Names of Plants in India :: Spermacoce articularis L.f.

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Dinesh Valke

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Spermacoce articularis L.f. ... family: Rubiaceae

Spermacoce articularis L.f.

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sperm-a-KOH-see -- seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx points ... Dave's Botanary
ar-tik-yoo-LAR-iss -- having joints, jointed


commonly known as: jointed buttonweedGujarati: ખરસટ શંખલો kharsat shankhlo, મદનઘંટી madanghanti, માધુરી જડી madhuri jadiHindi: गुठारी guthariKannada: ಮದನಗಂಟಿ madanaganti, ತರತಾವಳ್ tartavaluMalayalam: തറുതാവൽ tharthaval, കുടൽചുരുക്കി kudalchurukkiMarathi: मदनघंटी madanghantiNepali: गनेली झार ganeli jharTamil: நத்தைச்சூரி nattai-c-curiTelugu: మదన madanaTulu: ತರತಾವಳ್ tartavalu


botanical names: Spermacoce articularis L.f. ... synonyms: Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams • Spermacoce flexuosa Lour. • Spermacoce longicaulis R.Br. ex G.Don • Spermacoce scabra Willd. ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.





September 26, 2009 ... Kolad, Maharashtra

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J.M. Garg

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Superb presentation. 

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Dinesh Valke

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/09/spermacoce-articularis-lf.html

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On Monday 4 December 2017 at 10:02:30 UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote:
Superb presentation. 

On 03-Dec-2017 8:57 PM, "Dinesh Valke" <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Spermacoce articularis L.f. ... family: Rubiaceae

Spermacoce articularis L.f.

Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth


sperm-a-KOH-see -- seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx points ... Dave's Botanary
ar-tik-yoo-LAR-iss -- having joints, jointed


commonly known as: jointed buttonweedGujarati: ખરસટ શંખલો kharsat shankhlo, મદનઘંટી madanghanti, માધુરી જડી madhuri jadiHindi: गुठारी guthariKannada: ಮದನಗಂಟಿ madanaganti, ತರತಾವಳ್ tartavaluMalayalam: തറുതാവൽ tharthaval, കുടൽചുരുക്കി kudalchurukkiMarathi: मदनघंटी madanghantiNepali: गनेली झार ganeli jharTamil: நத்தைச்சூரி nattai-c-curiTelugu: మదన madanaTulu: ತರತಾವಳ್ tartavalu


botanical names: Spermacoce articularis L.f. ... synonyms: Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams • Spermacoce flexuosa Lour. • Spermacoce longicaulis R.Br. ex G.Don • Spermacoce scabra Willd. ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.





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Dinesh Valke

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Spermacoce articularis L.f.

Spermacoce articularis L.f.

sperm-a-KOH-see -- seed point, referring to the capsule being surrounded by calyx points ... Dave's Botanary
ar-tik-yoo-LAR-iss -- having joints, jointed

commonly known as: jointed buttonweed, shaggy buttonweed • Bengali: madana-banta-kadu • Gujarati: ગાંઠીયું ganthiyu, ખરસટ શંખલો kharsat shankhlo, મદનઘંટી madanghanti, માધુરી જડી madhuri jadi • Hindi: गुठरी guthari, सतगठिया sathgathia • Jaintia: phlang-bhoi • Kachchhi: બકન જો ઝાડ bakan jo jhaad • Kannada: ಗಂಟಿಗನ ಕಸ gantigana kasa, ಮದನ ಬುಡಮೆಗಿಡ madana budamegida, ಮದನಗಂಟಿ madanaganti, ಮೇದನ ಗಿಡ medana gida • Konkani: गेडो gedo • Malayalam: തറുതാവൽ tharuthaaval, കുടൽചുരുക്കി kudalchurukki • Marathi: घंटी ची भाजी ghanti chi bhaji, मदनघंटी madanghanti • Nepali: गनेले झार ganele jhaar • Nyishi: rokatara • Odia: ଘରପୋଡ଼ିଆ gharapordia • Rajasthani: आगियो agio • Sanskrit: मदनघण्टा madanaghanta • Tamil: நத்தைச்சூரி nattai-c-curi • Telugu: మదన madana • Tulu: ತರತಾವಳ್ tartavalu


botanical names: Spermacoce articularis L.f. ... homotypic synonyms: Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams ... heterotypic synonyms: Spermacoce flexuosa Lour. • Spermacoce longicaulis R.Br. ex G.Don • Spermacoce ramosissima R.Br. ex Wall. • Spermacoce scabra Willd. ... POWO, retrieved 15 September 2024
NOTE: synonyms: Spermacoce hispida auct. mult. non L.f. • Borreria hispida sensu Gamble ... the taxonomy of S. hispida-articularis complex has been quite perplexing ... read more ... Sivarajan, Vivek, Rakesh Vasudevan Nair and T U Ahmed Kunju. Genus Spermacoce Linn. (Rubiaceae) in India. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Plant Sci.), Vol. 97, No. 4, August 1987, pp. 347-358.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
jointed buttonweed
shaggy buttonweed
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
madana-banta-kadu
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ગાંઠીયું ganthiyu
ખરસટ શંખલો kharsat shankhlo
મદનઘંટી madanghanti, માધુરી જડી madhuri jadi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
गुठरी guthari
सतगठिया sathgathia
~~~~~ JAINTIA ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam ... exonyms: Jaintia, Synteng; endonym: Pnar
phlang-bhoi
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
બકન જો ઝાડ bakan jo jhaad
  • for Spermacoce hispida auct. mult. non L.f. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
  • or બાકન જો ઝાડ baakan jo jhaad ... for Borreria articularis (L.f.) F.N.Williams ... Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768.
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಗಂಟಿಗನ ಕಸ gantigana kasa
ಮದನ ಬುಡಮೆಗಿಡ madana budamegida
ಮದನಗಂಟಿ madanaganti
ಮೇದನ ಗಿಡ medana gida
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
गेडो gedo
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
തറുതാവൽ tharuthaaval, കുടൽചുരുക്കി kudalchurukki
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
घंटी ची भाजी ghanti chi bhaji
मदनघंटी madanghanti
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
गनेले झार ganele jhaar
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
rokatara
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଘରପୋଡ଼ିଆ gharapordia
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
आगियो agio
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
मदनघण्टा madanaghanta
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
நத்தைச்சூரி nattai-c-curi
  • for Spermacoce hispida auct. mult. non L.f. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
మదన madana (or మదనకు madanaku)
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ತರತಾವಳ್ tartavalu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout India upto 1500m asl
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Manipur, Odisha, *Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Nice pic and good efforts dear Dinesh ji, both English and Malayalam names are correct, regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names / English spellings.
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Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Great contribution Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
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