Strobilanthes jomyi PUNNAKOT BIJU, ELAYANITHOTTATHIL JOSEPH JOSEKUTTY, DAMODARAN REKHA, JOHN R.I. WOOD, Phytotaxa Vol 332, No 1 (2017); . 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: ജോമീ കുറിഞ്ഞി jomi kurinji Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/09/strobilanthes-jomyi-pbiju-josekutty.html . Two new species and a new name : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)- Phytotaxa 332 (1). 2017.docx Please find an attachment a file as above. You may request the individual authors for PDF of their publications. .
Strobilanthes jomyi, a new species reported from Kasaragod, Kerala. Attachments (1)- 1 MB. Congrats, Biju ji and your team. Hearty congratulations to you Biju ji and to your team !! Bisle Ghat Karnataka Date: 15 NOV 2016 … Altitude range: ~ 956 – 139 m (3136 – 456 ft) asl Strobilanthes ¿ species ? … (family: Acanthaceae) Dear friends, Pl. Check comparative images at EFI. Might be Strobilanthes ciliata, but specimen or details of flowers and pollen needed for confirmation. Thank you very much … and thanks to … for the most possible ID. efi page on Strobilanthes ciliatus with images Thanks … … seconded Dr Wood’s thoughts. The posted plant is Strobilanthes ciliatus Nees Thanks, … Images looked a bit different to me. But there may be some variations as two species were merged together as per details in efi site. Yes …, I too thought so. I was of the impression that Wadi strobilanthes (Strobilanthes warreensis – synonym of Strobilanthes ciliatus) was a small herb. Here, the posted plant is a much branched shrub, with slender woody branches. The flower here, seems longish. The photograph looks quite different to S. ciliata that I am familiar with from further south – the corolla seems to be a different shape and the bracts are different. It would seem to be in that broad group but it would be helpful to see a specimen or to have details of seeds/ pollen if possible. Are there any other photos? Is there a scale? I can have a look in more details when I get a moment. Thanks … for pursuing this query. Thanks to … I recollect following (which I already stated when posting) … Habit: Shrub, about 4 – 5 ft high, and equally wide, with slender wiry woody branches. Flower: about 25 mm long, arising from leaf axils, 5 – 6 mm across. May we have your views on this as you have recently published a closely related species. Thanks … for resurfacing this query. And I hope … helps us with his thoughts. I too believe this posted Strobilanthes species for ID looks very much like / matches what Biju ji has shown in his post Strobilanthes jomyi, a new species reported from Kasaragod, Kerala. Should we take it as Strobilanthes jomyi? Yes …, I am finding the aspects matching. I will label the pictures in flickr accordingly. … images exactly matches with Strobilanthes jomyi. The type locality of this plant is Pandy, which is karnataka Kerala border, so that there is chances for extended distribution in Karnataka. I think … taken photos from Bistle ghat, which near to the type locality (60 km). So that we can consider it as Strobilanthes jomyi
I am sending one image herewith . Names of Plants in India :: Strobilanthes jomyi P.Biju, Josekutty, Rekha & J.R.I.Wood: 1 image. 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 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 dangling coneflower
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep ജൊമീ കുരിന്ജീ jomi kurinji
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Karnataka, Kerala; endemic
~~~~~ 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 ജോമീ കുറിഞ്ഞി is the correct Malayalam spelling. Malayalam name corrected … commonly known as: dangling coneflower • Kannada: ಜೋಮಿ ಕಾರ್ವಿ jomi karvi • Malayalam: ജോമീ കുറിഞ്ഞി jomi kurinji
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