Names of Plants in India :: Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) T.Anderson

[Dinesh Valke]

Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) T.Anderson

jus-TEE-see-ah -- named for James Justice, Scottish botanist and horticulturist ... Dave's Botanary
¿ wy-nah-DEN-sis ? -- of or from Wayanad (Kerala, India)

commonly known as: Wayanad justicia • Coorgi: ಆಟಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು aati soppu, ಮದ್ದೆ ಟೊಪ್ಪು madde toppu • Kannada: ವಯನಾಡ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪು vayanaadu soppu • Konkani: वायनाड ची भाजी vaayanaad chi bhaji • Malayalam: വയനാട് ആടലോടകം vayanaadu adalodakam • Marathi: वायनाड अडुळसा vaayanaad adulsa • Tamil: வயநாடு ஆடாதோடை vayanaadu atatotai • Tulu: ವಯನಾಡ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪು vayanaadu soppu


botanical names: Justicia wynaadensis (Nees) T.Anderson ... homotypic synonyms: Adhatoda wynaadensis (Nees) Nees • Ecbolium wynaadense (B.Heyne) Kuntze • Gendarussa wynaadensis Nees ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

Wayanad justicia

• name coined, for want of name; Wayanad, a district in Kerala, type locality of this species

~~~~~ COORGI (KODAVA) ~~~~~

ಆಟಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು aati soppu, ಮದ್ದೆ ಟೊಪ್ಪು madde toppu

• Many thanks to Shivaprakash Adavanne for help with these names ... efloraofindia
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ವಯನಾಡ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪು vayanaadu soppu

• name coined, for want of name; ವಯನಾಡ್ vayanaadu = Wayanad, a district in Kerala, type locality of this species; ಸೊಪ್ಪು soppu = greens, any plant whose leaves or stems are eaten as food
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

वायनाड ची भाजी vaayanaad chi bhaji

• name coined, for want of name; वायनाड vaayanaad = Wayanad, a district in Kerala, type locality of this species; ची chi = of; भाजी bhaji = greens, any plant whose leaves or stems are eaten as food
• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

വയനാട് ആടലോടകം vayanaadu adalodakam

• name coined, for want of name; വയനാട് vayanaadu = Wayanad, a district in Kerala, type locality of this species; ആടലോടകം adalodakam = the popular medicinal plant Justicia adhatoda L.
• Anil Kumar K A and Udayan P S - Plant diversity of the Attappady hills, Western Ghats - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

वायनाड अडुळसा vaayanaad adulsa

• name coined, for want of name; वायनाड vaayanaad = Wayanad, a district in Kerala, type locality of this species; अडुळसा adulsa = the popular medicinal plant Justicia adhatoda L.
• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

வயநாடு ஆடாதோடை vayanaadu atatotai

• name coined, for want of name; வயநாடு vayanaadu = Wayanad, a district in Kerala, type locality of this species; ஆடாதோடை atatotai = the popular medicinal plant Justicia adhatoda L.
• The Tamil Nadu Forest Department - Plants of Tamil Nadu

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ವಯನಾಡ್ ಸೊಪ್ಪು vayanaadu soppu

• name coined, for want of name; ವಯನಾಡ್ vayanaadu = Wayanad, a district in Kerala, type locality of this species; ಸೊಪ್ಪು soppu = greens, any plant whose leaves or stems are eaten as food
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~

Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic.

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 16.1; last update June 16th, 2023. Last accessed 06/07/2023.

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/07/justicia-wynaadensis-nees-tanderson.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice pic and excellent work dear Dinesh ji 👏

Both Malayalam and English spellings are correct, with regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much, dear Sam ji, for this validation of Malayalam name, and for appreciation.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Great compilation Dinesh ji.