Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation. Regards. Dinesh On Sun, Sep 21, 2025 at 4:44 PM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/MOYV91Wh_uk/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/24bdc98f-738e-4312-9f27-047ac9b1b998n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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