*Strobilanthes pavala* (Roxb.) J.R.I.Wood [image: Strobilanthes pavala (Roxb.) J.R.I.Wood] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82322921>
*stroh-bil-AN-theez* -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Strobilanthes> *PUH-vah-lah* -- most probably refers to the plant's small, coral-coloured flowers; *pavala* is Tamil word for coral *commonly known as*: shade-loving coneflower • *Dogri*: मोरनी बूटी moranee bootee • *Kannada*: ಮೂರಿಕೊಟಿ moorikoti • *Konkani*: मोरपंखी morpankhi • *Marathi*: मोरपंखी morpankhi • *Nepali*: कांगराइतो फूल kaangaraaito phool • *Odia*: ବାରଙ୍ଗ ଫୁଲ bareng phul *botanical names*: *Strobilanthes pavala* (Roxb.) J.R.I.Wood ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Hemigraphis pavala* (Roxb.) Kurz • *Ruellia pavala* Roxb. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Hemigraphis latebrosa* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 15 September 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 *shade-loving coneflower* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Shade%20Loving%20Coneflower.html>, retrieved September 15, 2025 ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (डोगरी) ... spoken in: *Jammu & Kashmir* ... spoken by the Dogras *मोरनी बूटी moranee bootee* - for *Hemigraphis latebrosa* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4484770498216814&set=a.703258753034693> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಮೂರಿಕೊಟಿ moorikoti* - for *Hemigraphis latebrosa* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag <https://kampa.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/publications/MediicnalPlantsofKappathgudda.pdf> - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA) ~~~~~ 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 *मोरपंखी morpankhi* - name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *मोरपंखी morpankhi* - for *Hemigraphis latebrosa* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... 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 ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, *Assam*, *Sikkim* *कांगराइतो फूल kaangaraaito phool * - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Shade%20Loving%20Coneflower.html>, retrieved September 15, 2025 ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ବାରଙ୍ଗ ଫୁଲ bareng phul* - for *Hemigraphis latebrosa* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374233729_Floral_diversity_of_Koira_and_Barsuan_Ranges_Bonai_Forest_Division_Odisha> - for *Hemigraphis latebrosa* (B.Heyne ex Roth) Nees ... Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> - the name rendered in native script needs validation ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ almost throughout; not endemic to India; distributed globally in n-Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh - 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 25.09; last update Sept. 4th, 2025. Last accessed 15/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 20:43 15-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:13 18-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-pavala-roxb-jriwood.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/CABSQqC3zP7yMqKF1K6Sky0YKMYpS8qRrNnMhWS%2BKF06-4cWDLA%40mail.gmail.com.
