Names of Plants in India :: Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thunbergia fragrans Roxb.

thun-BER-jee-uh -- named after Carl Peter Thunberg, Swedish botanist ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia
FRAY-granz -- fragrant ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: sweet clock-vine, white lady • Haryanvi: चिमीन chimine • Hindi: चिमीन chimine • Kannada: ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa • Malayalam: നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli • Marathi: चिमीन chimine • Mizo: zawnga-fian-parvar • Odia: ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar • Tamil: இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi, காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi • Telugu: ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga • Tulu: ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu


botanical names: Thunbergia fragrans Roxb. ... heterotypic synonyms: Thunbergia roxburghia Nees • Thunbergia scandens Pers. ex Nees • Thunbergia volubilis Pers. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 25 September 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

sweet clock-vine, white lady

• Flowers of India, retrieved September 25, 2025

~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi

चिमीन chimine

• Haryana Forest Flora - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

चिमीन chimine

• Haryana Forest Flora - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• or നൂറൽ വള്ളി nooral valli ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

चिमीन chimine

• Common Indian Wild Flowers by Isaac Kehimkar
• Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

zawnga-fian-parvar

• ENVIS Centre Mizoram :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar

• Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha
• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi

• Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with these names ... efloraofindia
• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga

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

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu = shoulder vine, named so due to its therapeutic efficacy against shoulder wounds

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

throughout

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.09; last update Sept. 23rd, 2025. Last accessed 25/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 20:36 25-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:44 28-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/thunbergia-fragrans-roxb.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Assamese name added ...

commonly known as: sweet clock-vine, white lady • Assamese: চিমিন ফুল chimin phool • Haryanvi: चिमीन chimine • Hindi: चिमीन chimine • Kannada: ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa • Malayalam: നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli • Marathi: चिमीन chimine • Mizo: zawnga-fian-parvar • Odia: ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar • Tamil: இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi, காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi • Telugu: ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga • Tulu: ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/thunbergia-fragrans-roxb.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Fabulous pic and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

[Gurcharan Singh]

Beautiful compilation Dinesh ji.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

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[Dinesh Valke]

Marathi name added ... 

commonly known as: sweet clock-vine, white lady • Assamese: চিমিন ফুল chimin phool • Haryanvi: चिमीन chimine • Hindi: चिमीन chimine • Kannada: ಹೆಗಲ ಬಳ್ಳಿ hegala balli, ಇಂದ್ರಪುಷ್ಪ indrapushpa • Malayalam: നൂർവൻ വള്ളി noorvan valli • Marathi: चिमणी chimani, चिमीन chimine • Mizo: zawnga-fian-parvar • Odia: ଚକ୍ରକେଦାର chakrakedar • Tamil: இந்திரபுஷ்பி intirapushpi, காச நங்கை kaasa nangai, தண்ணிக் கொடி thanni kodi, வெள்ளைச் செடி vellai chedi • Telugu: ఇంద్రతీగ indrathige, పాలతీగ palathiga • Tulu: ಪುಗೆಲ್ ಬಳ್ಳು pugelu ballu

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/thunbergia-fragrans-roxb.html

Regards.
Dinesh