Malayalam name added ...
*commonly known as*: blunt arrowhead • *Gujarati*: નલકુટ nalkut • *Malayalam*: ചെളിതാമര chelithamara, ചുളിതാമര chulithamara, കുഴിതാമര kuzhithamara • *Marathi*: नळकूट nalkut • *Tamil*: கரந்தை karantai, குதிரைக்குளம்படி kutiraikkulampati, நீர்ச்சேம்பு nirccempu, நீர்க்குளிரி nirkkuliri • *Telugu*: గుర్రపు డెక్క చెట్టు gurrapu dekka chettu Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/limnophyton-obtusifolium-l-miq.html Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, for helping with, and for > validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Sat, Oct 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> 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/CABSQqC00qQ8Zuj%3DGTi3tzV3wsFBuzD1TgEmLioBfjUhxOkBZZA%40mail.gmail.com.
