er-RANTH-ee-mum -- beautiful flower ...
Dave's Botanary
pew-BES-senz or
pub-ess-ens -- downy, short haired ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: Ratnagiri eranthemum •
Marathi: रत्नागिरी दशमूली ratnagiri dashamuli
botanical names:
Eranthemum pubescens Roth ...
synonyms: no known synonyms ...
POWO, retrieved 02 May 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Ratnagiri eranthemum
- name coined, for want of name; currently this species is known to be distributed only in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
रत्नागिरी दशमूली ratnagiri dashamuli
- name coined, for want of name; रत्नागिरी ratnagiri = Ratnagiri, currently this species is known to be distributed only in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra; दशमूली dashamuli = ayurvedic name given to Eranthemum roseum (Vahl) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Maharashtra (Ratnagiri district); endemic
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Created on: 13:17 02-05-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:46 02-05-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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