for the pale or white-flowered > form, but it won't be accurate and could cause confusion when applied to > other forms. > > Best, > Vijayasankar > > On Thu, Sep 11, 2025 at 11:08 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Dear Vijayasankar ji, >> I found one name on the internet in the Tamil script for *Strobilanthes >> neoaspera*, which I am pasting here ... வெள்ளைக் குறிஞ்சி. >> I think it transcribes to vellai-k-kurinji. >> Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QpOUlgiMRM >> >> Please help validate the name. >> Regards. >> Dinesj >> > -- 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/CABSQqC2cMEjRdOaDJBtmRzGeifRT6e_nVKZn30nsMmrFLCcNYQ%40mail.gmail.com.
