Names of Plants in India :: Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood

[Dinesh Valke]

Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
JOH-mee -- named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala

commonly known as: dangling coneflower • Kannada: ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi • Malayalam: ജൊമീ കുരിന്ജീ jomi kurinji


botanical names: Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood ... POWO, retrieved 10 September 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

dangling coneflower

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 10, 2025

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi

• name coined, for want of name; ಜೋಮಿ jomi = this species is named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala; ಕಾರ್ವಿ karvi = given name of Strobilanthes callosa

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ജൊമീ കുരിന്ജീ jomi kurinji

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved September 10, 2025
• ജൊമീ jomi = this species is named to honour Dr. Jomy Augustine, Professor of Systematic Botany, St. Thomas College, Kerala; കുരിന്ജീ kurinji = a generic name given to some members of Acanthaceae, typically to some species of Strobilanthes and Barleria

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

Karnataka, Kerala; 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 10/09/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Karnataka :: observations in iNaturalist

~~~~~ Created on: 19:05 10-09-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:57 11-09-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-jomyi-pbiju-josekutty.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji.

ജോമീ കുറിഞ്ഞി is the correct Malayalam spelling.

Regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much dear Sam ji for the spelling correction.

Will revise notes shortly.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Malayalam name corrected ...

commonly known as: dangling coneflower • Kannada: ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi • Malayalam: ജോമീ കുറിഞ്ഞി jomi kurinji

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-jomyi-pbiju-josekutty.html

Regards.
Dinesh