Nyctaginaceae (four o'clock family) » Mirabilis jalapa
mih-RAB-ih-liss -- meaning wonderful
juh-LAP-uh or ha-lap-uh -- of or from Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
commonly known as: four o' clock, beauty-of-the-night • Bengali: সন্ধ্যামালতী sandhyamalati • Hindi: गुल अब्बास gul abbas • Kannada: gulamaji, naalku ghante hoo • Konkani: आकाशमुरी akashmuri • Malayalam: anthimalari, anti-mantaram, naalu mani poovu • Manipuri: mukak lei • Marathi: गुलबस gulabas or गुलबास gulabaas, सायंकाळें saayankaale • Sanskrit: कृष्णकेलि krishnakeli, sandhya-raga • Tamil: pattarashu, pattiratci • Urdu: gul abbas
Origin: Tropical America
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • EcoPort
Tags: Nyctaginaceae four o'clock family annual perennial herb Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis dichotoma Mirabilis lindheimeri Mirabilis odorata akashmuri beauty-of-the-night bonina clavillia four o' clock four-o'clock flower four o'clock plant gul abbas guleabbas jalap jalapa verdadeira maravilha maravilla marvel-of-peru mirabilis plant mukak lei naalu mani poovu pattarashu pinyin rice boiling flower sandhyamalati shower flower xizao hua zhufàn hua
Nyctaginaceae (four o'clock family) » Mirabilis jalapa
mih-RAB-ih-liss -- meaning wonderful
juh-LAP-uh or ha-lap-uh -- of or from Jalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
commonly known as: four o' clock, beauty-of-the-night • Bengali: সন্ধ্যামালতী sandhyamalati • Hindi: गुल अब्बास gul abbas • Kannada: gulamaji, naalku ghante hoo • Konkani: आकाशमुरी akashmuri • Malayalam: anthimalari, anti-mantaram, naalu mani poovu • Manipuri: mukak lei • Marathi: गुलबस gulabas or गुलबास gulabaas, सायंकाळें saayankaale • Sanskrit: krishnakeli, sandhya-raga • Tamil: pattarashu, pattiratci • Urdu: gul abbas
Origin: Tropical America
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • EcoPort
Tags: Nyctaginaceae four o'clock family annual perennial herb Mirabilis jalapa Mirabilis dichotoma Mirabilis lindheimeri Mirabilis odorata akashmuri beauty-of-the-night bonina clavillia four o' clock four-o'clock flower four o'clock plant gul abbas guleabbas jalap jalapa verdadeira maravilha maravilla marvel-of-peru mirabilis plant mukak lei naalu mani poovu pattarashu pinyin rice boiling flower sandhyamalati shower flower xizao hua zhufàn hua
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Clitoria ternatea
klih-TOH-ree-uh -- from the Greek kleitoris; referring to the form of the flower
tern-AH-tee-uh -- referring to the island of Ternate, where a specimen was collected
commonly known as: butterfly pea • Bengali: অপরাজিত aparajita • Hindi: अपराजिता aparajita, गोकर्णी gokarni, khagtu • Kannada: girikarniballi, kantisoppu • Konkani: गोकर्ण gokarna, शंख पुष्प shankha pushpa • Malayalam: aral, sangu pushpam, sankhankuppi • Manipuri: aparajita • Marathi: गोकर्ण gokarna, shankha pushpa • Sanskrit: अपराजित aparajita, गिरिकर्णिका girikarnika • Tamil: காக்கணம் kakkanam, காக்கட்டான் kakkattan, சங்கு கன்னிக்கொடி kannikkodi, karkokartun, கரிசன்னி kricnni, கருவிளை kruvilai, உயவை uyvai • Telugu: గెంటన gentana, శంఖపుష్పము sankhu-pushpamu
Origin: tropical America
... showy solitary flowers ... corolla is 3.5 to 4 cm long ... standard petal - most often being deep blue, with a white or yellowish center, occasionally pale-blue, or nearly white.
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals
Tags: Fabaceae pea family legume family bean family perennial vine subshrub Clitoria ternatea Clitorea ternatea Clitoria albiflora Clitoria bracteata Clitoria coelestris Clitoria mariana Clitoria parviflora Clitoria pilosula Lathyrus spectabilis Ternatea ternatea Ternatea vulgaris aparajita aral asian pigeonwings bejuco de conchitas blaue schmetterlingswicke butterfly-pea campanilla chorreque azul clitore de ternate conchita de mar cordofan-pea fagiolo indiano gentana girikarniballi girikarnika gokarna gokarni kakkanam kakkattan kannikkodi kantisoppu karkokartun katarolu khagtu kricnni kruvilai papito sangu pushpam sankhankuppi sankhu-pushpamu shankha pushpa uyvai winged-leaved clitoria zapatillo de la reina
Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) » Amaranthus spinosus
am-uh-RANTH-us -- meaning, everlasting flower
spy-NO-sus -- meaning, with spines
commonly known as: edlebur, needle burr, prickly amaranth, spiny amaranth, thorny amaranth, thorny pigweed • Bengali: kantanotya • Gujarathi: kantanu-dant • Hindi: kanta chaulai • Kannada: mulluharive soppu • Malayalam: kattumullenkeera • Marathi: कांटेभाजी kante bhaji, कांटेमाठ kante math • Sanskrit: tanduliuyah • Tamil: முள்ளுக்கீரை mullukkeerai • Telugu: ముళ్లతోటకూర mullatotakura