Thalictrum foliolosum DC.

tha-LIK-trum -- from the Greek name of this plant ... Dave's Botanary
foh-lee-oh-LOH-sum -- having small leaves ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: leafy meadow-rue • Dogri: बीनी घाह beeni ghah • Hindi: मच्छरमार machharmar, ममीरो mamiro, पीली जड़ी pili jari, पिंजरी pinjari • Khasi: popum • Kumaoni: बारमत barmat, पेंगला जड़ी pengla zari • Mao-Naga: naga guining, okhruvii • Marathi: मामिरान maamiraan, पिआरंग piaarang • Nepali: बजरा bajaraa, बन्सुली bansulee, छाते chhaate, दाम्पाती daamapaatee, दामपाते daampaatee, ममिरा mamiraa, पेन्याले penyaale • Nyishi: tayo • Odia: ରକ୍ଷଣି rakshani, ରାମା rama, ସିତା sita, ସୁଭଦ୍ରାଣୀ subhadrani, ସୁକାମା sukama, ସୁନାମିକା sunamika, ତ୍ରାୟମାଣା trayamana • Pahari: ममीरा mamira • Punjabi: ਮਮੀਰਾ mamira • Sanskrit: पीयाराङ्गा piyaranga, त्रायमाणा trayamana • Tagin: tayo • Tamil: பீதரோகிணி pitarokini, உரோகிணி urokini • Telugu: పియారాంగా piyaranga • Urdu: مميرا mamira


botanical names: Thalictrum foliolosum DC. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 15 March 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

leafy meadow-rue

• Flowers of India, retrieved March 15, 2025

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

बीनी घाह beeni ghah

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

मच्छरमार machharmar, ममीरो mamiro, पीली जड़ी pili jari, पिंजरी pinjari

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~

written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

popum

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand

बारमत barmat, पेंगला जड़ी pengla zari

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ MAO-NAGA ~~~~~

written in: Meitei, Latin ... spoken in: northwestern Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Mao Naga people ... other names for this language: Sopvoma, Emela, Mao' La

naga guining

• cl, Ringmichon & Gopalkrishnan, Bindu & Dixit, A.P. & Shimpi, S.N.. (2013). Pharmacognostical evaluation of "Naga Guining" rhizome. 5. 4-8.
• Sunita Gurumayum and Jiten Singh Soram - Some Anti-diarrhoeic and Anti-dysenteric Ethno-medicinal Plants of Mao Naga Tribe Community of Mao, Senapati District, Manipur - Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 2 (1): 147-155 (2014)

okhruvii

• Sunita Gurumayum and Jiten Singh Soram - Some Anti-diarrhoeic and Anti-dysenteric Ethno-medicinal Plants of Mao Naga Tribe Community of Mao, Senapati District, Manipur - Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 2 (1): 147-155 (2014)

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

मामिरान maamiraan, पिआरंग piaarang

• मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

बजरा bajaraa, बन्सुली bansulee, छाते chhaate, दाम्पाती daamapaatee, दामपाते daampaatee, ममिरा mamiraa, पेन्याले penyaale

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung

tayo

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 16 March 2025

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ରକ୍ଷଣି rakshani, ରାମା rama, ସିତା sita, ସୁଭଦ୍ରାଣୀ subhadrani, ସୁକାମା sukama, ସୁନାମିକା sunamika, ତ୍ରାୟମାଣା trayamana

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand

ममीरा mamira

• Ved Prakash - Studies on the ethnobotany of Shikari Devi Sanctuary and Kamrunag Hills, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India - Shodhganga

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਮਮੀਰਾ mamira

• The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
• or ਮਮੀਰੀ mamiri ... Ajaypal Singh and Renuka Rani (2018). Medicinal Herbs of Punjab (India). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 10(2): 10-27(2018).

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

पीयाराङ्गा piyaranga, त्रायमाणा trayamana

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: West Dafla, Bangni ... spoken by: Tagin people or Ghasi Miri people

tayo

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 16 March 2025

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

பீதரோகிணி pitarokini, உரோகிணி urokini

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

పియారాంగా piyaranga

• Seetharami Reddi and O. Aniel Kumar, J. K. R. J. S. T. “Ethnomedicine of the Gadabas, a Primitive Tribe of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh”. International Multidisciplinary Research Journal, vol. 1, no. 2, June 2011

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

مميرا mamira

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.03; last update March 6th, 2025. Last accessed 15/03/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 16:48 15-03-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:44 17-03-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Ranunculaceae perennial herb "Thalictrum foliolosum" "leafy meadow-rue"

Thalictrum alpinum L.

tha-LIK-trum -- from the Greek name of this plant ... Dave's Botanary
AL-pin-um or al-PINE-um -- Alpine ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Alpine meadow-rue, dwarf meadow-rue • Dogri: धारू बीनी dhaaru beeni • Nepali: चखिया chakhiya • Pahari: ममीरी mamiri


botanical names: Thalictrum alpinum L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 13 March 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Alpine meadow-rue

• or Arctic meadow-rue ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

dwarf meadow-rue

• Flora of North America

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

धारू बीनी dhaaru beeni

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

चखिया chakhiya

• Flowers of India, retrieved March 13, 2025
• the name rendered in native script needs validation

~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand

ममीरी mamiri

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, Uttarakhand

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.03; last update March 6th, 2025. Last accessed 13/03/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 11:18 13-03-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:40 14-03-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Ranunculaceae perennial herb "Thalictrum alpinum" "Alpine meadow rue" "dwarf meadow rue"

Clematis wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

KLEM-uh-tiss or klem-AT-iss -- ancient Greek klematis (vine); climbing ... Dave's Botanary
wight-ee-AY-na -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia

commonly known as: lax-flowered clematis • Marathi: सोन जाई son-jai


botanical names: Clematis wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 12 March 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

lax-flowered clematis

• Flowers of India, retrieved March 12, 2025

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

सोन जाई son-jai

• name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

*Arunachal Pradesh, *Karnataka, *Kerala, Maharashtra, *Mizoram, *Tamil Nadu; not endemic to India; known to be distributed globally in Saudi Arabia

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.03; last update March 6th, 2025. Last accessed 12/03/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Pramanick, D.D. & M. Bhaumik (2024). Extended distribution of Clematis wightiana Wall. (Ranunculaceae) in the Indian State of Arunachal Pradesh – a hitherto endemic species of the Western Ghats, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 16(3): 24999–25002.

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 17:38 12-03-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:55 12-03-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Ranunculaceae climber "Clematis wightiana" "lax-flowered clematis"

Clematis connata DC.

KLEM-uh-tiss or klem-AT-iss -- ancient Greek klematis (vine); climbing ... Dave's Botanary
kon-NAY-ta -- fused together ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Himalayan clematis • Dogri: चिबड़ा chibada, तोतल total • Nepali: भैंसी लहरा bhainsee laharaa


botanical names: Clematis connata DC. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 11 March 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Himalayan clematis

• Flowers of India, retrieved March 11, 2025

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

चिबड़ा chibada, तोतल total

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

भैंसी लहरा bhainsee laharaa

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• or भैंसी लहरो bhainsee laharo ... Mallick J K. 2020. An annotated checklist of Dicotyledonus Angiosperms in Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills, West Bengal, India. J New Biol Rep 9(2): 94- 208.

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

*Arunachal Pradesh, *Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Sikkim, *Uttarakhand, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.03; last update March 6th, 2025. Last accessed 09/03/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 21:19 11-03-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:49 12-03-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Ranunculaceae climber "Clematis connata" "Himalayan clematis"

Clematis hedysarifolia DC.

KLEM-uh-tiss or klem-AT-iss -- ancient Greek klematis (vine); climbing ... Dave's Botanary
hed-ee-SAR-ih-foh-lee-uh -- resembling leaves of Hedysarum

commonly known as: hedysarum-leaved clematis, Konkan clematis, Konkan virgin's bower • Gujarati: મોરવેલ morvel • Kannada: ನವಿಲುವಲ್ಲಿ naviluvalli • Konkani: बेंद्रीची वेल bendrichi vel • Malayalam: മയിൽവള്ളി mayilvalli • Marathi: बेंद्रीची वेल bendrichi vel


botanical names: Clematis hedysarifolia DC. ... heterotypic synonyms: Clematis naravelioides Kuntze ... POWO, retrieved 09 March 2025

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Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

hedysarum-leaved clematis

• name coined from scientific name, for want of name

Konkan clematis, Konkan virgin's bower

• for want of name, names coined by Flowers of India, retrieved March 10, 2025

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

મોરવેલ morvel

• Yadav, Shri Ram A contribution to the floristics and phytosociology of some parts of South Gujarat - Shodhganga
• Qureshimatva UM, Maurya RR, Gamit SB, Solanki HA (2016) - Check List of Flowering Plants in Panchmahal District, Gujarat, India. - Forest Res 5: 176. doi:10.4172/2168-9776.1000176
• Solanki, Hitesh & Gamit, Binang & Maurya, Rupesh & Qureshimatva, Umerfaruq. (2015). CHECK LIST OF FLOWERING PLANTS IN TAPI DISTRICT, GUJARAT, INDIA. International Journal of Advanced Research. Volume 3. 1104 - 1123.
• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ನವಿಲುವಲ್ಲಿ naviluvalli

• name coined, for want of name; based on Gujarati name, ನವಿಲುವಲ್ಲಿ naviluvalli translates to peacock vine; the beautiful trifoliate foliage resembles peacock art

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

बेंद्रीची वेल bendrichi vel

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

മയിൽവള്ളി mayilvalli

• name coined, for want of name; based on Gujarati name, മയിൽവള്ളി mayilvalli translates to peacock vine; the beautiful trifoliate foliage resembles peacock art

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

बेंद्रीची वेल bendrichi vel

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.03; last update March 6th, 2025. Last accessed 09/03/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 19:33 09-03-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:10 11-03-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Ranunculaceae endemic climber "Clematis hedysarifolia" "Clematis naravelioides" "hedysarum-leaved clematis" "Konkan clematis" "Konkan virgin's bower"

Zornia gibbosa Span.

zor-NEE-uh -- named after Johannes Zorn - German pharmacist and botanist ... Wikipedia
gib-OH-suh -- swollen on one side ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: grasslike zornia • Bengali: বীরমচ birmoch, জাপানি তাণ্ডি japani tandi • Chhattisgarhi: नील मारी neel mari, समरपानी samarpani • Gujarati: સમરાપાની samarapani • Hindi: चकरी को चारो chakari ko charo • Kachchhi: બેપની bepani • Kannada: ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti, ನೆಲ್ಲು ಜೊಳ್ಳು ಸೊಪ್ಪು nellu jollu soppu • Konkani: लांडगु landgu • Kumaoni: द्विपात dwipat • Malayalam: കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa, മുറികൂട്ടി murikkotti • Marathi: लांडगु landgu • Mundari: karkia tasad, luduludia tasad • Pahari: सम्योजकी samyojaki • Rajasthani: रूणकारी roonkari • Santali: ᱴᱟᱹᱱᱰᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱹᱯᱱᱤ tandi jhapni • Tamil: பொரி கரப்பான் தளை pori karappan thalai • Telugu: నేలబరికి nela bariki • Tulu: ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti


botanical names: Zornia gibbosa Span. ... heterotypic synonyms: Zornia angustifolia Sm. • Zornia graminea Span. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 07 March 2025

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

grasslike zornia

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved March 07, 2025

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

বীরমচ birmoch, জাপানি তাণ্ডি japani tandi

• Flora - Mehedi Voice

~~~~~ CHHATTISGARHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (छत्तीसगढ़ी) ... spoken in: Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra ... counted by the Indian national census as a dialect of Hindi

नील मारी neel mari

• P. Dewangan and V. Acharya - Diversity of Family Leguminosae in Raipur District of Chhattisgarh (India) - Indian Journal of Applied & Pure Biology. Vol. 32(1), 1-8 (2017).

समरपानी samarpani

• Vijay Laxmi Naidu, "Diversity of Forest Herbs during Winters in the Reserve Forest of Bhupdeopur of District Raigarh Chhattisgarh", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 10 Issue 7, July 2021, pp. 1105-1109,

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

સમરાપાની samarapani

• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

चकरी को चारो chakari ko charo

• Ray, Sudip and Sainkhediya, Jeetendra (2014). Threatened weeds of Bt cotton field in Nimar region of Madhya Pradesh. Asian J. Bio. Sci., 9(1):84-87.

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat

બેપની bepani

• Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768.

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti = bone fracture; indicates its therapeutic efficacy in healing bone fracture

ಹರಡಹಚ್ಚಗ haradahacchaga

• not confident; the name rendered in native script needs validation
• Parimala, R & Hegde, G R (2011) - Flora of Dharwad district - Part 1 - Shodhganga
• M U, Anjali & Shrikanth, Padigar & Aithal, Ravikrishna. (2020). A Review on Extrapharmacopoeial Drugs beneficial in Vatavyadhi INTRODUCTION. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences | Nov - Dec 2019 | Vol. 4 | Issue 6

ನೆಲ್ಲು ಜೊಳ್ಳು ಸೊಪ್ಪು nellu jollu soppu

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

ಸಾಪನಳಿಗೆ sapanalige

• not confident; the name rendered in native script needs validation
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

लांडगु landgu

• Biodiversity in Goa - Flora of Goa (webpage expected to become available after website is entirely overhauled)

~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand

द्विपात dwipat

• Naveen Chandra Pandey, Neha Chopra, G.C. Joshi and Lalit M. Tewari (2020). Diversity of Legumes of Betalghat, Kumaun, Western Himalaya - Biolife; 2020, 8(2); pp 1-9

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa

• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook

മുറികൂട്ടി murikkotti

• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

लांडगु landgu

• Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
• Greening Mumbai = Citizen's Handbook for greening initiatives from balcony gardens to large scale plots
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~

written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha

karkia tasad, luduludia tasad

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand

सम्योजकी samyojaki

• Neelam Kumar - Studies on Plant Diversity of Tehsil Joginder Nagar, District Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, India - JECET, June 2014 - August 2014; Sec.A, Vol.3. No.3, 1272-1281.

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

रूणकारी roonkari

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Raj Kumar Gupta, B. K. Dutta - Vernacular names of the useful plants of north-west Indian arid regions - Journal d'Agriculture Traditionnelle et de Botanique Appliquée | Year 1967 | 14-10-11 | pp. 402-453

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱴᱟᱹᱱᱰᱤ ᱡᱷᱟᱹᱯᱱᱤ tandi jhapni

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

பொரி கரப்பான் தளை pori karappan thalai

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
• Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online by Herbarium JCB. Downloaded on 7 March 2025.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

నేలబరికి nela bariki

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಎಲು ಪೊಟ್ಟಿ elu potti = bone fracture; indicates its therapeutic efficacy in healing bone fracture

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, *Arunachal Pradesh, *Assam, *Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Diu & Daman, *Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, *Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, *Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Lakshadweep islands, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, *Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, *Tripura, *Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.02; last update February 25th, 2025. Last accessed 07/03/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes - Version 10.38 20 July 2010 [accessed: 09 March 2025]

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 14:02 07-03-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:40 09-03-2025 (dd/mm/yyyy) ~~~~~

Fabaceae Papilionaceae annual herb "Zornia gibbosa" "Zornia angustifolia" "Zornia graminea" "grasslike zornia" "grass-like zornia"

Ziziphus rugosa Lam.

ZIZ-ih-fuss -- an ancient Greek name derived from the Persian word zizafun ... Dave's Botanary
roo-GO-suh -- wrinkled ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: wild jujube, wrinkled jujube, zunna berry • Assamese: বন বগৰী bon bogori, ধিধাউ বগৰী dhidhao bogori • Garo: dumakpul, khankhri-wakbuk, khongkhanimakbul, thengkhi-makbil • Gujarati: તોરણ toran • Hindi: चूरना churna • Hruso: khusuguchchi • Jharua: bhot-boguri • Kachari: tauling-asi-kur, thai-gangni-hagra-(gedeba) • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು bili churimullu, ಬೊಮ್ಮರಲು bommaralu, ಚೊಟ್ಟೆ chotte, ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು kottemullu • Karbi: bata-bakuri-arong • Konkani: चुरणी churni, चुन्नां chunna, तोरण toran, झुन्नां zunna • Kuki: wokner • Malayalam: മലന്തുടലി malanthudali • Marathi: चुरण churan, तोरण toran, तुरण turan • Mech: garo-sal, sumusram • Nepali: गमराइ gamaraai, हर्याय बयर haryaaya bayar, काँटा बयर kaantaa bayar • Odia: ଛୁଳକେଲ chulkel, ଚୁନକୋଳି chunkoli, କୋଟାଇ କୋଳି kotaikoli, ଶିମୁ କୋଳି simukoli, ଟିଣ କୋଳି tinkoli • Sanskrit: घोण्टा ghonta • Santali: ᱥᱮᱠᱨᱟ sekra • Tamil: தொடரி totari • Telugu: గొట్టికంప gottikampa, పిండు పరిఘము pindu parighamu • Tulu: ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು kottemullu


botanical names: Ziziphus rugosa Lam. ... accepted infraspecific: Ziziphus rugosa var. rugosa ... heterotypic synonyms: Rhamnus glabrata B.Heyne • Ziziphus glabra Roxb. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 04 March 2025

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

wild jujube

• IMPPAT: A curated database of Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics, Karthikeyan Mohanraj, Bagavathy Shanmugam Karthikeyan, R.P. Vivek-Ananth, R.P. Bharath Chand, S.R. Aparna, P. Mangalapandi and Areejit Samal, Scientific Reports 8:4329 (2018).

wrinkled jujube

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved March 05, 2025

zunna berry

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

বন বগৰী bon bogori

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

ধিধাউ বগৰী dhidhao bogori

• Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook
• or ধিনদাও বগৰী dhindaw bogori ... Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

dumakpul, khankhri-wakbuk, khongkhanimakbul, thengkhi-makbil

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

તોરણ toran

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

चूरना churna

• मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ HRUSO ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Hruso people ... other names for this language: Aka (Angka), Gusso, Hrusso, Tenae

khusuguchchi

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

~~~~~ JHARUA ~~~~~

written in: Bengali-Assamese, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal ... a dialect of Assamese, spoken by Kochs and Hajongs

bhot-boguri

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Cachari, Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa)

tauling-asi-kur, thai-gangni-hagra-(gedeba)

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಬಿಳಿ ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು bili churimullu, ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು kottemullu

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants ... or ಬಿಳಿ ಸುರಿಮುಳ್ಳು bili surimullu
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

ಬೊಮ್ಮರಲು bommaralu

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಬೆಮ್ಮಾರಲು bemmaaralu
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

ಚೊಟ್ಟೆ chotte

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng

bata-bakuri-arong

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

चुन्नां chunna, झुन्नां zunna

• Edible Wild Berries of Goa

चुरणी churni, तोरण toran

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki

wokner

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

മലന്തുടലി malanthudali

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

चुरण churan

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

तोरण toran

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

तुरण turan

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ MECH ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Roman ... spoken by: Mech people (Bodos of north West Bengal)

garo-sal, sumusram

• Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

गमराइ gamaraai, हर्याय बयर haryaaya bayar, काँटा बयर kaantaa bayar

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଛୁଳକେଲ chulkel, କୋଟାଇ କୋଳି kotaikoli

• Many thanks to Dr Prabhat Kumar Das for help with these names ... efloraofindia

ଚୁନକୋଳି chunkoli

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
• or ଚୂନ କୋଳି chunkoli ... Many thanks to Dr Prabhat Kumar Das for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402.
• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.

ଶିମୁ କୋଳି simukoli

• Many thanks to Dr Prabhat Kumar Das for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha.
• Das P K, Sahoo T, Panda P C. Forest trees of Odisha, India: An updated checklist. Plant Science Today. 2022; 9(4): 1021–1031.

ଟିଣ କୋଳି tinkoli

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
• or ଟିନ କୋଳି tinkoli ... Many thanks to Dr Prabhat Kumar Das for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

घोण्टा ghonta

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱥᱮᱠᱨᱟ sekra

• ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

தொடரி totari

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• or துடரி tutari ... விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

గొట్టికంప gottikampa, పిండు పరిఘము pindu parighamu

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು kottemullu

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, !Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, !Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.02; last update February 25th, 2025. Last accessed 04/03/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

! distribution doubtful

~~~~~ Created on: 15:27 04-03-2025 ¦ Last updated: 11:13 07-03-2025 ~~~~~

Rhamnaceae perennial "large shrub" straggler "small tree" Zizyphus "Ziziphus rugosa" "Rhamnus glabrata" "Ziziphus glabra" "wild jujube" "wrinkled jujube" "zunna berry"