Nice work and vibrant picture dear Dinesh ji, Regards, Sam. On Fri, 12 Sept, 2025, 5:31 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote:
> *Strobilanthes neoaspera* Venu & P.Daniel > [image: Strobilanthes neoaspera Venu & P.Daniel] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92438351> > > *stroh-bil-AN-theez* -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Strobilanthes> > *nee-oh-AS-per-uh* -- Greek: *neo* (new); *asper* (rough) ... Dave's > Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> > > *commonly known as*: rough coneflower • *Kannada*: ಒರಟು ಕಾರ್ವಿ oratu > karvi • *Malayalam*: പരുക്കൻ കുറിഞ്ഞി parukkan kurinji • *Tamil*: > வெள்ளைக்குறிஞ்சி vellai-k-kurinji > > > *botanical names*: *Strobilanthes neoaspera* Venu & P.Daniel ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Nilgirianthus asper* Santapau • *Strobilanthes aspera* Wight > ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 11 September 2025 > *NOTE*: *Strobilanthes neoasper* is an orthographic variant of *Strobilanthes > neoaspera*. This was determined when the species was properly named and > described by botanists Venu and P. Daniel in their book, *Strobilanthes* > Blume (Acanthaceae) in Peninsular India, published in 2007. > 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 > *rough coneflower* > > - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rough%20Coneflower.html>, > retrieved September 11, 2025 > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಒರಟು ಕಾರ್ವಿ oratu karvi* > > - name coined, for want of name; ಒರಟು oratu = rough, coarse - > referring to the hairy, rough stems and leaves; ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi = given > name of *Strobilanthes callosa* > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *പരുക്കൻ കുറിഞ്ഞി parukkan kurinji* > > - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with coining name for this > plant ... efloraofindia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/KI77sWjGGUc/m/TFfU5nApAgAJ> > - പരുക്കൻ parukkan = rough, coarse - referring to the hairy, rough > stems and leaves; കുറിഞ്ഞി kurinji = a generic name given to some > members of Acanthaceae, typically to some species of *Strobilanthes* > and *Barleria* > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *வெள்ளைக்குறிஞ்சி vellai-k-kurinji* > > - name to be validated at efloraofindia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/GQaomXKfEOw/m/zKqdUT_FAQAJ> > - name referenced from YouTube channel "Biology by Dr N. > Sathiyamoorthy" > > ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; 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 25.09; last update Sept. 4th, 2025. Last accessed 11/09/2025 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > > ~~~~~ Created on: 19:05 11-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:05 12-09-2025 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-neoaspera-venu-pdaniel.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/CADkXgDTK5GCXxDgbj2uP3RsFQHPBehVNqT_zOF3jsAqsjfdFiQ%40mail.gmail.com.
