Beautiful compilation Dinesh ji. On Monday, September 29, 2025 at 11:02:32 PM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote:
> Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for the help with the > Malayalam name and validating its English spelling. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Fabulous pic and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English >> names are correct, regards, Sam. >> >> On Sun, 28 Sept, 2025, 7:18 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Thunbergia fragrans* Roxb. >>> [image: Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.] >>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79244425> >>> >>> *thun-BER-jee-uh* -- named after Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist >>> ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Thunbergia> >>> • Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Peter_Thunberg> >>> *FRAY-granz* -- fragrant ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=fragrans> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: sweet clock-vine, white lady • *Haryanvi*: चिमीन >>> chimine • *Hindi*: चिमीन chimine • *Kannada*: ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, >>> ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa • *Malayalam*: നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli • >>> *Marathi*: चिमीन chimine • *Mizo*: zawnga-fian-parvar • *Odia*: >>> ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar • *Tamil*: இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi, காச நங்கை >>> kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi • >>> *Telugu*: ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga • *Tulu*: ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು >>> pugelu ballu >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Thunbergia fragrans* Roxb. ... *heterotypic >>> synonyms*: *Thunbergia roxburghia* Nees • *Thunbergia scandens* Pers. >>> ex Nees • *Thunbergia volubilis* Pers. ... and more at POWO >>> <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 25 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 >>> *sweet clock-vine, white lady* >>> >>> - Flowers of India >>> >>> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet%20Clock%20Vine.html>, >>> retrieved September 25, 2025 >>> >>> ~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: *Haryana*, >>> Delhi >>> *चिमीन chimine* >>> >>> - Haryana Forest Flora >>> <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/399> - A Comprehensive >>> Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) >>> >>> ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar >>> Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya >>> Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* >>> *चिमीन chimine* >>> >>> - Haryana Forest Flora >>> <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/399> - A Comprehensive >>> Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) >>> >>> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* >>> *ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa* >>> >>> - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional >>> medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala >>> and >>> Karnataka >>> >>> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >>> >>> - Shodhganga >>> - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants >>> >>> <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4046/b7c3785cdc923ad9e082de933208c38d> >>> >>> ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep >>> *നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli* >>> >>> - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... >>> efloraofindia >>> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/VdJOea_gNyQ/m/Tj9-v-axAAAJ> >>> - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional >>> medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala >>> and >>> Karnataka >>> >>> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >>> >>> - Shodhganga >>> - or നൂറൽ വള്ളി nooral valli ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - >>> സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം >>> >>> <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF> >>> >>> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia >>> >>> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, >>> Karnataka >>> *चिमीन chimine* >>> >>> - *Common Indian Wild Flowers* by Isaac Kehimkar >>> - *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among >>> the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of >>> India, based on flowers >>> >>> ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... >>> other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian >>> *zawnga-fian-parvar* >>> >>> - ENVIS Centre Mizoram :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram >>> <http://mizenvis.nic.in/Database/Biodiversity_1444.aspx> >>> >>> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar >>> Islands >>> *ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar* >>> >>> - Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. >>> (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest >>> Division, Odisha >>> >>> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374233729_Floral_diversity_of_Koira_and_Barsuan_Ranges_Bonai_Forest_Division_Odisha> >>> - Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of >>> Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. >>> >>> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> >>> >>> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, >>> Andaman & Nicobar Islands >>> *இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi* >>> >>> - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants >>> >>> <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4046/b7c3785cdc923ad9e082de933208c38d> >>> >>> *காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai >>> chedi* >>> >>> - Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with these names ... >>> efloraofindia >>> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/yAYzy5Wfvc8/m/Gmvd3eTgAAAJ> >>> - Tamil names of Botanical names >>> >>> <https://books.google.com/books?id=EIE5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false> >>> >>> by Yercaud Ilango >>> >>> ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, >>> *Telangana*, Puducherry >>> *ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga* >>> >>> - Flora Andhrika >>> <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Thunbergia+fragrans> - >>> Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India >>> - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants >>> >>> <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4046/b7c3785cdc923ad9e082de933208c38d> >>> >>> ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in >>> Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, >>> north Kerala >>> *ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu* >>> >>> - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional >>> medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala >>> and >>> Karnataka >>> >>> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >>> >>> - Shodhganga ... ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu = shoulder vine, named so >>> due to its therapeutic efficacy against shoulder wounds >>> >>> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >>> throughout >>> >>> - 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. 23rd, 2025. Last accessed 25/09/2025 >>> (dd/mm/yyyy). >>> >>> ~~~~~ Created on: 20:36 25-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:44 28-09-2025 >>> (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Names compiled / updated at >>> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/thunbergia-fragrans-roxb.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/a245713d-20e0-4aff-a0d6-912e3169c627n%40googlegroups.com.
