Very useful compilation Dinesh ji. On Monday, September 15, 2025 at 5:53:42 PM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote:
> Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for helping with > coining the Malayalam name.. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Fri, Sep 12, 2025 at 6:37 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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/24bdc98f-738e-4312-9f27-047ac9b1b998n%40googlegroups.com.
