*Rostellularia procumbens* (L.) Nees [image: Rostellularia procumbens (L.) Nees] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137845453>
*ros-tel-luh-LAY-ree-a* -- Greek: diminutive of *rostrum* (with a small beak); *laria* (resembling) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *pro-KUM-benz* -- lying along the ground ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=procumbens> *commonly known as*: water willow • *Assamese*: ফুলি বন phuli ban, পিত্ত পাত pitta paat • *Bengali*: পীতপাপড়া pitapapara • *Gujarati*: ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo, પીતપાપડો pitpapado • *Hindi*: खरमोर kharmor • *Kachchhi*: રતી માંજરજો પિત્તપાપડો rati manjarjo pittapapado • *Kannada*: ಹುಚ್ಚು ನೆಲಬೇವು huchchu nelabevu • *Konkani*: घाटी पित्तपापड ghati pitpapad • *Malayalam*: ചെറു തറുതാവൽ cheru tharuthaaval, പിത്തക്കൊടി pittakkoti • *Marathi*: घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada, कलमाशी kalmashi, करंबल karambal, माशी mashi • *Nepali*: बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, खुर्सानी झार khursaani jhaar, फुली झार phuli jhaar • *Rajasthani*: कागनेर kagner, मखनिया घास makhania ghas • *Sanskrit*: कल्माषी kalmashi, पर्पट parpata, रेणु renu, वरतिक्त varatikta • *Tamil*: ஆரம் aram, கோடகசாலை kotakacalai, குக்குரம் kukkuram • *Telugu*: నాగ పూత చెట్టు naaga pootta chettu • *Tulu*: ಪೊದ್ದೊಲ್ ಪೂ poddolu poo *botanical names*: *Rostellularia procumbens* (L.) Nees ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Ecbolium procumbens* (L.) Kuntze • *Justicia procumbens* L. • *Rostellaria procumbens* (L.) Nees ... and a list of heterotypic synonyms at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 12 July 2025 *NOTE*: The closest species to *Rostellularia procumbens* (*Justicia procumbens*) are often considered to be those within the *Justicia* genus, particularly *Justicia micrantha* and *Justicia neesii*, which have been historically confused or are synonyms. The main points of confusion often revolve around leaf shape, inflorescence length, and overall plant appearance, as these can vary across different sources and even within the same species. ... Google's AI Overview of "Which are the closest species of Rostellularia procumbens ?" 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 *water willow* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostellularia_procumbens> - The Free Encyclopedia - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Water%20Willow.html>, retrieved July 12, 2025 ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya *ফুলি বন phuli ban* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/info.annu/permalink/2336223396608572/> *পিত্ত পাত pitta paat* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1170483106298942&set=gm.1695830210647897> ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *পীতপাপড়া pitapapara* - for *Justicia diffusa* Willd. ... Flora - Mehedi Voice <https://mehedivoice.blogspot.com/p/flora.html> - for *Justicia procumbens* L. is considered as synonym of *Justicia diffusa* Willd. ... BENGAL PLANTS <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.47849/page/n5/mode/2up> VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *ખડસલીયો khadasaliyo, પીતપાપડો pitpapado* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *खरमोर kharmor* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 ~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: *Kutch* region of Gujarat *રતી માંજરજો પિત્તપાપડો rati manjarjo pittapapado* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಹುಚ್ಚು ನೆಲಬೇವು huchchu nelabevu* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%81+%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B2%E0%B2%AC%E0%B3%87%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%81> created by V. Krishna - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 ~~~~~ 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 *घाटी पित्तपापड ghati pitpapad* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ചെറു തറുതാവൽ cheru tharuthaaval* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 *പിത്തക്കൊടി pittakkoti* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AF%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%86_%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%AF_%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%BE> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *घाटी पित्तपापडा ghati pittapapada* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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] *कलमाशी kalmashi* - Though this name is found listed in various websites and portals, it is not explicitly mentioned in any Marathi source or literature; it must be derived from the Sanskrit name कल्माषी kalmashi, of which one of the meanings is "bespotted, speckled, variegated" ... the petals are variegated with purple marks *करंबल karambal* - *for Justicia procumbens L. ... Common Indian Wild Flowers* by Isaac Kehimkar - करंबल karambal is name given to popular exotic fruit "star fruit" (*Averrhoa carambola* L.) widely cultivated in India; it is quite intriguing how has *Justicia procumbens* L. earned the name *माशी mashi* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, *Assam*, *Sikkim* *बिसाउने झार bisaaune jhaar, खुर्सानी झार khursaani jhaar, फुली झार phuli jhaar* - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/j3T6MIZgJdM/m/OqYq6e1MCAAJ> ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* *कागनेर kagner, मखनिया घास makhania ghas* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India <http://www.thebiobrio.in/content.aspx?id=57> - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017 ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *कल्माषी kalmashi* - *Common Indian Wild Flowers* by Isaac Kehimkar *पर्पट parpata, रेणु renu, वरतिक्त varatikta* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal Plants Database <https://www.medicinalplants.in/searchpage/showdetails/xplant_id/482ec2e8fa12c967dd3f7f2df646a992> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ஆரம் aram, கோடகசாலை kotakacalai* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *குக்குரம் kukkuram* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1261/de911afa8c59bfb756fe7313cce4420c> ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *నాగ పూత చెట్టు naaga pootta chettu* - Many thanks to A.Lalithamba for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/9e2zobj2u0c/m/Apg9zql1BwAJ> - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1261/de911afa8c59bfb756fe7313cce4420c> ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, north Kerala *ಪೊದ್ದೊಲ್ ಪೂ poddolu poo* - for *Justicia procumbens* L. ... 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 ~~~~~ 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 25.07; last update July 5th, 2025. Last accessed 12/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). Recorded / documented in following states: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, ***Jammu & Kashmir, ***Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, ***Manipur, ***Meghalaya, ***Mizoram, ***Nagaland, ***Odisha, Puducherry, ***Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, ***Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 12:04 12-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:10 15-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/rostellularia-procumbens-l-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]. 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