Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC., Monogr. Campan. 143 1830. (syn: Campanopsis androsacea var. polymorpha Kuntze; Campanopsis androsacea var. rigida Kuntze; Campanopsis marginata (Thunb.) Kuntze; Campanopsis marginata var. polymorpha Kuntze; Campanopsis marginata var. rigida Kuntze; Campanula agrestis Wall.; Campanula dehiscens Roxb.; Campanula indica (A.DC.) D.Dietr.; Campanula lavandulifolia Reinw. ex Blume; Campanula marginata Thunb.; Lightfootia gracilis var. lavandulifolia (Reinw. ex Blume) Miq.; Wahlenbergia agrestis (Wall.) A.DC.; Wahlenbergia bivalvis Merr.; Wahlenbergia dehiscens (Roxb.) A.DC.; Wahlenbergia gracilis var. misera Hemsl.; Wahlenbergia indica A.DC.; Wahlenbergia lavandulifolia (Reinw. ex Blume) A.DC.); . wall-en-BERG-ee-uh — named for Georg Goran Wahlenberg, Swedish professor of botany … Dave’s Botanary mar-jen-AY-tuh or mar-jeh-NAH-tuh — border, edge; possibly referring to where the plant grows … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: Asiatic bellflower, southern rockbell • Assamese: খমনা বন khamana ban • Bengali: নাক ফুল naak phul • Kurukh: दुद्मा अर्क्सा dudma arxa • Marathi: केरडी kerdi • Mundari: tosad kesari • Nagpuri: दुद्मा साग dudma sag • Nepali: निलो टिके nilo tike Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/wahlenbergia-marginata-thunb-adc.html . .
    Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae :: Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC.: Name: Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC. Photographed at Ooty, NIlgiris, TN on 24 Jan 2011
Campanulaceae & Gentianaceae Week: Campanulaceae :: Wahlenbergia marginata at Ratanwadi: Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC. wall-en-BERG-ee-uh — named for Georg Goran Wahlenberg, Swedish professor of botany mar-jen-AY-tuh or mar-jeh-NAH-tuh — margined … Dave’s Botanary Jan 14, 2012 … at Ratanwadi near Bhandardhara, Maharashtra      Wahlenbergia for identification 110812MK02: Please help me to identify this Wahlenbergia species that is commonly seen in valparai roadsides and tea estates. The height of plant goes up to 20cm and leaves measures up to 8cm long. Flower measure 1cm across. I have no key to differentiate the species. Date: 29 July 2012 Place: Valparai, TN Alt.: 950 m asl Looks like Wahlenbergia marginata Many thanks for the identification. Is this a native herb?
Place: at Ratanwadi (~ 770 m / 2526 feet asl), near Bhandardara, Maharshtra. Time: January 14, 2012 at 9.23am Habit: decumbent herb, about 6″ high Habitat: dried field Flower size: about 10 mm across x 10 – 12 mm long Looks like some Campanula Wahlenbergia sp. Wahlenbergia marginata Many many thanks
Id05022013PHK1: Id Please … could be Wahlenbergia marginata (family Campanulaceae). I second … Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC. of Campanulaceae Yes Wahlenbergia marginata Side view shows the typical campanulate nature of the flower.
[Efloraofindia_230212PD01_wahlenbergia marginata_Flora of Odisha] : Attachments (1). 7 posts by 4 authors. Very good … Only thing I noticed is that the colour has become much darker than normal. Probably you intentionally made it. Thanks a lot sir for the complement. Yes i did some background work. Also its a night shot and i have only kept the petals and stigma in focus and rest floral parts are removed just to see how best it can be represented. i wl definitely share the whole plant that was taken in day light. This is real or art…. So nice Shot …, this is real, only slight variation in colour of the petal due to some adjustment in light and clour. Thanks for liking. . Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) DC. SN Mar 25 : Attachments (2). 1 post by 1 author. Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) DC, Fam; Companulaceae near Thalacavery, coorg, Karnataka, Herb in fallow field along with Rotala sp, Epaltes, Leucas, Lindernia and Drosera    Campanulaceae and Gentianaceae Fortnight: July 1 to 14 SN 5 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3). Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC. a small herb from Bahamandala area of Coorg, Karnataka
Campanulaceae and Gentianaceae Fortnight :: Wahlenbergia marginata from 9th Mile, Ooty :: ARKJUL-04 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5). Attached are pictures of Wahlembergia marginata. This was captured on the 9th Mile Meadows on the way to Pykara, Ooty in November 2013. Requested to please validate the ID. the plants uploaded are wahlembergia marginata Yes it is Wahlenberghia marginata (Thunb.) A. DC , perennial herb, leaves linear, peduncle elongated, flowers blue
Jan2015sk20 Hooghly – UNKNOWN : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (6) Wahlenbergia marginata, I think. Thank you …, I did narrowly miss yesterday for its undivided two-in-one petal, attached here two more pics. Moreover its distribution in ‘Bengal Plants’ excludes this part of Bengal. But i do fully agree with you.
RUBIACEAE WEEK: Kohautiya gracilis : 10 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (2) again from Satpura Tiger Reserve, M.P. This herb is mostly found near water source. I thik this is Kohautiya gracilis (Wall) DC. Prodr. Please validate To me it is not K.gracilis which has distinctly tetramerous flowers and opposite leaves. Sir, please check for Wahlenbergia marginata (Campanulaceae) as per eFI page. Thanks, …, for Id. I think it matches with images of Wahlenbergia marginata (Campanulaceae) as per eFI page
Wahlenbergia marginata ?? at Munnar- PKA29 : 4 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (5) This herb was seen near “Top-Station, Munnar”. May be. This is what we have in our site at /species/a—l/c/campanulaceae/wahlenbergia/wahlenbergia-marginata ID of herb from Assam KD16 Jan 2015 : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6) Attached images are unknown herb . Please ID the plant Date :23.01.2015 Location: Assam Family : ?? Genus & species : ?? Habitat: Grows wild on rice field Habit : Small herb This maybe Wahlenbergia marginata as have been identified by … in my post. But stigma here is not three cleft. efi page on Wahlenbergia marginata Looks close. Yes it’s … . Wahlenbergia for id 140311MK1: Date/Time- 24-01-2011 / 12:30 PM . Names of Plants in India :: Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC.: wall-en-BERG-ee-uh — named for Georg Goran Wahlenberg, Swedish professor of botany … Dave’s Botanary mar-jen-AY-tuh or mar-jeh-NAH-tuh — border, edge; possibly referring to where the plant grows … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: Asiatic bellflower, southern rockbell • Assamese: খমনা বন khamana ban • Kurukh: दुद्मा अर्क्सा dudma arxa • Marathi: केरडी kerdi • Mundari: tosad kesari • Nagpuri: दुद्मा साग dudma sag botanical names: Wahlenbergia marginata (Thunb.) A.DC. … homotypic synonyms: Campanopsis marginata (Thunb.) Kuntze • Campanula marginata Thunb. … and more at POWO, retrieved 28 January 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 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 Asiatic bellflower, southern rockbell ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya খমনা বন khamana ban
~~~~~ KURUKH ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (कुँड़ुख़), Assamese-Bangla (কুড়ুখ্), Odia (କୁଡ଼ୁଖ୍), Kurukh Banna and Tolong Siki … spoken by the Kurukh (Oraon) and Kisan people … spoken in: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Tripura … other names for this language: Kurux, Oraon, Uraon, Uranw दुद्मा अर्क्सा dudma arxa
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka केरडी kerdi
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~ written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin … spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha tosad kesari
~~~~~ NAGPURI ~~~~~ written in: Devanagari (नागपुरी), Kaithi (historically) … spoken in: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha … spoken by: Nagpuria people, also Nagpuri or Sadan … other names for this language: Sadri, Sadani दुद्मा साग dudma sag
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ almost throughout
State-wise / language-wise, this species is poorly documented ¦ poorly observed ¦ this species does not seem to have gained ethnobotanical importance ¦ does not seem to be popular enough for earning worthy regional names ~~~~~ Created on: 20:24 28-01-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:52 29-01-2025 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/wahlenbergia-marginata-thunb-adc.html Nepali Name : निलो टिके Nilo Tike Nepali and Bengali names added … commonly known as: Asiatic bellflower, southern rockbell • Assamese: খমনা বন khamana ban • Bengali: নাক ফুল naak phul • Kurukh: दुद्मा अर्क्सा dudma arxa • Marathi: केरडी kerdi • Mundari: tosad kesari • Nagpuri: दुद्मा साग dudma sag • Nepali: निलो टिके nilo tike
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Wahlenbergia marginata
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