Names of Plants in India :: Strobilanthes ixiocephala Benth.

Dinesh Valke

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Strobilanthes ixiocephala Benth.

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
ik-see-oh-SEF-ha-lah -- Greek: ixia (bird-lime); kaphale (head)

commonly known as: sky blue karvy • Kannada: ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi, ಪಿಠ ಕಾರವೀ pit-karvi • Konkani: पिट कारवी pit karvi • Malayalam: ഇളംനീല കുറിഞ്ഞി ilamneela kurinji • Marathi: दारमोरी darmori, कारव karav, पातरी patri, वायटी waiti • Tamil: வெண்நீலக்குறிஞ்சி venneelakkurinji

botanical names: Strobilanthes ixiocephala Benth. ... homotypic synonyms: Thelepaepale ixiocephala (Benth.) Bremek. ... heterotypic synonyms: Strobilanthes eriocephala T.Anderson • Strobilanthes neesiana Wight ... and more at POWO, retrieved 05 October 2024

NOTE: orthographical variant: Strobilanthes ixiocephalus Benth.

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

sky blue karvy

for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 05, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಗುರ್ಗಿ gurgi, ಪಿಠ ಕಾರವೀ pit-karvi

Forest Flora of the Bombay Presidency and Sind Vol. II, by Talbot, W.A.

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

पिट कारवी pit karvi

for Thelepaepale ixiocephala (Benth.) Bremek. ... Biodiversity in Goa - Flora of Goa ... webpage no longer available

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ഇളംനീല കുറിഞ്ഞി ilamneela kurinji

name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with coining the name ... efloraofindia ... ഇളംനീല കുറിഞ്ഞി ilamneela kurinji = pale blue or whitish blue karvi

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

दारमोरी darmori, कारव karav

The Flora of the Presidency of Bombay by Cooke, Theodore

पातरी patri

Sarpate, R. & Tupkari, S.. (2012). Pharmacognostic evaluation of Strobilanthus ixiocephala Benth. 4. 173-176.

वायटी waiti (or found spelt as वाईटी waiti)

Agarwal, Ramesh B; Rangari, Vinod D - Phytochemical investigation and evaluation of anti-inflammatory and anti-arthritic activities of essential oil of Strobilanthus ixiocephala Benth. - IJEB Vol.41(08) [August 2003] 890-894
Sarpate, R. & Tupkari, S.. (2012). Pharmacognostic evaluation of Strobilanthus ixiocephala Benth. 4. 173-176.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

வெண்நீலக்குறிஞ்சி venneelakkurinji

name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with coining this name ... efloraofindia ... வெண்நீலக்குறிஞ்சி venneelakkurinji = pale blue or whitish blue karvi

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

Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 05/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 10:30 05-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:40 06-10-2024 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/strobilanthes-ixiocephala-benth.html

Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Oct 7, 2024, 1:36:15 AM10/7/24

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Very useful Post Dinesh ji.

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 7, 2024, 3:57:22 AM10/7/24

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Nice picture and excellent work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Oct 7, 2024, 5:53:00 AM10/7/24

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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names / English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

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