*Nelsonia canescens* (Lam.) Spreng [image: Nelsonia canescens (Lam.) Spreng] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/80698830>
¿ *nel-SON-nee-uh* ? -- for David Nelson, English gardener and botanist, gardener at Kew ... Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae <https://archive.org/details/prodromusfloraen01brow/page/480/mode/2up?q=Nelsonia&view=theater> *kan-ESS-kens* -- grey hair, greyish ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=canescens> *commonly known as*: blue pussyleaf • *Ahom*: baghkaniya, udbhedeli • *Bengali*: পারামূল paramula • *Hindi*: बिजनोरी bijnori • *Odia*: ବର ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna • *Santali*: ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ jugitopa baha *botanical names*: *Nelsonia canescens* (Lam.) Spreng. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Justicia canescens* Lam. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Dianthera tomentosa* Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke • *Nelsonia campestris* R.Br. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 04 July 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 *blue pussyleaf* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Blue%20Pussyleaf.html>, retrieved July 04, 2025 ~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~ written in: *Ahom* ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile *Ahom kingdom* (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom *baghkaniya, udbhedeli* - Borah, Dipankar & Gogoi, Tridip & Sarma, Jintu & Borah, Punam & Gohain, Bichitra & Mili, Chiranjib & Upadhyaya, Ankur & Basumatary, Jenima & Neog, Kasturi & Wangpan, Tonlong & Tangjang, Sumpam. (2021). Compendium of plants used for preparation of traditional alcoholic beverages by four major ethnic communities of Assam, northeast India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350578721> Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity. 22. 2019-2031. 10.13057/biodiv/d220451. - the names need to be rendered in their native script ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *পারামূল paramula* - Many thanks to Jayantanath Sarkar for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2129162047284372&set=gm.1151351906261047&idorvanity=257033239026256> ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *बिजनोरी bijnori* - Sikarwar, Ram Lakhan & Dubey, Praveen & Khanna, K K & Tiwari, Arjun. (2024). Threat Assesment and Utilization of Medicinal Plants of Vindhyan Region, Madhya Pradesh. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/383062112> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ବର ରାସ୍ନା bada rasna* - Acharya R, Padiya RH, Patel ED, Rudrapa HC, Shukla VJ, Chauhan MG. Pharmacognostical evaluation of leaf of Bada Rasna [*Nelsonia canescens* (Lam.) Spreng.; Acanthaceae]. <https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3644758/> Anc Sci Life. 2012 Apr;31(4):194-7. doi: 10.4103/0257-7941.107359. PMID: 23661868; PMCID: PMC3644758. ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, Odisha *ᱡᱩᱜᱤᱴᱚᱯᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ jugitopa baha* - for *Nelsonia campestris* R.Br. ... A Santali-English dictionary <https://archive.org/details/cu31924096339464/page/n293/mode/2up?q=Nelsonia+campestris&view=theater> by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission - for *Nelsonia campestris* R.Br. ... ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%AC_%E1%B1%A7%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%A9%E1%B1%A2_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9C_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andaman islands, ***Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, ***Bihar, ***Gujarat, ***Karnataka, ***Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, ***Maharashtra, ***Manipur, ***Meghalaya, ***Mizoram, Odisha, ***Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, 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 25.06; last update June 15th, 2025. Last accessed 04/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). - Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora <https://archive.org/details/checklist-of-gujarat-flora/page/160/mode/2up?q=Nelsonia+canescens&view=theater> *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state In all probability, this species has naturalized in India. ~~~~~ Created on: 19:52 03-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:05 05-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/nelsonia-canescens-lam-spreng.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/CABSQqC13sUpWps4E27%2BuGOS_MPNKTK3i62rZNyCDZisSsKmYuA%40mail.gmail.com.
