Names of Plants in India :: Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau

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Dinesh Valke

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Jun 27, 2025, 11:10:17 AMJun 27
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Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau

Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau

¿ nee-KOH-tay-bah ? -- anagram of the epithet betonica; could not find reasoning
try-NER-vee-uh -- three-veined ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: three-nerved squirrel tail • Marathi: लहान् अडुलसा lahan adulsa


botanical names: Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau ... homotypic synonyms: Adhatoda trinervia (Vahl) Nees • Ecbolium trinervium (Vahl) Kuntze • Justicia trinervia Vahl ... heterotypic synonyms: Justicia nilgherrensis (Nees) Wight ex C.B.Clarke • Nicoteba nilgherrensis (Nees) Lindau ... and more at POWO, retrieved 26 June 2025
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
three-nerved squirrel tail
  • for Justicia trinervia Vahl ... for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved June 27, 2025
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
लहान् अडुलसा lahan adulsa
  • for Justicia trinervia Vahl ... WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, *Goa, *Karnataka, *Kerala, Maharashtra, *Odisha, *Tamil Nadu; endemic
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 20:31 26-06-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:36 27-06-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~







Dinesh Valke

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Jun 27, 2025, 11:22:38 AMJun 27
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Marathi name spelling and its English transcription corrected:




commonly known as: three-nerved squirrel tail • Marathi: लहान अडुळसा lahan adulasa

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 28, 2025, 7:26:07 AMJun 28
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Names coined for the regional languages ...




Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau

Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau

¿ nee-KOH-tay-bah ? -- anagram of the epithet betonica; could not find reasoning
try-NER-vee-uh -- three-veined ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: three-nerved squirrel tail • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ sanna aadusoge • Konkani: धाकटो अडुलसो dhakto adulso • Malayalam: ചെറിയ ആടലോടകം cheriya aadalodakam • Marathi: लहान अडुळसा lahan adulasa • Odia: ଛୋଟ ବାସଙ୍ଗ chottha basanga • Tamil: சின்ன ஆடாதோடை chinna atatotai • Telugu: చిన్న అడ్డసరము chinna addasaramu


botanical names: Nicoteba trinervia (Vahl) Lindau ... homotypic synonyms: Adhatoda trinervia (Vahl) Nees • Ecbolium trinervium (Vahl) Kuntze • Justicia trinervia Vahl ... heterotypic synonyms: Justicia nilgherrensis (Nees) Wight ex C.B.Clarke • Nicoteba nilgherrensis (Nees) Lindau ... and more at POWO, retrieved 26 June 2025
Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise 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
three-nerved squirrel tail
  • for Justicia trinervia Vahl ... for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved June 27, 2025
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ sanna aadusoge
  • name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = little; ಆಡುಸೋಗೆ aadusoge = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
धाकटो अडुलसो dhakto adulso
  • name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... धाकटो dhakto = little; अडुलसो adulso = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറിയ ആടലോടകം cheriya aadalodakam
  • name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ചെറിയ cheriya = little; ആടലോടകം aadalodakam = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
लहान अडुळसा lahan adulasa
  • for Justicia trinervia Vahl ... name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଛୋଟ ବାସଙ୍ଗ chottha basanga
  • name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... ଛୋଟ chottha = little; ବାସଙ୍ଗ basanga = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சின்ன ஆடாதோடை chinna atatotai
  • name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... சின்ன chinna = little; ஆடாதோடை atatotai = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
చిన్న అడ్డసరము chinna addasaramu
  • name coined, for want of name, on lines of the coined Marathi name ... చిన్న chinna = little; అడ్డసరము addasaramu = name given to Justicia adhatoda L.
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 20:31 26-06-2025 ¦ Last updated: 16:46 28-06-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jun 28, 2025, 10:24:38 AMJun 28
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Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji, regards, Sam.

Gurcharan Singh

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Jun 29, 2025, 1:58:50 AMJun 29
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Beautiful compilation Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 29, 2025, 4:23:20 AMJun 29
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Many many thanks, Sam ji and Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh
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