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Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt , Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 24: 170 1962 (Syn. Wulfenia notoniana Wall.); Rhyncoglossum notonianum:
Rhyncoglossum notonianum of Date/Time- 03-08-2011
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Punneckad (my home garden), Ernakulam Dist, Kerala
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Streams and rocky area of Evergreen and Semi evergreen forest is the Natural habitat
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb
Height/Length- about 30-60cm
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- Simple
Inflorescence Type/ Size- Terminal racemes Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- medium, Dark blue (petals) with yellow throat
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- Small
Other Information like Fragrance, Pollinator, Uses etc.- Very good for garden Some further readings
http://www.genera-gesneriaceae.at/rhynchoglossum.htm This species comes under the family Gesneriaceae. Please help me to identify this Acanthaceae member found near water streams in southern western ghats. Height of plant goes up to 25cm and leaves up to 10cm longer; inflorescence 4cm longer.
Date: 02 Aug 2012 Alt.: 1050m asl
Place: Solayar, Valparai, TN
Habitat: near water stream and mud walls on road Rhynchoglossum notonianum (= Klugia notonianum) Many thanks for the identification. This plant is Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall) Burtt from Gesneriaceae. Yes, Rhynchoglossum notonianum, East Indian Klugia. Here calyx looks very hairy compared to other images at Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt
But this id may be Ok in view of the following:
Sreevilliputhur 170713 TBN 1 for id (mixed thread): 1 correct image as above. 5 posts by 3 authors. Please identify this plant details of which are as follows:
Date : 16.04.13
Location :Sreevilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel sanctuary, Western ghats, Virudhunagar dt, Tamilnadu
Altitude :3000ft
Habitat :wild Evergreen forest
Habit :climber/shrub on a rocky waterfall
Height :2 to 4 ft
Leaves :?deeply cordate/ Peltate
Flowers :pink
Fruits :not seen I am seeing two different plants in first photograph. One is some Begonia sp. and second one looks like Rhynchoglossum sp… I am sorry. I meant the plant adjacent to the waterfall. Shall send the second one separately. … is correct. There are two plants: One is Begonia fallax and the other one is Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Gesneriaceae) .
Plant on the way from periyar to kanyakumari… State Kerala.
Garden Flower for ID : Sri Lanka : 050711 : AK-1: This might have collected and planted. This is a wild plant, Small Flowered Rhynchoglossum– Rhynchoglossum obliquum of Gesneriaceae family Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt as per images herein. Fwd: flower identification (missed thread): 11 posts by 4 authors. kindly help me id this flower
1 close to a waterfall near Vagamon, Kerala
2 Wild flower
3. Herb
4. approx 9″
5. leaves acuminate
6. Flowers blue
6. Prominent lower petal
Attachments (1) – 3 MB Attachments (1) – 4 Mb This is Rhynchoglossum notonianum Close to Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L. Burt This herb was bit common near Munnar. Beautiful images! It can also be seen commonly in Valparai, Anamalai hills…
Please identify the weed plant.
Location: near Reserve Forest, Chathamattom, Ernakulam District(far east), Kerala PIN:686671 Date:23.10.2020, 12.30pm Altitude:1700msl Habitat:wild streaming rocky/stone-wall Plant habit: upwards annual Height: 06inch Leaves shape:oval long tip Flower diameter:02cm, blue, non fragrant. Rhynchoglossum obliquum Thank you … Such a common and simple plant and failed to ID due to blurred images!
Please see the attached photos. The plant doesn’t growing in between mud or soil or crack in stone or rock, but spread out it’s roots in between moss on rock or stone. Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt ! Thanks, … I will go for Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt as per comparative images at Rhynchoglossum . Pawankhind near Kolhapur, MH :: Rhynchoglossum notonianum :: ARK2021-089: 4 images. Rhynchoglossum notonianum
This was clicked at Pawankhind near Kolhapur, MH in August 2021.
I saw this flower for the first time here and then I saw it at a couple of places later as well. I have seen this plant. Comparative images support your ID. Check at: indianflowersandherbs.blogspot This is Rhynchoglossum scabrum as per keys and details at Rhynchoglossum notonianum . Names of Plants in India :: Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt: 1 incorrect image.
Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt rin-koh-GLOSS-um — Greek: rhynchos (beak); glossa (tongue) … Genera-Gesneriaceae
¿ noh-tun-nee-AH-num ? — named after Benjamin Noton, an avid collector of Indian plants … Botanics Storiescommonly known as: south Indian klugia, south Indian tongue-lip • Konkani: नील neel • Malayalam: കല്ലു താളി kallu thaali, കിളനീലി kilaneeli • Marathi: नील neelbotanical names: Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt … homotypic synonyms: Glossanthus notonianus (Wall.) R.Br. • Klugia notoniana (Wall.) A.DC. • Wulfenia notoniana Wall. … heterotypic synonyms: Klugia glabra Gardner • Klugia scabra Dalzell • Rhynchoglossum scabrum Dalzell … POWO, retrieved 23 June 2024 Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
south Indian klugia, south Indian tongue-lip
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) … spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
नील neel
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കല്ലു താളി kallu thaali
കിളനീലി kilaneeli
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
नील neel
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Last updated: 21:43 16-07-2024 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/07/rhynchoglossum-notonianum-wall-blburtt.html Both Malayalam and English names are correct. This plant is growing in my property near by streaming The photo illustrated in this post belongs to Rhynchoglossum scabrum Dalzell
As of now, I do not have any observation of Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt
Many thanks to Tabish for pointing to the visual difference to ID Rhynchoglossum species: scabrum VERSUS notonianum
https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/IFFxvM2Z0x8/m/WVZkEQMkAAAJ . References:
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