*Thunbergia fragrans* Roxb. [image: Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79244425>
*thun-BER-jee-uh* -- named after Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Thunbergia> • Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Peter_Thunberg> *FRAY-granz* -- fragrant ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=fragrans> *commonly known as*: sweet clock-vine, white lady • *Haryanvi*: चिमीन chimine • *Hindi*: चिमीन chimine • *Kannada*: ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa • *Malayalam*: നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli • *Marathi*: चिमीन chimine • *Mizo*: zawnga-fian-parvar • *Odia*: ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar • *Tamil*: இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi, காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi • *Telugu*: ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga • *Tulu*: ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu *botanical names*: *Thunbergia fragrans* Roxb. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Thunbergia roxburghia* Nees • *Thunbergia scandens* Pers. ex Nees • *Thunbergia volubilis* Pers. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 25 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 *sweet clock-vine, white lady* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sweet%20Clock%20Vine.html>, retrieved September 25, 2025 ~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: *Haryana*, Delhi *चिमीन chimine* - Haryana Forest Flora <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/399> - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *चिमीन chimine* - Haryana Forest Flora <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/399> - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa* - 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 - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4046/b7c3785cdc923ad9e082de933208c38d> ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli* - Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/VdJOea_gNyQ/m/Tj9-v-axAAAJ> - 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 - or നൂറൽ വള്ളി nooral valli ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%BD_%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *चिमीन chimine* - *Common Indian Wild Flowers* by Isaac Kehimkar - *Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian *zawnga-fian-parvar* - ENVIS Centre Mizoram :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram <http://mizenvis.nic.in/Database/Biodiversity_1444.aspx> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar* - 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> - Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4046/b7c3785cdc923ad9e082de933208c38d> *காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi* - Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with these names ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/yAYzy5Wfvc8/m/Gmvd3eTgAAAJ> - Tamil names of Botanical names <https://books.google.com/books?id=EIE5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false> by Yercaud Ilango ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Thunbergia+fragrans> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4046/b7c3785cdc923ad9e082de933208c38d> ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, north Kerala *ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu* - 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 ... ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu = shoulder vine, named so due to its therapeutic efficacy against shoulder wounds ~~~~~ 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 25.09; last update Sept. 23rd, 2025. Last accessed 25/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 20:36 25-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:44 28-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/thunbergia-fragrans-roxb.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/CABSQqC0KNcT0nf_FY9zgCDg5AfE1nw9%2BR3FSd74M4%3DBkqCr9Og%40mail.gmail.com.
