Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam name and its English spelling.
English transcription of Malayalam name corrected ... *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 pithakkoti • *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 Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/rostellularia-procumbens-l-nees.html Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Jul 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji. > *Pithakkodi* or *Pithakkoti* is the correct English spelling. > Regards, Sam. > > On Tue, 15 Jul, 2025, 1:54 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> *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. 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