{"id":1292942,"date":"2011-02-08T07:54:35","date_gmt":"2011-02-08T07:54:35","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2024-12-24T11:20:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T05:50:56","slug":"asystasia-gangetica","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/efloraofindia.com\/efi\/asystasia-gangetica\/","title":{"rendered":"Asystasia gangetica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Asystasia<\/i> gangetica<\/i> (L.) T.Anderson<\/span><\/span><\/a>, Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 235 1860<\/i>. (syn. Asystasia<\/i> acuminata<\/i> Klotzsch<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Asystasia<\/i> bojeriana<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Asystasia<\/i> calycina<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Asystasia<\/i> comorensis<\/i> var. humilis<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Asystasia<\/i> coromandeliana<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Asystasia<\/i> gangetica<\/i> var. mendeliana<\/i> S.R.Kundu & Mahua Pal<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Asystasia<\/i> plumbaginea<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Asystasia<\/i> quarterna<\/i> Nees<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Asystasia<\/i> violacea<\/i> Dalzell<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Dyschoriste<\/i> biloba<\/i> Hochst.<\/span><\/a>; <\/span>Justicia<\/i> gangetica<\/i> L.<\/span><\/a>;<\/span> ..);
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\n<\/span>a-sys-TAH-zee-uh<\/b>\u00a0— Greek:\u00a0<\/span>a<\/i>– (non) and\u00a0<\/span>systasia<\/i>\u00a0(united, consistent) …\u00a0<\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
\ngan-GET-ee-kuh<\/b>\u00a0— of or from the Ganges river …\u00a0<\/span>Dave’s Botanary<\/a>
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\n<\/span>commonly known as<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Chinese violet<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Coromandel foxglove<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>creeping foxglove<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Ganges primrose<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Kannada<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cb3 \u0c95\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0cbf maithala kaddi<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4 \u0cac\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cbf maitta balli<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cb2\u0cb5\u0ca3 \u0cb5\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf lavana valli<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc6\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca7\u0cc6 \u0cb8\u0cca\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cc1 meddhe soppu<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc2\u0c97\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 mooguthi gida<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Malayalam<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0d24\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d32\u0d02\u0d2a\u0d4a\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f tuppalampotti<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0d35\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3f \u0d09\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d41\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f valli upputhali<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0d35\u0d47\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d1f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d02 velipatakkam<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Marathi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0932\u0935\u0923 \u0935\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 lavana valli<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Sanskrit<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0932\u0935\u0923 \u0935\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 lavana valli<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tamil<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8 miti-kirai<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tulu<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cb3 meitala<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cac\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cc1 maithaballu<\/a>
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\nUsed as pot-herb; tender leaves good source of thiamine; juice of plant administered to children suffering from swellings and rheumatism.
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\n<\/span>Leaves opposite glabrescent . 5X3 cm elliptic\/ovate base somewhat cordate. Apex acuminate. Stem quadrangular grooved. Flower 3 cm. Bracts very minute. Pod 2.5 cm nodular.
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Madurai 170913 TBN 2 for id<\/a> : Attachments (3). 4 posts by 3 authors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Please identify this plant details of which are as follows:<\/div>\n
Date\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 : 11.12.2011\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
Location\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :suburb of Madurai<\/span><\/div>\n
Altitude\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :less than 500 ft<\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :wild<\/span><\/div>\n
Habit\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :climber<\/span><\/div>\n
Height\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:as seen<\/div>\n
Leaves\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :as seen<\/div>\n
Flowers\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 :pink
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Can this be Asystasia gangetica<\/i>…??<\/p>\n

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yes, Asystasia gangetica<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flora of Kaiga_ID_Please_23052014 PJ2<\/a> :\u00a05 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (<\/span>2<\/span>).<\/span><\/div>\n
ID requested for the following photograph.<\/span>
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Date\/Time-:23\/05\/14 \u00a0 – \u00a0 \u00a011:30AM<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Location- Place, Altitude – Kaiga, Uttar Kannada, Karnataka, 380 mtrs<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
Habitat- Garden\/ Urban\/ Wild\/ Type-\u00a0\u00a0 wild<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
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Nice photograph. looks like some Asystasia<\/i> <\/b>sp..<\/p>\n

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This seems like Asystasia gangetica<\/i> to me.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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HAL 60 28\/10\/2014<\/a> : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1).
\nPlease ID this <\/span>small ornamental plant<\/span> with violet flowers.<\/span> Photo was taken <\/span>in Sri Lanka in Dec 2012.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Asystasia<\/i> sp. Probably A.gangetica<\/i> (Acanthaceae<\/i>).<\/p>\n

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Asystasia gangetica<\/i> of Acanthaceae<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flower for Id -ID05022015SH1<\/a> : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Flower for Id pl.
\nLocation – Vasai (Maharashtra).
\nDate- 15.12.2013<\/span>
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Asystsia gangetica<\/i>, Acanthaceae<\/i><\/p>\n

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But isn’t Asystasia gangetica<\/i> is violet coloured ?<\/p>\n

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Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anderson subsp. gangetica<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. 5 images.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Synonym: Asystasia coromandeliana<\/span><\/i>\u00a0Nees<\/span>,<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Asystasia gangetica<\/span><\/i>\u00a0(L.) T. Anderson<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Justicia gangetica<\/span><\/i>\u00a0L<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Commonly known as Chinese violet<\/b><\/span> (<\/span><\/span>Asystasia<\/span> gangetica<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>subsp.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>gangetica<\/span><\/i>) usually has pink, mauve or purplish flowers with paler throats. However, some plants have entirely white or\u00a0cream flowers with\u00a0pale yellow throats<\/span>, and these are sometimes\u00a0known as\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>Asystasia<\/span> gangetica<\/span><\/i><\/span>\u00a0‘Alba’<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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ACANTHACEAE FORTNIGHT:: Asystasia gangetica from Patiala:: NS MARCH 25\/25<\/a> : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (5)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

This ornamental was recorded from Botanical garden of Punjabi University<\/span>, Patiala (Punjab)..<\/span><\/div>\n
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Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Asystasia gangetica – yellow :: Nagpur::: PKA-MAR99\/99:<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)<\/span><\/div>\n
Came across this yellow coloured var. of\u00a0 “Asystasia gangetica“<\/b> <\/i>at Nagpur.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Acanthaceae Fortnight : Asystasia gangetica : Muscat : 31MAR15 : AK-53<\/a> : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Acanthaceae Fortnight ::Asystasia gangetica ? :: Nagpur ::: PKA-MAR86\/86<\/a>\u00a0: 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2)
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Flora of Haryana: Asystasia gangetica (L.) T.Anderson from CCSHAU Botanical Garden Hisar<\/a>:
\nAsystasia gangetica<\/i> (L.) T.Anderson from CCSHAU Botanical Garden Hisar
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Seeds for ID 200812 NB1:<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0in my last trip to india dec.11-jan.12 i collected some seeds in capsules.
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Thanks a lot …,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 so quick response! Thanks also for the link.
\nI shall try to sow one or two seeds now, it is as hot as in Afrikca, 36 celcius.
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Asystasia gangetica?<\/a>: From reading the Floras I came to this identification, although some previous posts of this plant had white flowers.
\nThe plant is about 1m tall, straggling amongst bushes and weeds by the side of the road<\/span>. Photographed in Neral area<\/span> on 10.10. 2012
\nStems quadrangular, leaves in pairs, glabrous w few hairs beneath.
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I was surprised to see this plant in the wild for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Acanthaceae member for ID:<\/a> Saw this weed on roadside. Pune Maharashtra.
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It looks very similar to wayside tuberose (<\/span>Ruellia tuberosa<\/i>) of <\/span>Acanthaceae<\/i> family.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is Asystasia gangetica<\/i> of Acanthaceae<\/i>, a garden escape.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Asystasia member for ID.29\/11\/2012 SMP1Pune:<\/a> A climbing shrub with drooping branches<\/span> observed on a hedge in Pune.
\n<\/span>Leaves opposite glabrescent . 5X3 cm elliptic\/ovate base somewhat cordate. Apex acuminate. Stem quadrangular grooved.
\nFlower 3 cm. Bracts very minute. Pod 2.5 cm nodular.
\n<\/span>I think this is Asystasia gangetica<\/i>. Pl. validate.<\/p>\n

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I had posted the same plant in october this year on this site and it was validated by … Please search to find my pics.<\/p>\n

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I searched your wonderful pictures of Asystasia gangetica<\/i>.
\nAccording BSI Mah flora. Flower colour is used as one of the character to differentiate the species. I do not fully agree to it. Because it mentions the flower colour violet pink for A.chelonoides<\/b><\/i> whereas flower colour is said to be white or yellow in the two sp. A.dalzelliana<\/i><\/b> and A. gangetica<\/span><\/b><\/i>.
\n<\/span>I had recently re posted one of my earlier posts with yellowish white flowers which is also IDed as A. gangetica<\/i>.
\nI think ….The important character is the cordate base of the leaves which is unique in A.gangetica<\/i>. This plant is occasionally found as garden escape and seen by roadside.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Shrub ID request – RK107 – 19-Mar-2013<\/a> : 4 images. 5 posts by 4 authors. Requesting identification of this shrubby plant growing in the compound of a private housing society <\/span>in South Mumbai.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Yes Asystasia gangetica<\/i> to me too.
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Some times the plants with pink tinged flowers are also seen in Mysore.<\/p>\n

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Thanks a lot … for the quick identification. I suppose there is a lot of variation in this plant since the pictures on the net have flowers in various colours and the leaf also in differing shapes.
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Names of Plants in India :: Kannada name of Asystasia gangetica<\/a> : 9 posts by 3 authors.
\nDear friends, please help me with the name <\/span>maithaala kaddi<\/b> in Kannada script.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I think it could be this:\u00a0\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cbe\u0cb2\u00a0\u0c95\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0cbf<\/b>.\u00a0Please validate; and will be very glad to know meaning of maithaala<\/b>.
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You can also add “Maitta balli<\/b>” \u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4 \u0cac\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cbf<\/b> too, another common name of it.<\/p>\n

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Thanks very much … for this help.
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I tried my best to find the meaning of Mythala kaddi<\/b>\u00a0in many of the wikipedias and dictionaries (Tulu, Kannada as well as English).\u00a0Inspite of my best efforts I could not \u00a0get any meaning for the\u00a0same. Please excuse me.<\/p>\n

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While compiling names for Hygrophila ringens<\/i>, I found this name\u00a0\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cb3 meitala<\/span><\/a> in\u00a0Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. M\u00e4nner<\/div>\n
The entry in dictionary says the plant (Ruellia ringens<\/i>) is used in medicine and purifying salt.<\/div>\n
Perhaps, Asystasia gangetica<\/i> has similar properties.<\/div>\n
Thus the name maithala kaddi will be\u00a0\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cb3 \u0c95\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0cbf … \u0c95\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0cbf kaddi = small stick, slender rod.<\/div>\n
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\n<\/span>Found: <\/span>Yelagiri hills of Eastern ghats<\/span> last month (i.e. Aug.’17)<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>across a forest river.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Names of Plants in India :: Asystasia gangetica<\/a>:<\/div>\n
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commonly known as<\/b>:\u00a0Ganges primrose<\/a>,\u00a0Chinese violet<\/a>,\u00a0creeping foxglove<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Gujarati<\/b>:\u00a0kaligharani<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Kannada<\/b>:\u00a0\u0cb2\u0cb5\u0ca3 \u0cb5\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf lavana valli<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>:\u00a0valli-upu-dali<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>:\u00a0\u0932\u0935\u0923 \u0935\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 lavana valli<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>:\u00a0\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8 miti-kirai<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
botanical names<\/i>: Asystasia gangetica<\/i> (L.) T. Anderson … synonyms: Asystasia coromandeliana<\/i> Nees \u2022 Asystasia intrusa<\/i> (Forssk.) Blume \u2022 Justicia gangetica<\/i> L. \u2022 Ruellia intrusa<\/i> Forssk. \u2022 Ruellia zeylanica<\/i> J. Koenig ex Roxb.<\/div>\n
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\nThe Latin name of this plant Aystasia gangetica<\/i> suggests that the plant is to be found along the river Ganges or in the Gangetic plains … stretching along many regions of India … yet there seems to be no name known in Hindi or Bengali !!<\/span><\/p>\n

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– Coromandel is an English name given to many places … interestingly, most of them along the sea … am sure you know, we have Coromandel coast in the south east side of our peninsula.
\nAt Wikipedia, in the context [Chinese Violet, Coromandel[2] or Creeping Foxglove<\/b>[3] ] it must be an adjective … thus it would mean either Coromandel Foxglove OR Creeping Foxglove.
\nIt also very well suits one of the synonym – Asystasia coromandeliana<\/i>… meaning Coromandel Asystasia
\nI missed on Coromandel Foxglove !! … many thanks, will put it in my notes.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Useful Plants of India (CSIR)\u00a0 mentions Medday keerai <\/b>as Tamil <\/b>name. Plus following information may be useful<\/div>\n
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Used as pot-herb; tender leaves good source of thiamine; juice of plant administered to children suffering from swellings and rheumatism.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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\ncommonly known as<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>Chinese violet<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Coromandel foxglove<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>creeping foxglove<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>Ganges primrose<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Kannada<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0cb2\u0cb5\u0ca3 \u0cb5\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf lavana valli<\/a>,<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc6\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca7\u0cc6 \u0cb8\u0cca\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cc1 meddhe soppu<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc2\u0c97\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 mooguthi gida<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Malayalam<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0d24\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d32\u0d02\u0d2a\u0d4a\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f tuppalampotti<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0d35\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3f \u0d09\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d41\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f valli upputhali<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0d35\u0d47\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d1f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d02 velipatakkam<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Marathi<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0932\u0935\u0923 \u0935\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 lavana valli<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Sanskrit<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0932\u0935\u0923 \u0935\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 lavana valli<\/a>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tamil<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8 miti-kirai<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Kannada<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cb3 \u0c95\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0cbf maithala kaddi<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4 \u0cac\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cbf maitta balli<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cb2\u0cb5\u0ca3 \u0cb5\u0cb2\u0ccd\u0cb2\u0cbf lavana valli<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc6\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca7\u0cc6 \u0cb8\u0cca\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cc1 meddhe soppu<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc2\u0c97\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 mooguthi gida<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n
\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/span>Tulu<\/b>:\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cb3 meitala<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>\u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cac\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cc1 maithaballu<\/a>
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\ngan-GET-ee-kuh<\/b>\u00a0— of or from the Ganges river<\/span> …\u00a0Dave’s Botanary<\/a>commonly known as<\/b>: Chinese violet, Coromandel foxglove, creeping foxglove, Ganges primrose \u2022\u00a0Bengali<\/b>: \u0997\u0999\u09cd\u0997\u09be\u09a4\u09be\u09b0\u09be gangatara \u2022\u00a0Gujarati<\/b>: \u0ab2\u0ac1\u0aa3\u0ac0\u0ab5\u0ac7\u0ab2 lunivel \u2022\u00a0Kannada<\/b>: \u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cb3 \u0c95\u0ca1\u0ccd\u0ca1\u0cbf maithala kaddi, \u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4 \u0cac\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cbf maitta balli, \u0cae\u0cc6\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0ca7\u0cc6 \u0cb8\u0cca\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa\u0cc1 meddhe soppu, \u0cae\u0cc2\u0c97\u0cc1\u0ca4\u0cbf \u0c97\u0cbf\u0ca1 mooguthi gida \u2022\u00a0Malayalam<\/b>: \u0d24\u0d41\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d32\u0d02\u0d2a\u0d4a\u0d1f\u0d4d\u0d1f\u0d3f tuppalampotti, \u0d35\u0d33\u0d4d\u0d33\u0d3f \u0d09\u0d2a\u0d4d\u0d2a\u0d41\u0d24\u0d3e\u0d33\u0d3f valli upputhali, \u0d35\u0d47\u0d32\u0d3f\u0d2a\u0d1f\u0d15\u0d4d\u0d15\u0d02 velipatakkam \u2022\u00a0Marathi<\/b>: \u0932\u0935\u0923 \u0935\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 lavana valli \u2022\u00a0Sanskrit<\/b>: \u0932\u0935\u0923 \u0935\u0932\u094d\u0932\u0940 lavana valli \u2022\u00a0Tamil<\/b>: \u0bae\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bc0\u0bb0\u0bc8 miti-kirai \u2022\u00a0Telugu<\/b>: \u0c32\u0c35\u0c23 \u0c35\u0c32\u0c4d\u0c32\u0c3f lavana valli, \u0c2e\u0c41\u0c15\u0c4d\u0c15\u0c2e\u0c41\u0c02\u0c17\u0c46\u0c30 mukka mungera, \u0c2a\u0c4a\u0c26 \u0c2c\u0c40\u0c30 poda beera, \u0c24\u0c2a\u0c4d\u0c2a\u0c46\u0c1f tappeta, \u0c35\u0c46\u0c28\u0c4d\u0c28 \u0c15\u0c1f\u0c4d\u0c1f\u0c46 \u0c24\u0c40\u0c17 venna kattethige \u2022\u00a0Tulu<\/b>: \u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0cb3 meitala, \u0cae\u0cc8\u0ca4\u0ccd\u0ca4\u0cac\u0cb3\u0ccd\u0cb3\u0cc1 maithaballubotanical names<\/b>:\u00a0Asystasia gangetica<\/i>\u00a0(L.) T.Anderson …\u00a0synonyms<\/b>:\u00a0Asystasia coromandeliana<\/i>\u00a0Nees \u2022\u00a0Justicia gangetica<\/i>\u00a0L. \u2022\u00a0Ruellia coromandelina<\/i>\u00a0Nees \u2022\u00a0Ruellia gangetica<\/i>\u00a0(L.) R.Br. … and many more listed at\u00a0POWO<\/a><\/p>\n
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