Dicliptera cuneata Nees, Pl. Asiat. Rar. 3: 111 1832. (syn: Diapedium cuneatum (Nees) Kuntze; Diapedium latebrosum (Koen. ex Roxb.) Kuntze; Diapedium retortum (Vahl) Kuntze; Justicia latebrosa koen. ex Roxb.; Justicia retorta Vahl; Justicia umbellata Wight ex Wall.);
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As per efi thread:
This is the key as per FPM Gamble and T.Pullaiah:
1.Flowers in slender trichotomous/ divaricately branched lax panicles:
 a. inflorescence bracts minute, linear; flowering bracts and bracteoles minute; leaves almost glabrous: Dicliptera parvibracteata
 b. bracts ciliate, leaves minutely pubescent, bracteoles linear-lanceolate, inflorescence branches hairy: Dicliptera beddomei
2. Flowers in axillary peduncled clusters:
 a. leaves hairy, rounded or obtuse at base;  floral bracts obovate-oblong: Dicliptera cuneata
 b. leaves acuminate at both ends, floral bracts foliaceous: Dicliptera foetida
3. flowers in dense axillary and terminal sessile or subsessile clusters, leaves rhomboid: Dicliptera bupleuroides
4. Flower clusters mostly in axillary whorls, bracts-oblong-obovate; leaves glabrous, ovate: Dicliptera verticellata
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India (peninsular India) as per Catalogue of Life;
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dye-CLIP-ter-uh — Greek: diklis (double-folding); pteron (wing)Dave’s Botanary
kew-nee-AH-tuh or kew-nee-AY-tuh — wedge-shapedDave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: wedge-leaf foldwingTamil: கருங்குருந்து karungurundhuTelugu: పింఛకుసుమ pincha kusuma
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Subshrubs. Leaves 5-7 x 3-5 cm, elliptic, apex acuminate, base rounded or cuneate, hispid; petiole 2-3 cm long. Cymes sessile or shortly peduncled, subcapitate; bracts 18 x 12 mm, obovate, obtuse, mucronate, hispid; bracteoles 5 mm long, lanceolate, subulate. Flowers to 13 together; sepals 7 mm long, lanceolate, hispid; corolla pink, 8 mm long, tube slender; filaments hairy.

Flowering and fruiting: November-February
Evergreen forests and wet areas in deciduous forests
Peninsular India (Endemic)
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)
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25032020EPT64 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Presenting for ID
Location : Javadhu hills, Eastern Ghats
Elevation : 3600 feet
Taken on 12.02.2020

Dicliptera bupleuroides ??

It is not Dicliptera bupleuroides Nees
Appears close to Dicliptera chinensis (L.) Juss. as per images and details herein and as per comparative images at Dicliptera

It is Dicliptera cuneata only flowers in peduncled axillary clusters, floral bracts obovate-oblong


Thanks, …, for the breakthrough.
Appears to match as per GBIF – Specimen  FRLHT (specimen) Plant illustrations 


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FOR VALIDATION :: Dicliptera ¿ cuneata ? :: Yercaud :: 24 JAN 18 : 5 posts by 2 authors. 7 images.
Yercaud … (literally, lake forest), Tamil Nadu
… near Gundur … Date: January 24, 2018 … Altitude: about 1,623 m (5324 feet) asl
Please validate whether Dicliptera cuneata a tall herb – standing about 1.5 m along a ghat road near Gundur on outskirts of Yercaud. The flower is typically of same structure and dimensions as of Peristrophe bicalyculata. The last photo shows the habitat – has mix of various plants, hiding the posted plant in its midst.

Yes it is Dicleptera cuneata


Please help me with validating the name கருந்குருந்து karungurundhu listed in Flowers of India, OR help with this variant of the same name karunkuruntu, in native script – listed at ENVIS-FRLHT.


The name Karungurundhu may be transcribed as கருங்குருந்து (not கருந்குருந்து).


I think this will also be Dicliptera beddomei as per correction of Dicliptera cuneata posted by me and as per GBIF specimen.
Pl. confirm.

Yes, it is correct. To me it is Dilciptera cuneata only


Thanks, …, You mean to say Dicliptera beddomei or Dilciptera cuneata ?


I am taking it as Dicliptera beddomei


It is Dicliptera cuneata only



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via Species‎ > ‎D‎ > Dicliptera cuneata Nees … family: Acanthaceae
Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth
dye-CLIP-ter-uh — Greek: diklis (double-folding); pteron (wing)Dave’s Botanary
kew-nee-AH-tuh or kew-nee-AY-tuh — wedge-shaped … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: wedge-leaf foldwingTelugu: పింఛకుసుమ pincha kusuma
botanical names: Dicliptera cuneata Nees … synonyms: Diapedium cuneatum (Nees) Kuntze • Justicia latebrosa Roxb. ex C.B.Clarke … The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
January 24, 2018 … Yercaud

Thank you very much … for the appreciation.
Update:
Tamil: கருங்குருந்து karungurundhu


dye-CLIP-ter-uh — Greek: diklis (double-folding); pteron (wing) … Dave’s Botanary
kew-nee-AH-tuh or kew-nee-AY-tuh — wedge-shaped … Dave’s Botanary

commonly known as: wedge-leaf foldwing • Tamil: கருங்குருந்து karungurundhu • Telugu: పింఛకుసుమ pincha kusuma

botanical namesDicliptera cuneata Nees … synonymsDiapedium cuneatum (Nees) Kuntze • Justicia latebrosa J.Koenig ex Roxb. • Justicia retorta Vahl … POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
wedge-leaf foldwing
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
no given name
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
no given name
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
கருங்குருந்து karungurundhu
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
పింఛకుసుమ pincha kusuma
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION ~~~~~
~~~~~ x ~~~~~


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Dicliptera baphica (Spreng.) Nees ? SN261217 : 5 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Dicliptera baphica (Spreng.) Nees (=Peristrophe roxburghiana (Schult.) Bremek. Wild herb from Coorg area of Karnataka, under shrub in the coffee estate 


Pl. check with images at Peristrophe roxburghiana
Does not seem to match with images of stated species as per the following:

Can it be Dicliptera cuneata Nees as per images herein ?

Thanks …, You are correct.


I think this will also be Dicliptera beddomei as per correction of Dicliptera cuneata posted by me and as per GBIF specimen.
Pl. confirm.

I am taking it as Dicliptera beddomei as per keys provided by you, at another thread.


Taking it Dicleptera cuneata only in view of feedback by … at FOR VALIDATION :: Dicliptera ¿ cuneata ? :: Yercaud :: 24 JAN 18


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Family: Acanthaceae
Date- December 2012
Location- Andhra Pradesh
Habitat- Wild
Plant HabitHerb
Height- 1.5mt.
Leaves – simple, elliptic, sub glabrous up to 5 inch long, 2.2 inch width
InflorescenceTrichotomous
Flowers – up to 2.0 cm long, bracts 2mm long
It is not matches with Peristrophe paniculata characters like Bracteoles size, Corolla size, Leaf shape & size, Stems somewhat roundish, glabrous to subglabrous, fruit size etc. 

A reply from another thread efi thread by …: “I think yes”


the flower color and shape is so lovely and delicate respectively, the foliage color is pleasant too…
I was wondering if we have horticulture experts or practicing horticulturists among us… my question to them is: can this plant be adopted /selectively bred for home gardening?


It is collected from some undisturbed forest slopes. The hillock is protected from grazing which is comes under piligrim area. It is not at all home gardening plant. It is not matches with the characters of other Peristrophe species which were reported from India (FBI, Gamble, State Floras of AP, MH, MP, Bihar, Orissa, Assam, Rajastahn,etc, EFC & EFP. It may be a new species or new variety?. Due to lack of proper literature we were not able to fix the identity confirmation. Thanks to … for resurfacing this taxon and also valuable comments.


I think it is Peristrophe paniculata only. But you can explore further the minute differences found by you.

My simple answer is ‘yes’.


Even … and … think this as Peristrophe paniculata only.


I think it should be Dicliptera cuneata as per images and details herein.


I think this will also be Dicliptera beddomei as per correction of Dicliptera cuneata posted by me
Pl. confirm.

I am taking it as Dicliptera beddomei as per keys provided by you, at another thread.

Taking it Dicleptera cuneata only in view of feedback by … at FOR VALIDATION :: Dicliptera ¿ cuneata ? :: Yercaud :: 24 JAN 18


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Giving name in Tamil to Dicliptera foetida (Forssk.) Blatt.:
Please check whether we can give a name to Dicliptera foetida (Forssk.) Blatt. on lines of the English descriptive name “stinking foldwing” given by dear Tabish (Flowers of India) – the name is derived from the scientific name. As of now, there seems to be no name given to this species in Tamil.
You may suggest a better name; need not be on lines of the English descriptive name.


I did some research on this but couldn’t find a generic Tamil name (equivalent to “foldwing”) for the genus Dicliptera. In fact most species in the genus lack vernacular names. As you know, the bi-lipped corolla (if “foldwing” refers to this feature) is common in many genera in Acanthaceae. I am not sure of any specific characteristics of this plant that can be used in naming it. Is the plant really stinky?
The more common species, Dicliptera cuneata is called Karunkurundhu கருங்குருந்து or Thaen kurinji தேன் குறிஞ்சி (=sweet / honey Strobilanthes) in Tamil. If the plant D. foetida is notably foetid, then we can probably call it something like “Mudainaari kurundhu” முடைநாறி குருந்து. But, I am not sure if “kurundhu” can be treated as a generic name for Dicliptera as this name is also applied to Atalantia monophylla. “Mudainaari kurinji” முடைநாறி  குறிஞ்சி is another option. But the name kurinji or kurinci, although generally referring to Strobilanthes, is also given to different species from multiple genera (ref. FRLHT database).

Thanks very much for the clarity. I understand, it becomes challenging to coin a name in regional language.
So we will let it stay without any name, instead of giving a kind of ambiguous name.

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Giving name in Malayalam to Dicliptera cuneata Nees:
Please check whether we can give a name to Dicliptera cuneata Nees on lines of the English descriptive name “wedge-leaf foldwing” given by dear Tabish (Flowers of India) – the name is derived from the scientific name. As of now, there seems to be no name given to this species in Malayalam.
You may please come up with a better name; need not be on lines of the English descriptive name.


Yes, … Malayalam is a difficult language compared with English when it comes to naming. Sometimes it may end up being too formal or stilted. So if I find a suitable name I shall let you know. Meanwhile I will keep up my search for any local names if they exist. The local names would be quite apt since they would have withstood the test of time.


Thank you very much for this clarity.
I am in full agreement with your reasoning. The challenges to be met for coining names especially in regional languages are many, I agree.
So let us rather keep this plant without a name.

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Giving name in Kannada to Dicliptera cuneata Nees:
Please check whether we can give a name to Dicliptera cuneata Nees on lines of the English descriptive name “wedge-leaf foldwing” given by dear Tabish (Flowers of India) – the name is derived from the scientific name.
My attempt is loose translation of wedge-leaf foldwing = ಕೂಟ ಎಲೆ ಪದರುಪಕ್ಷ
You may please suggest any better name OR validate my suggested name.
I have used Google Translate and Alar – an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

  • ಕೂಟ kūṭa … noun … a piece of hard material, as wood or metal, tapering from a thick back to a thin edge that can be driven or forced into a narrow opening, as to split wood, close a fissure, etc.; a wedge.
  • ಎಲೆ ele … noun … (gen.) a lateral outgrowth from a plant stem that is typically a flattened expanded variably shaped greenish organ, constitutes a unit of the foliage, and functions primarily in food manufacture by photosynthesis; a leaf of a plant.
  • ಪದರು padaru … noun … a folded part; a fold; a layer.
  • ಪಕ್ಷ pakṣa … noun … one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat or insect is able to fly; a wing.

I have already provided the name to …


 

 


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References:
Catalogue of Life  POWO  The Plant List Ver.1.1  IPNI  Flora of Peninsular India  GBIF  Specimen 1  Specimen 2  Specimen 3  BSI Flora of India checklist  India Biodiversity Portal  FRLHT (specimen)  IBIS Flora  Plant illustrations
Flora of Eastern Karnataka, Volume 2 By N. P. Singh (1988)