Names of Plants in India :: Stylosanthes scabra Vogel

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Dinesh Valke

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Stylosanthes scabra Vogel ... family: Fabaceae
Stylosanthes scabra Vogel 

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sty-lo-SAN-theez -- Greek: stylos (having styles) and anthos (flowers) ... Dave's Botanary
SKAY-bruh or SKAB-ruh -- rough ... Dave's Botanary 


commonly known asshrubby stylo 


botanical namesStylosanthes scabra Vogel ... synonymsStylosanthes nervosa J. F. Macbr. • Stylosanthes suffruticosa Mohlenbr. • Stylosanthes tuberculata S. F. Blake ... NPGS / GRIN 

Dinesh Valke

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Stylosanthes scabra Vogel

Stylosanthes scabra Vogel

sty-lo-SAN-theez -- Greek: stylos (having styles); anthos (flowers) ... Dave's Botanary

SKAY-bruh or SKAB-ruh -- rough ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: shrubby stylo • Hindi: खड़ कलमफूल khar kalamphool • Kannada: ಒರಟು ಕಡ್ಡಿಹೂವು oratu kaddihoovu • Malayalam: നിലത്തുവര nilththuvara • Marathi: उग्र कलमफूल ugra kalamphool • Telugu: కరకు సలాకపువ్వు karaku salakapuvvu


botanical names: Stylosanthes scabra Vogel ... heterotypic synonyms: Stylosanthes diarthra S.F.Blake • Stylosanthes gloiodes S.F.Blake • Stylosanthes plicata S.F.Blake • Stylosanthes scoparia Standl. & L.O.Williams • Stylosanthes subsericea S.F.Blake ... POWO, retrieved 09 October 2024
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
shrubby stylo
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
खड़ कलमफूल khar kalamphool
  • name coined, for want of name; खड़ khar = coarse, rough (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; कलमफूल kalamphool = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಒರಟು ಕಡ್ಡಿಹೂವು oratu kaddihoovu
  • name coined, for want of name; ಒರಟು oratu = coarse, rough (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; ಕಡ್ಡಿಹೂವು kaddihoovu = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
നിലത്തുവര nilththuvara
  • name coined, for want of name; many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for help with coining this name ... facebook ... നിലത്തുവര nilththuvara = ground pigeon pea ... named so, due to its 3-foliolate leaves, wild nature, resemblance of leaves with that of pigeon pea
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
उग्र कलमफूल ugra kalamphool
  • name coined, for want of name; उग्र ugra = rough (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; कलमफूल kalamphool = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
కరకు సలాకపువ్వు karaku salakapuvvu
  • name coined, for want of name; కరకు karaku = rough (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; సలాకపువ్వు salakapuvvu = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, *Tamil Nadu; introduced, naturalized, cultivated
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 10:55 09-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 21:44 10-10-2024 ~~~~~
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 11, 2024, 12:25:42 PM10/11/24
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Fabulous photo and great work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards , Sam .

Dinesh Valke

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Oct 12, 2024, 12:07:43 AM10/12/24
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names / English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Oct 12, 2024, 2:02:11 AM10/12/24
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Tamil coined-name added ...


commonly known as: shrubby stylo • Hindi: खड़ कलमफूल khar kalamphool • Kannada: ಒರಟು ಕಡ್ಡಿಹೂವು oratu kaddihoovu • Malayalam: നിലത്തുവര nilththuvara • Marathi: उग्र कलमफूल ugra kalamphool • Tamil: சொர சொர பென்சில் பூ sora sora pencil poo • Telugu: కరకు సలాకపువ్వు karaku salakapuvvu

Dinesh Valke

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Oct 13, 2024, 2:26:55 AM10/13/24
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Many thanks, dear Sam ji !!
I will shortly do the revision of English spelling.

Regards.
Dinesh


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From: Sam Kuzhalanattu <samkuzh...@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Oct 12, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:471015] Re: Names of Plants in India :: Stylosanthes scabra Vogel
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Dear Dinesh ji,
English spelling needs correction.
It is nilathuvara.

Regards, Sam.


On Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 9:48 pm Sam Kuzhalanattu, <samkuzh...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear Dinesh ji,
English spelling needs correction.
It is nilathuvara.

Regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Oct 13, 2024, 2:34:30 AM10/13/24
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English spelling of Malayalam name revised ...


commonly known as: shrubby stylo • Hindi: खड़ कलमफूल khar kalamphool • Kannada: ಒರಟು ಕಡ್ಡಿಹೂವು oratu kaddihoovu • Malayalam: നിലത്തുവര nilathuvara • Marathi: उग्र कलमफूल ugra kalamphool • Tamil: சொர சொர பென்சில் பூ sora sora pencil poo • Telugu: కరకు సలాకపువ్వు karaku salakapuvvu

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 16, 2024, 2:04:43 AM10/16/24
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Very useful compilation Dinesh ji

Dinesh Valke

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Oct 16, 2024, 4:42:15 AM10/16/24
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Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

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