Nice picture and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam.
On Sat, 18 Oct, 2025, 11:54 am Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Limnophyton obtusifolium* (L.) Miq. > [image: Limnophyton obtusifolium (L.) Miq.] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/109987817> > > *lim-no-FY-ton* -- Greek: *limnos* (stagnant pool or swamp); *phyton* > (plant) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> > *ob-too-sih-FOH-lee-um* -- blunt leaf ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=obtusifolium> > > *commonly known as*: blunt arrowhead • *Gujarati*: નલકુટ nalkut • > *Malayalam*: ചെളിതാമര chelithamara, കുഴിതാമര kuzhithamara • *Marathi*: > नळकूट nalkut • *Tamil*: கரந்தை karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி > kutiraikkulampati, நீர்ச்சேம்பு nirccempu, நீர்க்குளிரி nirkkuliri • > *Telugu*: గుర్రపు డెక్క చెట్టు gurrapu dekka chettu > > > *botanical names*: *Limnophyton obtusifolium* (L.) Miq. ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Alisma obtusifolium* (L.) Thwaites • *Sagittaria obtusifolia* > L. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Alisma sagittifolium* Willd. ... and more > at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 16 October 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 > *blunt arrowhead* > > - Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blunt%20Arrowhead.html>, > retrieved October 16, 2025 > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *નલકુટ nalkut* > > - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> > (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *ചെളിതാമര chelithamara* > > - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... > efloraofindia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/IPIoky2JvfI/m/v-dXq-Z6AAAJ> > ... ചെളി cheli = mud with or without water, താമര thamara = lotus > ("alludes to" lotus in this context) > > *കുഴിതാമര kuzhithamara* > > - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... > efloraofindia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/IPIoky2JvfI/m/v-dXq-Z6AAAJ> > - for *Sagittaria obtusifolia* L. ... A Malayalam and English > dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> by > Hermann Gundert > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *नळकूट nalkut* > > - 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] > - *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second > among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats > of India, based on flowers > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *கரந்தை karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி kutiraikkulampati* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2797/abd2cdedc0194d8fac3cd520e4695745> > > *நீர்ச்சேம்பு nirccempu* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2797/abd2cdedc0194d8fac3cd520e4695745> > - for *Sagittaria obtusifolia* L. ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras > > *நீர்க்குளிரி nirkkuliri* > > - for *Sagittaria obtusifolia* L. ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras ... or simply குளிரி kuliri > > ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ > written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, > *Telangana*, Puducherry > *గుర్రపు డెక్క చెట్టు gurrapu dekka chettu* > > - Flora Andhrika > <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Limnophyton+obtusifolium> > - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2797/abd2cdedc0194d8fac3cd520e4695745> > > ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > ***Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, ***Jharkhand, ***Karnataka, Kerala, ***Madhya > Pradesh, Maharashtra, ***Odisha, ***Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, ***West > Bengal > > - 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 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 16/10/2025 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > - Chhattisgarh :: Achanakmar-Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve - Biosphere > Reserve Information Series (BRIS) > <https://tfri.icfre.gov.in/AABR/aabr-INDEX/index.html> Volume 1 (1) > - Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora > <https://archive.org/details/checklist-of-gujarat-flora> > - Jharkhand :: "Edible Hydrophytic and Wetland Plants of East > Singbhum,District of Jharkhand > <https://www.jetir.org/view?paper=JETIR1811516>", International > Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research, ISSN:2349-5162, > Vol.5, Issue 11, page no.106-117, November-2018 > - Maharashtra :: 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] > - Odisha :: Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity > of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. > > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> > - Rajasthan :: Dr. Mukesh Kumar Sharma, Dr. Ravindra Kumar Sharma - A > Research Paper on Applied Medical Phytogeography of Shekhawati Region > > <https://www.ijeas.org/a-research-paper-on-applied-medical-phytogeography-of-shekhawati-region> > - IJEAS, ISSN: 2394-3661, Volume-8, Issue-12, December 2021 > - Telangana :: Rajyalaxmi, & Aruna, Maddela. (2018). Aquatic > Macrophytes of Singabhupalem Lake in Telangana State. > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/344631452> International > Journal of Life Sciences. 6. 203-206. > > *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the > state > ~~~~~ Created on: 15:07 16-10-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:16 18-10-2025 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/limnophyton-obtusifolium-l-miq.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/CADkXgDR6jtR5OJ1iupdN41Y%2BhzvAD17p%2BVZ_KGC4VENx8xB%2BQg%40mail.gmail.com.
