*Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus* (Nees) Dalzell [image: Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus (Nees) Dalzell] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78834158>
¿ *nyur-uh-KANTH-us* ? -- Greek: *neuron* (vein, nerve); *ákantha* (thorn, spine); spiny vein ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *sfay-ro-STAY-kee-us* -- *sphaero* (round, globe shaped); *stachyus* (flower spikes) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *commonly known as*: pin cushion flower • *Gujarati*: ગંઠેર ganthera • *Hindi*: पुतलियो putliyo • *Kachchhi*: ગંઢારો gandharo • *Kannada*: ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ ಹೂವು sujimette hoovu • *Konkani*: घोशवे ghoshve • *Marathi*: घोसवेल ghosvel, गोलगोंडा golgonda *botanical names*: *Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus* (Nees) Dalzell ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Lepidagathis sphaerostachya* Nees ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Neuracanthus lawii* Wight ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 06 July 2025 *NOTE*: Orthographic variant: *Neuracanthus sphaerostachys* (Nees) Dalzell 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 *pin cushion flower* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Pin%20Cushion%20Plant.html>, retrieved July 05, 2025 ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *ગંઠેર ganthera* - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) - Biological Diversity of Gujarat <https://www.researchgate.net/file.PostFileLoader.html?id=53e359a6d4c118a12a8b45b8&assetKey=AS%3A273575079022597%401442236789815> - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020] - or ગંડેર gandera ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *पुतलियो putliyo* - Dangar, D.K. & Patel, Nilesh. (2018). Pharmacognostic studies on Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus Dalz. (Acanthaceae) leaves. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328551692> Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine. 11. 10.1016/j.jaim.2017.09.008. - Based on the construct of this name, it could most possibly be a local name in Rajasthan ... पुतलियो putliyo = pupil of eye, the flower in full glory alludes to the iris & pupil of eye ~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: *Kutch* region of Gujarat *ગંઢારો gandharo* - PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ ಹೂವು sujimette hoovu* - name coined, for want of name; based on the English name "pin cushion flower" ... ಸೂಜಿಮೆತ್ತೆ sujimette = pincushion; ಹೂವು hoovu = flower ~~~~~ 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 *घोशवे ghoshve* - Biodiversity in Goa <http://goafoundation.org/biodiversity-in-goa/annexure6b.htm> - Flora of Goa ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *घोसवेल ghosvel* - 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] - most probably this name घोसवेल ghosvel could be in error ... वेल vel = climber ... this plant is however an erect herb; proper name could most likely be घोसवे ghosve ... please see the Konkani name घोशवे ghoshve *गोलगोंडा golgonda* - name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of *Flowers of Sahyadri*, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Nagar Haveli, Rajasthan; endemic - 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 05/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 17:32 05-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:36 06-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/neuracanthus-sphaerostachyus-nees.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/CABSQqC2PH2L2F_TVQ-93V_npQ-i06SOhsPBrr0XANZnvbJj-KA%40mail.gmail.com.
