Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam name and its English spelling. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, Jul 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > Fabulous pic and great works dear Dinesh ji. Both Malayalam and English > names are correct. > Regards, Sam. > > On Sun, 20 Jul, 2025, 7:43 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> *Ruellia tuberosa* L. >> [image: Ruellia tuberosa L.] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148878598> >> >> *roo-EL-ee-uh* -- named for Jean Ruel, French botanist ... Dave's >> Botanary >> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Ruellia> >> *too-ber-OH-suh* or *tew-ber-OH-suh* -- tuberous ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=tuberosa> >> >> *commonly known as*: feverroot, iron root, minnie root, popping pod • >> *Bengali*: পটপটি patapati • *Malayalam*: ശിവകരന്ത shivakarantha • >> *Marathi*: रुवेल ruwel • *Nepali*: बहुमूल bahumool • *Tamil*: >> கிரந்திநாயகம் kirantinayakam, பட்டாசுக்காய் pattacukkay • *Telugu*: >> చిటపటకాయల chetapatakaayala >> >> >> *botanical names*: *Ruellia tuberosa* L. ... *synonyms* listed at POWO >> <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 19 July 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 <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> >> 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 >> *feverroot, iron root, minnie root, popping pod* >> >> - Flowers of India >> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Minnie%20Root.html>, >> retrieved July 19, 2025 >> >> ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, >> Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands >> *পটপটি patapati* >> >> - উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ >> >> <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2> >> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia >> >> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka >> *रुवेल ruwel* >> >> - 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 >> >> ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, >> *Assam*, *Sikkim* >> *बहुमूल bahumool* >> >> - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... >> efloraofindia >> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/h4yiHvZ9ZvE/m/9CK9kpmqDQAJ> >> >> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ >> written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, >> Andaman & Nicobar Islands >> *கிரந்திநாயகம் kirantinayakam, பட்டாசுக்காய் pattacukkay * >> >> - Tamil names of plants of Tamil Nadu >> <https://roamingowls.com/2021/07/30/tamil-names-of-plants-of-tamil-nadu/> >> - Roaming Owls - Wildlife tales of Vinod & Mathi >> >> ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ >> written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, >> *Telangana*, Puducherry >> *చిటపటకాయల chetapatakaayala* >> >> - Flora Andhrika >> <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Ruellia+tuberosa> - >> Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India >> - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants >> >> <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4746/deec839d90992e48f7c632b3141f30ff> >> >> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >> Introduced in India; cultivated as ornamental, occasionally escapes and >> naturalizes >> >> - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist >> and Distribution of the World Flora. >> >> <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> >> Version 25.07; last update July 5th, 2025. Last accessed 19/07/2025 >> (dd/mm/yyyy). >> >> ~~~~~ Created on: 12:17 19-07-2025 ¦ Last updated: 17:09 20-07-2025 >> (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Names compiled / updated at >> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/07/ruellia-tuberosa-l.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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC08-_HC%2Bw5YP8JGYTcxLP7qjUee4hzAVoXS1JwwPibqHA%40mail.gmail.com.
