Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for the help with the Malayalam name and validating its English spelling. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, Sep 29, 2025 at 8:46 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > Fabulous pic and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English > names are correct, regards, Sam. > > On Sun, 28 Sept, 2025, 7:18 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> *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/CABSQqC11dX87Z2QNxrtGCMiKJcT0bRp7vt9AGnmOMg-3%2BobyCQ%40mail.gmail.com.
