Saturday, 27 June 2026

Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.

Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.

pim-pi-NEL-uh -- from a word meaning bi-pinnate ... Dave's Botanary
hey-nee-AH-na -- named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency ... Wikipedia
commonly known as: three-leaf pimpinel • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma • Konkani: रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados • Malayalam: കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera • Marathi: डोंगर जिरा dongar jira • Mundari: तिरिओ tirio • Nagpuri: मारचइया marcheia • Odia: ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti • Santali: ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio • Tamil: செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi • Telugu: కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra

known for: whole plant, root, flowers, seeds
botanical names: Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ... homotypic synonyms: Carum heyneanum (DC.) Franch. • Helosciadium heyneanum DC. ... heterotypic synonyms: Anethum trifoliatum Roxb. • Seseli zeylanicum Rottler ex C.B.Clarke • Sium triternatum Moon ... and more at POWO, retrieved 26 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
three-leaf pimpinel
  • for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma
  • Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2012). - Biodiversity of Kodachadri hill range, Western Ghats. ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma — translates directly to "Wild Ajwain"; the local Kannada-speaking hill communities named it after its highly aromatic, ridges-and-furrows umbellifer seed structure that strongly mimics carom or cumin seeds. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados
  • Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. ... (downloaded: 21 Sept 2020)
  • V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
  • रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados — A historical vernacular name documented in Dalgado’s 1898 Flora. A linguistic hybrid combining the Konkani Ran (wild) with a corruption of the Portuguese Erva-doce (Aniseed / "Sweet Herb"), denoting its identity as a wild anise relative. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera
  • K A Anil Kumar and P S Udayan - Plant diversity of the Attappady hills, Western Ghats :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
  • കോഴി (Kozhi) — literally means "fowl" or "chicken". In traditional Western Ghats tribal nomenclature, the prefix Kozhi - is frequently given to wild herbs of which parts resemble tufted floral/seed arrangements, or leaves alluding to claws/feet of forest birds / wild jungle fowls. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
डोंगर जिरा dongar jira
  • Mulay JR, Sharma PP. - Some Underutilised Plant Resources as a source of food from Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. - Discovery, 2014, 9(23), 58-64 ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • While native Marathi defaults to Jire (जिरे), the spelling Jira (जिरा) reflects a localized Hindi/Urdu linguistic influence specific to the historical Deccan trade corridors like Ahmednagar (officially renamed as Ahilyanagar), where the masculine Hindi suffix was absorbed into regional botanical naming. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
तिरिओ tirio
~~~~~ NAGPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नागपुरी), Kaithi (historically) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha ... spoken by: Nagpuria people, also Nagpuri or Sadan ... other names for this language: Sadri, Sadani
मारचइया marcheia
  • Records of the Botanical Survey of India ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • Kirtikar, K.R.; Basu, B.D. - Indian Medicinal Plants Vol 2 ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • मारचइया marcheia — A regional forest name recorded in the Jaspur tract. Likely an aromatic descriptor related to the pungent or spicy scent profile (marcha/marich) of the crushed wild umbellifer seeds. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi
  • Yercaud Ilango - Tamil names of Botanical names ... (downloaded: Jun 23, 2022)
  • செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi — translates to "The Wealthy Person's Plant". ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra
  • SH, Baquer & ISR, Krishna & Bhakshu, Mahmmad & Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2008). Proceedings of the National Seminar on Conservation of Eastern Ghats: Flora. ... (downloaded: June 27, 2026)
  • The name konda jeelakarra ("Hill Cumin") perfectly reflects its specific mountain ecology and its cumin-like umbellifer fruits. ... compiled from the web.
  • A variant "Adivi jeelakarra" (అడివి జీലకర్ర) exists as an unverified field proxy in singular Srikakulam tribal logs. [↗]. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, *Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found / shared vernacular names in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 21:57 26-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 17:08 27-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Apiaceae annual herb "Pimpinella heyneana" "Carum heyneanum" "Helosciadium heyneanum" "Anethum trifoliatum" "Seseli zeylanicum" "Sium triternatum"
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Friday, 26 June 2026

Pimpinella adscendens Dalzell

Pimpinella adscendens Dalzell

pim-pi-NEL-uh -- from a word meaning bi-pinnate ... Dave's Botanary
ad-SEN-denz -- ascending (rising upwards), referring to the flowering branchlets erect habit ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: pine pimpinel • Marathi: गाजरी gaajri

known for: rhizome, leaves
botanical names: Pimpinella adscendens Dalzell ... heterotypic synonyms: Pimpinella pinetorum Merr. ... POWO, retrieved 26 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
pine pimpinel
  • Flowers of India ... (accessed: June 26, 2026)
  • The name "Pine Pimpinel" for a tropical herb hailing from the northern Western Ghats — where wild pine trees simply do not exist, amounts to a fascinating botanical paradox. Long after Dalzell described Pimpinella adscendens in 1850, American botanist Elmer Drew Merrill encountered the exact same species in 1926, thousands of miles away in the high-altitude mountains of Luzon, Philippines. There, the trailing herb carpeted the floors of native, subtropical pine forests. Believing it to be an undiscovered species, Merrill named it Pimpinella pinetorum — literally translating to "Pimpinella of the pine woods." ... compiled from the web.
  • Capitalizing on this historical synonym, Tabish Qureshi of the famed digital botanical database "Flowers of India", later coined the catchy English common name "Pine Pimpinel". The name has stuck remarkably well, beautifully preserving the plant's unique, cross-oceanic history.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
गाजरी gaajri
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
**Goa, *Karnataka, **Kerala, Maharashtra; not endemic to India; known to be distributed globally in the Philippines.
* no given name / no name found / shared vernacular names in the regional language(s) of the state
** distribution doubtful
~~~~~ Created on: 13:44 26-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 18:42 26-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Apiaceae perennial herb "Pimpinella adscendens" "Pimpinella pinetorum" "pine pimpinel"
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Selinum vaginatum (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke

Selinum vaginatum (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke

SEL-in-um -- ancient Greek selinon (parsley OR celery) ... compiled from the web
vaj-in-AH-tum or vaj-in-AY-tum -- with a sheath ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: bhutkeshi • Dogri: भूतकेसी bhutkesi • Garhwali: नेसरावलो nesrawlo, तग्गर taggar • Hindi: भूतबेरी bhutberi, भूतकेशी bhutkeshi, मुरा mura, नकली जटामान्सी nakli-jatamansi • Kashmiri: भूतकेशी bhootakeshi, पेशवारी peshavari, पुष्वारी pushwari • Kinnauri: मठोसल mathosal • Kumaoni: भूतकेश bhutkesh, मूर moor • Pahari: भूतजटा bhutjata, मठोसल mathosal • Sanskrit: बल्गना balgana, भूतकेशी bhutkeshi, हयग्रीव hayagriva, मुरा mura, मूर्वा murva

known for: dried root, dried fruit
botanical names: Selinum vaginatum (Edgew.) C.B.Clarke ... homotypic synonyms: Cortia vaginata Edgew. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 25 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
bhutkeshi
  • Flowers of India ... (accessed: June 25, 2026)
  • Because this plant is an alpine wildcraft species endemic to India and parts of Pakistan/Nepal, no native English-speaking populations ever lived alongside it to give it a grassroots name. Trying to sell or buy it as "Indian milk parsley" in a local market would just result in blank stares; it is strictly known by the popular vernacular trade name bhutkeshi. The name translates to "ghost's hair" referring to the dense, fibrous, hair-like remnants of old leaves covering the root base. It is frequently utilized in local spiritual rituals to ward off negative energies, hence the "bhut" or ghost prefix. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
भूतकेसी bhutkesi
  • Sumeet Gairola, Jyotsana Sharma, Yashbir Singh Bedi - A cross-cultural analysis of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh (India) medicinal plant use - Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 155, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 925-986, ISSN 0378-8741 ... (downloaded: Jan 29, 2022)
  • भूतकेसी bhutkesi and भूतकेशी bhootkeshi are orthographic variants. In day-to-day spoken dialects across Jammu, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, native speakers frequently flatten the श to स ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
नेसरावलो nesrawlo
तग्गर taggar
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
भूतबेरी bhutberi
भूतकेशी bhutkeshi, मुरा mura
नकली जटामान्सी nakli-jatamansi
  • Niranjan Chandra Shah - On the history, botany, distribution, uses and conservation aspects of Nardostachys jatamansi in India ... (accessed: June 25, 2026)
  • नकली जटामान्सी nakli-jatamansi — Literally meaning "False Jatamansi". In the herbal trade hubs of Dehradun, Rishikesh, and Tanakpur, local forest collectors heavily trade the roots under this direct title because it functions as the absolute primary commercial substitute/adulterant for critically endangered Nardostachys jatamansi. ... compiled from the web.
  • orthographic variant: जटामांसी jatamansi
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी) ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur
भूतकेशी bhootakeshi, पुष्वारी pushwari (or पुशवारी pushwari)
  • The Useful Plants of India (CSIR, Publications & Information Directorate)
  • पुष्वारी pushwari or पुशवारी pushwari — In North Kashmir's high-altitude Kupwara district (specifically within the sub-alpine Machil/Machaal sector), there is a well-known, high-altitude border village and pasture tract named Pushwari (पुष्वारी / पुशवारी). Because Selinum vaginatum thrives extensively in the moist, alpine meadows of this exact geographical pocket, the local herdsmen, collectors, and traders nicknamed the herb after the locality where they gathered it in large quantities. ... compiled from the web.
पेशवारी peshavari
  • Chaudhary A, Arjun, Devi S. An Overview of Selinum vaginatum – A Medicinal Plant Species: Broad Features, Phytochemical Constituents, and Pharmacological Action. Asian Pac. J. Health Sci., 2022;9(2):251-257. ... (accessed: June 25, 2026)
  • The Historic Trade Route: Historically, high-altitude Kashmiri herbs collected along the line of control (near Kupwara and Gurez) were transported through the major trans-Himalayan trading corridors directly to the large, historic wholesale distribution markets of Peshawar (pre-independence India). ... compiled from the web.
  • The Commercial Tag: In historical crude drug markets, raw roots were branded by traders according to their primary market clearing hubs. Roots sourced from the Kashmir-Pakistan borderlands that passed through this trade route were stamped and sold as "Peshavari" (or Peshawari) to denote their specific sub-alpine, highly aromatic quality. ... compiled from the web.
  • The Twin Terms: This is why "Peshavari" is almost always listed as a twin trade name directly alongside "Pushwari" (the actual village where it is picked in Kashmir) in historical CSIR records and the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ KINNAURI ~~~~~
oral language, written in: Devanagari (किन्नौरी) / Tibetan (ཀིནྣཽརཱི) ... spoken in: Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh ... many linguistic varieties ... spoken by Kinnaura people
मठोसल mathosal
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
भूतकेश bhutkesh
  • ICAR - National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources - "Bhutkesh" Passport information of "Uttarakhand" State - Ministry of Agriculture (Govt. of India) ... (accessed: June 25, 2026)
  • भूतकेश bhutkesh — a regional phonetic truncation dropping the trailing vowel sound of standard Hindi (भूतकेशी). This shift from शी to श reflects an intentional regional accent rather than a typographic error. ... compiled from the web.
मूर moor
~~~~~ 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
भूतजटा bhutjata
  • Parveen Kumar Sharma, N. S. Chauhan, Brij Lal, Amjad M. Husaini (India), Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva (Japan), Punam (India) - Conservation of Phyto-diversity of Parvati Valley in Northwestern Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh, India - Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and Biotechnology - Volume 4 Special Issue 1 2010, pp 47-63 ... (accessed: June 25, 2026)
  • In wider North Indian botanical databases and classical texts, Bhutjata is a heavily shared moniker: Nardostachys jatamansi [↗], Corydalis govaniana [↗] ... compiled from the web.
मठोसल mathosal
  • Srivastava, Ravi & Dixit, Pooja & Singh, Lav & Verma, Praveen & Saxena, Gauri. (2018). Status of Selinum spp. L. a Himalayan Medicinal Plant in India: A Review of Its Pharmacology, Phytochemistry and Traditional Uses. Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 20. 10.2174/1389201020666181227150829. ... (accessed: June 25, 2026)
  • Historically, some local populations applied Mathosal directly to the sister species Selinum tenuifolium (now considered Ligusticopsis wallichiana). However, because the roots of S. vaginatum and S. tenuifolium are heavily gathered interchangeably as commercial substitutes for Bhutkeshi and utilized together in traditional Dhoop (incense) preparation, मठोसल is widely accepted and documented as a shared vernacular name for both species across the Himachali Pahari language belt. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
बल्गना balgana, भूतकेशी bhutkeshi, हयग्रीव hayagriva, मुरा mura, मूर्वा murva
  • PCIM&H Monograph Database Portal - The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (Part I, Vol. VI, 2008), Ministry of Ayush ... (accessed: June 25, 2026)
  • The listed Sanskrit names are ancient; however, legally and officially anchoring them to definitive botanical species is achieved by modern scientists and Ayurvedic scholars with the help of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API). The Government of India established the Pharmacopoeia Commission for Indian Medicine & Homoeopathy (PCIM&H) under the Ministry of AYUSH to eliminate chaos and prevent dangerous substitutions in commercial manufacturing [↗].
  • बल्गना balgana is an elusive name. It is not found in the standard general-vocabulary lexicons like the Digital Dictionaries of South Asia (DDSA) [↗], Learn Sanskrit [↗], ॥ विकिशब्दकोशः॥ [↗] or even FRLHT & NMPB's Indian Medicinal Plants Database [↗]. The source of "balgana" in literature — Acharya Bhavamishra officially cataloged Selinum vaginatum under the name 'balgana' in the Bhavaprakasha Nighantu [↗].
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
~~~~~ Created on: 11:34 25-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 00:29 26-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Apiaceae perennial herb "Selinum vaginatum" "Cortia vaginata" bhutkeshi
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Wednesday, 24 June 2026

Ligusticopsis wallichiana (DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov

Ligusticopsis wallichiana (DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov

lih-GUS-tih-KOP-sis -- from Latin Ligusticum (older genus name); Greek opsis (resemblance) -- having the appearance of Ligusticum species ... compiled from web
wal-ik-ee-AH-nuh -- named for Dr. Nathaniel Wallich, Danish plant hunter, botanist and physician ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: milk parsley • Dogri: भूतकेशी bhootkeshi, मठोसल mathosal • Garhwali: नेसरावलो nesrawlo • Kinnauri: मठोसल mathosal • Kumaoni: मूर moor • Nepali: भूतकेश bhootakesh • Pahari: मठोसल mathosal • Pan-Himalayan: मुरामांसी muramansi, मुरवा murva

known for: whole plant, dried root, dried fruits
botanical names: Ligusticopsis wallichiana (DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov ... homotypic synonyms: Peucedanum wallichianum DC. • Selinum wallichianum (DC.) Raizada & H.O.Saxena ... heterotypic synonyms: Selinum tenuifolium Wall. ex DC. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 24 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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
milk parsley
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
भूतकेशी bhootkeshi
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
मठोसल mathosal
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
नेसरावलो nesrawlo
~~~~~ KINNAURI ~~~~~
oral language, written in: Devanagari (किन्नौरी) / Tibetan (ཀིནྣཽརཱི) ... spoken in: Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh ... many linguistic varieties ... spoken by Kinnaura people
मठोसल mathosal
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
मूर moor
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
भूतकेश bhootakesh
~~~~~ 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
मठोसल mathosal
~~~~~ PAN-HIMALAYAN ~~~~~
मुरामांसी muramansi, मुरवा murva
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
**Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, **Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
** not recorded
~~~~~ Created on: 11:59 24-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 20:46 24-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Apiaceae perennial herb "Ligusticopsis wallichiana" "Peucedanum wallichianum" "Selinum wallichianum" "Selinum tenuifolium" "milk parsley"
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Tuesday, 23 June 2026

Eryngium foetidum L.

Eryngium foetidum L.

er-RIN-jee-um -- Greek eryngion (sea holly); may also come from the Greek for eructate as it was used to treat flatulence ... Dave's Botanary
FET-uh-dum -- stinking ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: culantro, long coriander, Mexican coriander, sawtooth coriander, spiny coriander, stove plant, wild coriander • Adi: hariyo, ori, migom-ori, ori-ritak • Ahom: মান-ধনীয়া man-dhania • Angami: dunia • Apatani: dhuniya patta • Arabic: قرصعنة كريهة الرائحة qursu'anah karihat ar-ra'ihah • Assamese: বন-ধনীয়া bon-dhoniya, জাংলী মেমেধু jongali memedhu, মান-ধনীয়া man-dhoniya • Bengali: বিলাতী ধনিয়া bilati dhoniya, বন ধনিয়া bon dhoniya, চাটনী পাতা chatni pata • Bhumij: ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ jangli dhania • Bodo: गंगार दुन्दिया gangar dundiya • Galo: rithak • Garo: etucha-bellock, mibitchi, samskal • Hajong: pongrapata • Hindi: बन धनिया ban dhaniya • Hmar: bachikhawm • Kachari: podomosolla • Kannada: ಘಟ್ಟದ ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ghattada kotthambari, ಜಾತಿ ಸಮ್ಬರ jaati sambara,ಕಾಡು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ kaadu kotthambari, ಸಮ್ಬರ ಸೊಪ್ಪು sambara soppu • Karbi: bakhor, vorek jokasu • Khasi: dhania-khlaw • Koch: kalijibha pan • Konkani: बिट्टा कोथमीर bitta kothmir, रान कोथमीर ran kothmir • Malayalam: ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മല്ലി afrikkan malli, മല്ലിചീര malli cheera • Manipuri: ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ awa phadigom, ꯍꯥꯎ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ hao maroi, ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯣꯝ kwak phadigom, ꯉꯥꯞꯔꯨꯝ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ ngaprum maroi, ꯁꯥꯃꯔꯣꯢ sa-maroi • Maring: ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ awa phadigom • Mizo: ba-chi-khawn, bahkhawr • Nepali: बर्मेली धनियाँ barmelee dhaniyaa, वन धनियाँ van dhaniyaa • Nyishi: jongli dhaniya • Odia: ବଣ ଧଣିଆ ban dhania, ବିଲାତି ଧନିଆ bilaiti dhania, ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ jangli dhania, କଟକୀ ଧନିଆ kataki dhania • Rabha: ganda-khutulai, katamosla • Tagin: dhaniya pat, nyipak dhania, nyipak ori • Tamil: அந்தமான் கொத்தமல்லி andaman koththamalli, பெங்களூர் கொத்தமல்லி bengaloor kothamalli • Tangkhul: kashat phatekom, lam sachikom • Tangsa: panchi • Telugu: బ్రహ్మ కొత్తిమీర brahma kottimeera • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬ್ರಿ kattu kotthambri

known for: leaves
botanical names: Eryngium foetidum L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
culantro, Mexican coriander, sawtooth coriander
  • Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
long coriander, wild coriander
spiny coriander
stove plant
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
hariyo
ori, migom-ori, ori-ritak
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
মান-ধনীয়া man-dhania
~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie
dunia
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
dhuniya patta
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
قرصعنة كريهة الرائحة qursu'anah karihat ar-ra'ihah
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
বন-ধনীয়া bon-dhoniya, মান-ধনীয়া man-dhoniya
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
  • The prefix মান man historically relates to the Burmese region; denotes the plant as an introduced or "foreign" coriander variety that entered region of Assam via old trade routes from the east. ... compiled from web.
জাংলী মেমেধু jongali memedhu
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
বিলাতী ধনিয়া bilati dhoniya, বন ধনিয়া bon dhoniya, চাটনী পাতা chatni pata
~~~~~ BHUMIJ ~~~~~
written in: Ol Onal, Bengali (ভূমিজ) • Odia (ଭୁମିଜ୍) • Devanagari (भूमिज) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, Assam ... spoken by Bhumija people
ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ jangli dhania
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
गंगार दुन्दिया gangar dundiya
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
  • The prefix gangar marks its connection to the high-altitude, uncultivated hill regions. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ GALO ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
rithak
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
etucha-bellock
mibitchi
samskal
~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal
pongrapata
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
बन धनिया ban dhaniya
~~~~~ HMAR ~~~~~
written in: Roman (Hmar Hawrawp) ... spoken in: Mizoram, Manipur, Assam, Tripura, and Meghalaya
bachikhawm
~~~~~ 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)
podomosolla
  • U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das - Flora of Assam - Vol II
  • When U.N. Kanjilal and his co-authors compiled Flora of Assam in the early 20th century, they recorded tribal names phonetically using English/Latin characters based on what they heard on the ground. The spelling "podomosolla" is a combination of local phonetic roots (likely capturing the words podmo (lotus), and mosolla (spice or masala). ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಘಟ್ಟದ ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ ghattada kotthambari, ಕಾಡು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬರಿ kaadu kotthambari
ಜಾತಿ ಸಮ್ಬರ jaati sambara, ಸಮ್ಬರ ಸೊಪ್ಪು sambara soppu
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
bakhor, vorek jokasu
  • XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: June 21, 2026)
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
dhania-khlaw
~~~~~ KOCH ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Bengali, Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, lower Assam, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Koch people, including Koch-Rajbongshi or Koch-Rajbonshi
kalijibha pan
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
बिट्टा कोथमीर bitta kothmir, रान कोथमीर ran kothmir
  • These folk names are prevalent in Goa. While kothmir means "true coriander", the descriptor prefix bitta reflects the plant's pungent smell. Bitta, is derived from regional roots indicating intense smell, reflecting the herb's strong aroma. The descriptor prefix Ran means belonging to forest or wilderness. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മല്ലി afrikkan malli
മല്ലിചീര malli cheera
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ awa phadigom
ꯍꯥꯎ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ hao maroi, ꯀ꯭ꯋꯥꯛ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯣꯝ kwak phadigom, ꯉꯥꯞꯔꯨꯝ ꯃꯔꯣꯢ ngaprum maroi
ꯁꯥꯃꯔꯣꯢ sa-maroi
~~~~~ MARING ~~~~~
written in: Meitei (ꯃꯔꯤꯡ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... spoken by Maring people ... not to be confused with the Maring language of New Guinea
ꯑꯋꯥ ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯦꯝ awa phadigom
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
bahkhawr
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
बर्मेली धनियाँ barmelee dhaniyaa, वन धनियाँ van dhaniyaa
  • 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
jongli dhaniya
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଣ ଧଣିଆ ban dhania
ବିଲାତି ଧନିଆ bilaiti dhania, ଜଙ୍ଗଲି ଧନିଆ jangli dhania
କଟକୀ ଧନିଆ kataki dhania
  • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; The Flora of Similipahar. ... compiled from web.
  • In local trade routes, the adjective "Kataki" means "belonging to Cuttack (Katak)" — the old commercial and trade heart of Odisha. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
ganda-khutulai, katamosla
~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: West Dafla, Bangni ... spoken by: Tagin people or Ghasi Miri people
dhaniya pat, nyipak ori
nyipak dhania
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
அந்தமான் கொத்தமல்லி andaman koththamalli, பெங்களூர் கொத்தமல்லி bengaloor kothamalli
  • Yercaud Ilango - Tamil names of Botanical names ... (downloaded: Jun 23, 2022)
  • "Andaman" and "Bengaloor" function as geographic market tags, reflecting the specific trade routes through which the fresh herb or its seeds enter Tamil Nadu's botanical and culinary circles. ... compiled from web.
~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people
kashat phatekom
lam sachikom
~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~
written in: Tangsa, Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga
panchi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
బ్రహ్మ కొత్తిమీర brahma kottimeera
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಕೊತ್ತಂಬ್ರಿ kattu kotthambri
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
introduced, naturalized, cultivated; Andaman and Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
~~~~~ Created on: 18:45 21-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 13:39 24-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Apiaceae introduced naturalized cultivated biennial herb "Eryngium foetidum" culantro "long coriander" "Mexican coriander" "sawtooth coriander" "spiny coriander" "stove plant" "wild coriander"
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