Names of Plants in India :: Ruellia prostrata Poir.

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Dinesh Valke

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Jul 18, 2025, 3:08:36 AMJul 18
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Ruellia prostrata Poir.

Ruellia prostrata Poir.

roo-EL-ee-uh -- named for Jean Ruel, French botanist ... Dave's Botanary
prost-RAY-tuh -- prostrate ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bell weed, black weed, prostrate wild petunia • Bengali: ধমনী dhamani • Dogri: वन बसूटी van basuti • Gujarati: ઢોકળી dhokali, કાળી ધામણ kali dhaman, કાલી ઘાવણી kali ghavani • Hindi: धामिन dhamin • Kannada: ಭೀಮನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bheemana soppu • Malayalam: ഉപ്പുതാളി upputhaali • Marathi: भुई रुवेल bhui ruwel, काळी धावणी kali dhawani • Rajasthani: काली घावणी kali ghavani • Tamil: போட்டகாஞ்சி pottakanchi • Telugu: మాను పత్రి maanu pathri, నేల నీలాంబరము nela neelaambaramu


botanical names: Ruellia prostrata Poir. ... homotypic synonyms: Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees • Ruellia patula var. prostrata(Poir.) Chiov. ... accepted infraspecifics: Ruellia prostrata var. prostrata ... heterotypic synonyms: Ruellia deccanensis J.Graham • Ruellia pallida Willd. ex Nees • Ruellia prostrata var. dejecta (Nees) C.B.Clarke • Ruellia ringens Roxb. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 16 July 2025
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
bell weed, black weed, prostrate wild petunia
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ধমনী dhamani
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
वन बसूटी van basuti
  • for Dipteracanthus prostratus (Poir.) Nees ... Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ઢોકળી dhokali, કાળી ધામણ kali dhaman
કાલી ઘાવણી kali ghavani
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
धामिन dhamin
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಭೀಮನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bheemana soppu
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഉപ്പുതാളി upputhaali
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
भुई रुवेल bhui ruwel
काळी धावणी kali dhawani
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
काली घावणी kali ghavani
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
போட்டகாஞ்சி pottakanchi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
మాను పత్రి maanu pathri, నేల నీలాంబరము nela neelaambaramu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, *Goa, *Haryana, *Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, *Odisha, *Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, *Uttarakhand, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 12:23 16-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:56 18-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~





Jaydip Gadhiya

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Jul 18, 2025, 4:13:33 AMJul 18
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કાળી ધામણઢોકળી (Kali Dhaman Dhokali) - Ruellia prostrata

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Very nice compilation dear Valke sir. 👌🏻

Thanks & Regards
Jaydip Gadhiya 🌿


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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jul 18, 2025, 4:17:45 AMJul 18
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Nice picture and good work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct.
Regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 18, 2025, 10:26:29 AMJul 18
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam name and its English spelling.
Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Jul 20, 2025, 9:13:33 AMJul 20
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Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

J.M. Garg

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Jul 24, 2025, 6:30:51 AMJul 24
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Dinesh Valke

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Jul 24, 2025, 8:40:39 AMJul 24
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Many many thanks Garg ji, for forwarding this Jaydip Gadhiya ji's response.
Thanks very much Jaydip ji, for help with the Gujarati name of this plant.
Will add to the compilation shortly.
Regards.
Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 24, 2025, 8:54:28 AMJul 24
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Gujarati name corrected ...


commonly known as: bell weed, black weed, prostrate wild petunia • Bengali: ধমনী dhamani • Dogri: वन बसूटी van basuti • Gujarati: કાળી ધામણ ઢોકળી kali dhaman dhokali, કાલી ઘાવણી kali ghavani • Hindi: धामिन dhamin • Kannada: ಭೀಮನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bheemana soppu • Malayalam: ഉപ്പുതാളി upputhaali • Marathi: भुई रुवेल bhui ruwel, काळी धावणी kali dhawani • Rajasthani: काली घावणी kali ghavani • Tamil: போட்டகாஞ்சி pottakanchi • Telugu: మాను పత్రి maanu pathri, నేల నీలాంబరము nela neelaambaramu
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