Names of Plants in India :: Strobilanthes wightiana Nees

[Dinesh Valke]

Strobilanthes wightiana Nees

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
wight-ee-AY-na -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia

commonly known as: pale kurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes wightiana Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Nilgirianthus wightianus (Nees) Bremek. ... POWO, retrieved 23 September 2025

NOTE: Strobilanthes wightiana is the currently accepted scientific name for the plant; Strobilanthes wightianus is now treated as an orthographic variant.

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

pale kurinji

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 23, 2025

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

*Kerala, *Odisha, *Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.09; last update Sept. 21st, 2025. Last accessed 23/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 16:42 23-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:19 23-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-wightiana-nees.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice image and great work dear Dinesh ji, thank you for sharing.

Regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Beautiful compilation Dinesh ji.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

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