Names of Plants in India :: Strobilanthes callosa Nees

[Dinesh Valke]

Strobilanthes callosa Nees

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
kal-OH-sus -- calloused or thick ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: karvy • Gujarati: કારવી karvi, કેરડી keradi, પાંદડી pandadi • Hindi: मरुआदोना maruadona • Kannada: ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi • Konkani: कारवी karvi • Marathi: कारवी karvi • Rajasthani: कार्वी karvi


botanical names: Strobilanthes callosa Nees ... homotypic synonyms: Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... heterotypic synonyms: Ruellia callosa Wall. • Strobilanthes grahamiana Wight ... POWO, retrieved 5 September 2025

NOTE: Strobilanthes callosus is an orthographic variant that was used historically, such as in the initial description by Nees, and is still occasionally found in research papers and some older botanical texts.

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

karvy

• Flowers of India, retrieved September 5, 2025 ... name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

કારવી karvi

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]
• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

કેરડી keradi

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

પાંદડી pandadi

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

मरुआदोना maruadona

• मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

कारवी karvi

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• or कारव karaw ... Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186.
• or कारे karay / कार्वे karve / कार्व्हो karvho ... Singh, Rajeev & Diwakar, P.G.. (2007). Gregarious flowering of Strobilanthes callosus Nees in Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry. 30. 553-555. 10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-3J264X.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

कारवी karvi

• for Carvia callosa (Nees) Bremek. ... 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

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

कार्वी karvi

• Dr. Satish Kumar Sharma - कार्वी: राजस्थान के फूलों की रानी
• Singh, Rajeev & Diwakar, P.G.. (2007). Gregarious flowering of Strobilanthes callosus Nees in Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry. 30. 553-555. 10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-3J264X.

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

Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.08; last update August 18th, 2025. Last accessed 05/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Singh, Rajeev & Diwakar, P.G.. (2007). Gregarious flowering of Strobilanthes callosus Nees in Western Ghats. Indian Journal of Forestry. 30. 553-555. 10.54207/bsmps1000-2007-3J264X.
• Madhya Pradesh :: मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ Created on: 16:46 05-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 15:07 06-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

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

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Fabulous pic and great efforts dear Dinesh ji.

Regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

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