SimplePlant

Gesneriaceae

South-Indian tongue-lip

Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L.Burtt

Family
Gesneriaceae
Genus
Rhynchoglossum

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

South-Indian tongue-lip: Gesneriaceae (gloxinia family) » Rhynchoglossum notonianum (Wall.) B.L. Burtt rin-koh-GLOSS-um -- from the Greek rhynchos (beak), and glossa (tongue) ... Genera
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (2)
English
South-Indian tongue-lip, South Indian klugia
Malayalam
കിളനീലി

Synonyms

  • Glossanthus malabaricus J.G.Klein ex Benth.
  • Glossanthus notonianus (Wall.) R.Br.
  • Klugia glabra Gardner
  • Klugia notoniana (Wall.) A.DC.
  • Klugia notoniana var. glabra (Gardner) C.B.Clarke
  • Klugia notoniana var. scabra (Dalzell) C.B.Clarke
  • Klugia scabra (Dalzell) Dalzell
  • Rhynchoglossum obliquum Hohen. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Rhynchoglossum obliquum (Wall.) Miq. ex C.B.Clarke
  • Wulfenia notoniana Wall.

Photos

More in Rhynchoglossum

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.