*Nicoteba betonica* (L.) Lindau [image: Nicoteba betonica (L.) Lindau] ¿ *nee-KOH-tay-bah* ? -- anagram of the epithet *betonica*; could not find reasoning *bet-OH-nee-kuh* -- variant of *vettonica*, a Spanish native plant ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=betonica>
*commonly known as*: leafy bract justicia, paper plume, rose-spotted white-flowered Justice wort, squirrel's tail, white shrimp plant • *Bengali*: পাটল বাসক patela basak • *Gujarati*: ગુલાબી અરડુસી gulabi aradusi • *Hindi*: हाड़पात hadpat, मोकंदर mokander, प्रमेहःहराती pramehaharati • *Kannada*: ಕಾಡು ಕನಕಾಂಬರ kaadu kanakaambara, ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ sanna adusoge • *Konkani*: धवो पोक्षो dhavo pokso • *Malayalam*: വെള്ളക്കുറിഞ്ഞി vellakurunji • *Marathi*: गुलाबी अडुलसा gulabi adulasa • *Odia*: ମାଟି ଶାଗ mati saga • *Rajasthani*: गुलाबी अडूसा gulabi adusa • *Sanskrit*: श्वेत सहचरः sveta-sahacarah • *Santali*: ᱛᱟᱭᱟᱨ • *Tamil*: வேலிமூங்கில் veli-munkil • *Telugu*: తెల్ల రంతు tellarantu *botanical names*: **** *Nicoteba betonica* (L.) Lindau ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Adhatoda betonica* (L.) Nees • *Ecbolium betonica* (L.) Kuntze • *Justicia betonica* L. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Adhatoda trinervia* (Vahl) Nees • *Gendarussa betonica* Nees ex Steud., not validly publ. • *Gendarussa trinervia* Nees ex Steud. • *Justicia trinervia* Vahl • *Nicoteba trinervia* (Vahl) Lindau ... and many more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52612-1#synonyms> **** NOTE: At this time of writing, almost all of the websites or portals, are yet to revise the name *Justicia betonica* L. to *Nicoteba betonica* (L.) Lindau. References listed below in the bibliography section are either for the synonym *Justicia betonica* L. or for *Nicoteba trinervia* (Vahl) Lindau, unless otherwise stated. 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. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ *leafy bract justicia, paper plume* - Plants of the World Online <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:52612-1/general-information#vernacular-names> (POWO) *rose-spotted white-flowered Justice wort* - Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh <https://forests.ap.gov.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff1324.htm> - by RD Reddy & Md Sharfuddin Khan *squirrel's tail* - Encyclopedia of Life <https://eol.org/pages/596721> (EOL) *white shrimp plant* - Plantnet <https://identify.plantnet.org/the-plant-list/species/Justicia%20betonica%20L./data> ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ *পাটল বাসক patela basak* - name coined, for want of name; পাটল patela = pink, for the pink variegated white flowers; বাসক basak = the popular medicinal plant *Justicia adhatoda* L. - BENGAL PLANTS <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.47849/page/n5/mode/2up> VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ *ગુલાબી અરડુસી gulabi aradusi* - name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Bhavin K. Desai for coining this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/309272435789348/posts/6162977257085474/?comment_id=6163919530324580¬if_id=1688492768314141¬if_t=group_comment> - Yadav, Shri Ram A contribution to the floristics and phytosociology of some parts of South Gujarat <http://hdl.handle.net/10603/75428> - Shodhganga - S Rajendra Kumar, S Kalavathy - Floristic status and its conservation in the forests of the north Gujarat region (NGR) Gujarat, India <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/5084/11/11_chapter%204.pdf> - Shodhganga ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ *हाड़पात hadpat* - name prevalent in Bihar - Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gMwLwbUwtfkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false> by C P Khare - the spelling of this name in the native script needs to be validated *मोकंदर mokander, प्रमेहःहराती pramehaharati* - names prevalent in Madhya Pradesh - Indian Medicinal Plants: An Illustrated Dictionary <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gMwLwbUwtfkC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false> by C P Khare - the spellings of these names in the native script need to be validated ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ *ಕಾಡು ಕನಕಾಂಬರ kaadu kanakaambara* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4bd66631f0638d2a067e932b7d7aa7a2/dc479191015cabbda5f371bd47a082f4> - Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%201.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) *ಸಣ್ಣ ಅಡುಸೋಗೆ sanna adusoge* - Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%201.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ *धवो पोक्षो dhavo pokso* - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/153789/10/09_chapter%205.pdf> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ *വെള്ളക്കുറിഞ്ഞി vellakurunji* - വിക്കിപീഡിയ <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B3%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%B1%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9E%E0%B4%BF> - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ *गुलाबी अडुलसा gulabi adulasa* - 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 ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ *ମାଟି ଶାଗ mati saga* - Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347982851_Report_on_Floral_Diversity_of_SAMBHAV_Nayagarh_Odisha_India> 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402. - Many thanks to Ranjan Moharana for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/303854683587708/posts/1288231121816721/?comment_id=1288251301814703¬if_id=1688473998230951¬if_t=group_comment> ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ *गुलाबी अडूसा gulabi adusa* - name coined, for want of name, on lines of the Marathi name; गुलाबी gulabi = pink, for the pink variegated white flowers; अडूसा adusa = the popular medicinal plant *Justicia adhatoda* L. - Rajasthan Government <https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Banswara_final.pdf> - Forest Department ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ *श्वेत सहचरः sveta-sahacarah* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4bd66631f0638d2a067e932b7d7aa7a2/dc479191015cabbda5f371bd47a082f4> - or श्वेत सहचर shweta sahachara ... Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%201.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ *ᱛᱟᱭᱟᱨ* - ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%AD%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8> - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ *வேலிமூங்கில் veli-munkil* - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras - விக்கிப்பீடியா <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%B5%E0%AF%87%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%82%E0%AE%99%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D> - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம் - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4bd66631f0638d2a067e932b7d7aa7a2/dc479191015cabbda5f371bd47a082f4> ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ *తెల్ల రంతు tella rantu* - Many thanks to A. Lalithamba for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/dKJJnJS7GYY/91QruRDvAQAJ> ... tella తెల్ల = white / pale; rantu రంతు = way OR road, white veins on the bract, alluding to roads - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Justicia+betonica> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4bd66631f0638d2a067e932b7d7aa7a2/dc479191015cabbda5f371bd47a082f4> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~ India (throughout, often cultivated) - Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list#plantUid-343819> Version 16.1; last update June 16th, 2023. - Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%201.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) - this species not listed in Flora of Assam <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam3/mode/2up?view=theater> Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - state-wise, this species is poorly documented ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/07/nicoteba-betonica-l-lindau.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3f4LZFybHyQWX-9KDtsLa805pmXhuBJbxEovDpFUxz0w%40mail.gmail.com.
