*Strobilanthes sessilis* var. *ritchiei* C.B.Clarke [image: Strobilanthes sessilis var. ritchiei C.B.Clarke] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/115144315>
*stroh-bil-AN-theez* -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Strobilanthes> *SES-sil-iss* -- Latin: meaning low, sitting; fixed, attached ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=sessilis> *RICH-ee-eye* -- named for Dr. Ritchie, collector of plants in Belgaum (modern-day Belagavi), India *commonly known as*: *mal karvy* • *Kannada*: ಬುಟ್ಟಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ butti karvi • *Marathi*: माळ कारवी mal karvi, टोपली कारवी topli karvi *botanical names*: *Strobilanthes sessilis* var. *ritchiei* C.B.Clarke ... *synonyms*: *Pleocaulus ritchiei* (C.B.Clarke) Bremek. ... 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. 21st, 2025. Last accessed 22/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). *NOTE*: The commemorative epithet *ritchiei* is also found spelt as *ritchei*. Charles Baron Clarke consistently used the spelling *ritchiei* for the epithet of *Strobilanthes sessilis* var. *ritchiei*, and is thus the reason for the prevailing usage of *ritchiei* in botanical literature. The original author's spelling is maintained as a matter of nomenclatural priority. 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 *mal karvy* - Marathi name used, for want of name ... Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Mal%20Karvy.html>, retrieved September 22, 2025 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಬುಟ್ಟಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ butti karvi* - name coined on lines of Marathi name; ಬುಟ್ಟಿ butti = basket, typically round; ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi = name given to *Strobilanthes callosa* ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *माळ कारवी mal karvi, टोपली कारवी topli karvi* - names coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of *Flowers of Sahyadri*, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers - माळ mal = flat, elevated area of land, somewhat stony and not used for farming; टोपली topli = basket, typically round; कारवी karvi = name given to *Strobilanthes callosa* ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Karnataka, Maharashtra; 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. 21st, 2025. Last accessed 22/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 10:38 22-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:21 22-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-sessilis-var-ritchiei.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/CABSQqC0ox4v4AP%2Bcwd-bw-D7oPCvDRUf8MtXuR0ZQSP---5F1A%40mail.gmail.com.
