stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ...
Dave's Botanary
lup-oo-LEE-nuh or
loo-poo-LEE-nuh -- resembling hops ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: hop coneflower •
Kannada: ಕರುಙಕುರಿಂಜಿ karunkurinji •
Konkani: अकरा akra •
Malayalam: കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karinkurinji •
Marathi: अकरा akra •
Tamil: கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji
botanical names:
Strobilanthes lupulina Nees ...
homotypic synonyms:
Nilgirianthus lupulinus (Nees) Bremek. ...
heterotypic synonyms:
Ruellia involucrata Vahl ... and more at
POWO, retrieved 03 October 2024
NOTE: orthographical variant: Strobilanthes lupulinus Nees
Bibliography / etymology
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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
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
hop coneflower
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕರುಙಕುರಿಂಜಿ karunkurinji
- name borrowed from Tamil, for want of name
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in:
Devanagari (कोंकणी),
Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی),
Romi (
Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
अकरा akra
- name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കരിങ്കുറിഞ്ഞി karinkurinji
- name of Strobilanthes heyneanus Nees (orth. var. of Strobilanthes heyneana Nees) shared, for want of name ... name shared, as both species are morphologically quite similar
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
अकरा akra
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கருங்குறிஞ்சி karunkurinji
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
!*Andhra Pradesh, !*Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, !*Odisha, Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
! distribution doubtful
~~~~~ Created on: 19:15 03-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 08:40 05-10-2024 ~~~~~