About Nellimarla ( Nelli-marla )

Nelli-marla is a census town in Vizianagaram district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. It is in Nellimarla mandal of Vizianagaram revenue division. The town of Nellimarla derives its name from a Telugu word for the medicinal tree Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn, of the family Verbenaceae, called Nelli chettu or Nelli tree. The city of Nellore at the extreme south of coastal Andhra Pradesh too derives its name from the same medicinal tree. The Nelli tree is known by alternate names in Telugu lands, one of which is Tekkali chettu (Telugu: ) (from which Tekkali town in Srikakulam District, north coastal Andhra Pradesh derives its name). Tauki chettu is another name.