Names of Plants in India :: Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.

[Dinesh Valke]

Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd.

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
GRASS-il-is -- graceful; slender ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: slender coneflower • Malayalam: മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji, തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji • Tamil: மரம்குறிஞ்சி maramkurunji


botanical names: Strobilanthes gracilis Bedd. ... homotypic synonyms: Mackenziea gracilis (Bedd.) Bremek. ... heterotypic synonyms: Strobilanthes beddomei T.Anderson ... POWO, retrieved 7 September 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

slender coneflower

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 7, 2025

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

മരക്കുറിഞ്ഞി marakurinji

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

തോക്കകുറിഞ്ഞി thokakurinji

• PARIVESH - THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY, [Part II — Sec. 3(II)] - Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Notification, New Delhi, the 28th December, 2020
• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name via Facebook Messenger

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

மரம்குறிஞ்சி maramkurunji

• name borrowed from Malayalam, for want of name

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

Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.09; last update Sept. 4th, 2025. Last accessed 07/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 11:40 07-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 10:43 08-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-gracilis-bedd.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Beautiful compilation Dinesh ji.