*Rhynchosia hirta* (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc. [image: Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104530654>
*rin-KOH-see-a* -- Greek: *rhynchos* (beak), referring to the keel of the flowers ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Rhynchosia> *HER-tuh* -- hairy ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=hirta> *commonly known as*: hairy snoutbean • *Gujarati*: નીલી ચણોઠી nili chanothi • *Kannada*: ನೀಲಿ ಗಂಜಿ nili ganji • *Konkani*: निळी गुंज nili gunj • *Malayalam*: നീലപ്പയർ neelappayar • *Marathi*: निळी गुंज nili gunj • *Tamil*: காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaattavaraikkodi, காட்டுக்குண்டுமணி kaattukkundumani • *Telugu*: అడవి కందులు adavi kandulu *botanical names*: *Rhynchosia hirta* (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Dolichos hirtus* Andrews ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Rhynchosia albiflora* (Sims) Alston • *Rhynchosia cyanosperma* Benth. ex Baker ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 17 July 2024 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. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *hairy snoutbean* - Flowers of India <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hairy%20Snoutbean.html>, retrieved July 17, 2024 ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *નીલી ચણોઠી nili chanothi* - name coined, for want of name; derived from the Marathi coined name ... નીલી nili = blue; ચણોઠી chanothi = rosary pea, a name given to *Abrus precatorius* L. ... thus, blue rosary pea ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ನೀಲಿ ಗಂಜಿ nili ganji* - name coined, for want of name; derived from the Marathi coined name ... ನೀಲಿ nili = blue; ಗಂಜಿ ganji = crab's eye, a name given to *Abrus precatorius* L. ... thus, blue crab's eye ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी), *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *निळी गुंज nili gunj* - name coined, for want of name; derived from the Marathi coined name ... निळी nili = blue; गुंज gunj = rosary pea, a name given to *Abrus precatorius* L. ... thus, blue rosary pea ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *നീലപ്പയർ neelappayar* - India Flora Online <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=10495&cat=13> by Herbarium JCB - Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/Malayalamplantnames/permalink/548890238641664/> ... നീല neela = blue; പയർ payar = pea ... thus, blue pea ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *निळी गुंज nili gunj* - name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of *Further Flowers of Sahyadri*, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ... निळी nili = blue; गुंज gunj = rosary pea, a name given to *Abrus precatorius* L. ... thus, blue rosary pea ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaattavaraikkodi* - Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/w0aMgf0LVqk/m/jAuYFNJzBgAJ> ... காட்ட kaatta = wild; வரைக்கொடி varaikkodi = lablab bean ... thus, wild lablab bean - India Flora Online <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=10495&cat=13> by Herbarium JCB *காட்டுக்குண்டுமணி kaattukkundumani* - India Flora Online <https://indiaflora-ces.iisc.ac.in/herbsheet.php?id=10495&cat=13> by Herbarium JCB - Tamil names of Botanical names <https://books.google.com/books?id=EIE5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false> by Yercaud Ilango - காட்டு kaattu = wild; குண்டுமணி kundumani = crab's eye (a name given to the plant, *Abrus precatorius* L.) known by many other names: coral pea, jequerity seed, love pea, prayer bead, rosary pea, wild licorice ... thus, wild crab's eye ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *అడవి కందులు adavi kandulu* - Many thanks to A.Lalithamba for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/TcTSI1h-niw/m/k_meK-IVBgAJ> ... అడవి adavi = of forest, wild ; కందులు kandulu = red gram ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu - *Rhynchosia cyanosperma* Benth. ex Baker ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/153789/10/09_chapter%205.pdf> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 19.4; last update June 30th, 2024. Last accessed 17/07/2024. ~~~~~ Last updated: 10:13 18-07-2024 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/07/rhynchosia-hirta-andrews-meikle-verdc.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 on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3NKb2K4LRMep7R1TvjJo_L%2BqyjcJ34%2B37c%2But3YTMgxg%40mail.gmail.com.
