Names of Plants in India :: Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc.

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Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc. ... family: Fabaceae ~ Papilionaceae

Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc. 

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rin-KOH-see-a -- Greek: rhynchos (beak), referring to the keel of the flowers ... Dave's Botanary
HER-tuh -- hairy ... Dave's Botanary 


commonly known ashairy snoutbean • Malayalamനീലപ്പയർ neelapayar • Marathiनिळी गुंज nili gunj • Tamilகாட்டவரைக்கொடி kaatavaraikkodi • Teluguఅడవి కందులు adavi kandulu 


botanical namesRhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc. ... synonymsRhynchosia albiflora (Sims) Alston • Rhynchosia cyanosperma Baker ... status at The Plants List(2013). Version 1.1. 





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Dinesh Valke

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Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc.

Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc.

rin-KOH-see-a -- Greek: rhynchos (beak), referring to the keel of the flowers ... Dave's Botanary
HER-tuh -- hairy ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: hairy snoutbean • Gujarati: નીલી ચણોઠી nili chanothi • Kannada: ನೀಲಿ ಗಂಜಿ nili ganji • Konkani: निळी गुंज nili gunj • Malayalam: നീലപ്പയർ neelappayar • Marathi: निळी गुंज nili gunj • Tamil: காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaattavaraikkodi, காட்டுக்குண்டுமணி kaattukkundumani • Telugu: అడవి కందులు adavi kandulu


botanical names: Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc. ... homotypic synonyms: Dolichos hirtus Andrews ... heterotypic synonyms: Rhynchosia albiflora (Sims) Alston • Rhynchosia cyanosperma Benth. ex Baker ... and more at POWO, retrieved 17 July 2024
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
hairy snoutbean
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
નીલી ચણોઠી nili chanothi
  • name coined, for want of name; derived from the Marathi coined name ... નીલી nili = blue; ચણોઠી chanothi = rosary pea, a name given to Abrus precatorius L. ... thus, blue rosary pea
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ನೀಲಿ ಗಂಜಿ nili ganji
  • name coined, for want of name; derived from the Marathi coined name ... ನೀಲಿ nili = blue; ಗಂಜಿ ganji = crab's eye, a name given to Abrus precatorius L. ... thus, blue crab's eye
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
निळी गुंज nili gunj
  • name coined, for want of name; derived from the Marathi coined name ... निळी nili = blue; गुंज gunj = rosary pea, a name given to Abrus precatorius L. ... thus, blue rosary pea
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
നീലപ്പയർ neelappayar
  • India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook ... നീല neela = blue; പയർ payar = pea ... thus, blue pea
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
निळी गुंज nili gunj
  • name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers ... निळी nili = blue; गुंज gunj = rosary pea, a name given to Abrus precatorius L. ... thus, blue rosary pea
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaattavaraikkodi
  • Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... காட்ட kaatta = wild; வரைக்கொடி varaikkodi = lablab bean ... thus, wild lablab bean
  • India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB
காட்டுக்குண்டுமணி kaattukkundumani
  • India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB
  • Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
  • காட்டு kaattu = wild; குண்டுமணி kundumani = crab's eye (a name given to the plant, Abrus precatorius L.) known by many other names: coral pea, jequerity seed, love pea, prayer bead, rosary pea, wild licorice ... thus, wild crab's eye
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
అడవి కందులు adavi kandulu
  • Many thanks to A.Lalithamba for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... అడవి adavi = of forest, wild ; కందులు kandulu = red gram
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ Last updated: 10:13 18-07-2024 ~~~~~

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jul 18, 2024, 1:31:09 AM7/18/24
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Nice picture and excellent work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 18, 2024, 4:11:58 AM7/18/24
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names / English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 24, 2024, 1:17:04 AM7/24/24
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Thanks Dinesh ji for another very useful information.

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 24, 2024, 3:49:47 AM7/24/24
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Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

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