Names of Plants in India :: Ruellia tuberosa L.

[Dinesh Valke]

Ruellia tuberosa L.

roo-EL-ee-uh -- named for Jean Ruel, French botanist ... Dave's Botanary
too-ber-OH-suh or tew-ber-OH-suh -- tuberous ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: feverroot, iron root, minnie root, popping pod • Bengali: পটপটি patapati • Malayalam: ശിവകരന്ത shivakarantha • Marathi: रुवेल ruwel • Nepali: बहुमूल bahumool • Tamil: கிரந்திநாயகம் kirantinayakam, பட்டாசுக்காய் pattacukkay • Telugu: చిటపటకాయల chetapatakaayala


botanical names: Ruellia tuberosa L. ... synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 19 July 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

feverroot, iron root, minnie root, popping pod

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 19, 2025

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

পটপটি patapati

• উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

रुवेल ruwel

• 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

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

बहुमूल bahumool

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

கிரந்திநாயகம் kirantinayakam, பட்டாசுக்காய் pattacukkay

• Tamil names of plants of Tamil Nadu - Roaming Owls - Wildlife tales of Vinod & Mathi

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

చిటపటకాయల chetapatakaayala

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

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

Introduced in India; cultivated as ornamental, occasionally escapes and naturalizes

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.07; last update July 5th, 2025. Last accessed 19/07/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 12:17 19-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:09 20-07-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/ruellia-tuberosa-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Fabulous pic and great works dear Dinesh ji.   Both Malayalam and English names are correct.

Regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam name and its English spelling.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Beautiful compilation Dinesh ji.