ak-ky-RAN-thees -- Greek:
achyr (chaff);
anthos (flower) ...
Dave's Botanary
AS-per-uh -- rough ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: crocus stuff, crokars staff, devil's horsewhip, prickly chaff-flower •
Assamese: অপমাগ apamaga, বনশোধ bonsodh, ওভতকাটা obhatakata , ওভটা গুটি obhota guti, ওভটাশোধ ovotasodh, উল্টিহট ultihot •
Bengali: অপামার্গ apamarga, আপাং apang •
Bodo: मोनामजारि mwnamzari •
Garo: champang-michel •
Gujarati: અઘેડો aghedo, અપામાર્ગ apamarga •
Hajong: ultwa nengra •
Hindi: अघाड़ा aghara, अपामार्ग apamarga, चिरचिरा chirchira, चिरचिटा chirchita, धानुष्का dhanushka, दुग्धिनिका dugdhinika, दुरभिग्रह durabhigrah, लटजीरा latjira, मधुकर madhukar, मयूर mayur, प्रत्यकपर्णी pratyakparni, प्रत्यकपुष्पी pratyakpushpi, तरुण tarun, उल्टा कांटा ulta kanta, वशीर vashir •
Kachari: sam-songi •
Kachchhi: કાંઢેરો આઘાડો kandero aghado •
Kannada: ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ uttarani •
Karbi: non-phak-pe •
Khasi: soh-byrthied •
Koch: kachipha pan •
Konkani: आघाडो aghado, ಕಾಂಟಮೊಗ್ರಿ kantamogri •
Kuki: chik-kai-rek •
Maithili: दतिवन dativan •
Malayalam: വൻകടലാടി vankadalaadi •
Manipuri: ꯈꯨꯖꯨꯝꯄꯦꯔꯦ khujumpere •
Marathi: अघाडा aghada, अपामार्ग apamarga, खरमंजरी kharamanjari, किणी kini, सूराट suraat •
Mizo: bu-chhawl, ui-hlo •
Nepali: अकमारो akamaro, अपामार्ग apaamaarg, दतिवन datiwan, जम्दी jamdee, काली झार kaalee jhaar, उल्टो कुरो ulto kuro •
Nyishi: torgom •
Odia: ଆକୃତିଚ୍ଛତ୍ରା akrutichchhatra, ଅପାମାର୍ଗ apamarga, ଚମତ୍କାର chamatkara, ଧାମାର୍ଗବ dhamargaba, କେଶପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ keshaparnni, ଖରମଞ୍ଜରୀ kharamanjari, କ୍ଷାରମଧ୍ଯ ksharamadhya, ପରାକ୍ପୁଷ୍ପୀ parakpushpi, ରକ୍ତ ବିନ୍ଦୁ rakta bindu, ରକ୍ତବିଟ୍ raktabit, ଶିଖୀ sikhi, ସ୍ଥୂଳ ମଞ୍ଜରୀ sthula manjari •
Pali: मोरगु moragu •
Punjabi: ਪੁੱਠ ਕੰਡਾ putth kanda •
Rajasthani: आंधी झड़ा andhi jhara, लटजीरा latjira, मोडो कांटो modo kanto •
Sanskrit: अधामार्गव adhamargava, अधोघण्टा adhoghanta, अध्वशल्य adhvashalya, आघाट aghata, आकृतिच्छत्त्रा akrticchattra, अक्षर akshara, अपामार्ग apamarga, चमत्कार chamatkara, धामार्गव dhamargava, धानुष्का dhanushka, दुरभिग्रह durabhigraha, घण्टा ghanta, गिरिकर्णिका girikarnika, काण्डीर kandira, करमण्डलिन् karamandalin, करम्भक karambhaka, कर्कटवल्ली karkatavalli, कर्कवल्ली karkavalli, कटुमञ्जरिका katumanjarika, केशपर्णी keshaparni, खरमञ्जरी kharamanjari, किणि kini, कीशपर्ण kishaparna, क्षारमध्य ksharamadhya, क्षवक kshavaka, कुब्ज kubja, लिङ्गवर्धिणी lingavardhini, मधुकर madhukara, महादिकटभी mahadikatabhi, महाशौण्डी mahashaundi, महाश्वेता mahashveta, मालाकण्ठ malakantha, मर्कटपिप्पली markatapippali, पाण्डुकण्टक pandukantaka, पङ्क्तिकण्टक panktikantaka, पराक्पुष्पी parakpushpi, पत्त्रिन् pattrin, प्रत्यक्पर्णी pratyakparni, प्रत्यक्पुष्पी pratyakpushpi, रक्तापामार्ग raktapamarga, शैखरिक shaikharika, शिखरिन् shikharin, शिरोवृत्तफल shirovrttaphala, स्फुलमञ्जरी sphulamanjari, स्थलमञ्जरी sthalamanjari, तृणशौण्डिका trnashaundika, वार vara, वशीर vashira •
Santali: ᱪᱤᱯᱪᱤᱨᱤᱯ chipchirip •
Tamil: ஆகாடம் akatam, அபாமார்க்கம் apamarkkam, நாயுரீஇ nay-urii, நாயுருவி nayuruvi •
Telugu: అంటీశ antish, అపామార్గము apamaargamu, దుబ్బిన చెట్టు dubbinachettu, ప్రత్యక్పుష్పి pratyakpushpi, ఉత్తరేణు uttarenu •
Tibetan: ཨ་པ་མ་རྒ a pa ma rga •
Tulu: ಉತ್ತರಣೆ uttarane •
Urdu: اگهاڙا aghara, چرچرا chirchira
botanical names:
Achyranthes aspera L. ...
synonyms &
accepted infraspecifics listed at
POWO, retrieved 19 October 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
crocus stuff, crokars staff
- PIER species info
... it is interesting to note that the above two names are homophonous (meaning: both sound same when spoken); perhaps only one of them is apt, other has merely caught on
devil's horsewhip
prickly chaff-flower
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
অপমাগ apamaga
- Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
- or অপমাৰ্গ apamarg ... Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook
বনশোধ bonsodh
- Many thanks to Ratneswar Kachari for help with this name ... facebook
- or বনসত bonxoth ... Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook
ওভতকাটা obhatakata
- Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
, ওভটা গুটি obhota guti
- Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook
ওভটাশোধ ovotasodh
- Many thanks to Ratneswar Kachari for help with this name ... facebook
, উল্টিহট ultihot
- Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook
- Flora of Assam Vol IV by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, R N De, A Das
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
অপামার্গ apamarga, আপাং apang
- Many thanks to Dr Shahadat Hossain for help with these names facebook
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
मोनामजारि mwnamzari
- XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
champang-michel
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
અઘેડો aghedo (or અઘાડો aghado, અઘેડી aghedi), અપામાર્ગ apamarga
~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal
ultwa nengra
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
अघाड़ा aghara, चिरचिरा chirchira (or चिड़चिड़ा chirchira), धानुष्का dhanushka, दुग्धिनिका dugdhinika, दुरभिग्रह durabhigrah, मधुकर madhukar, मयूर mayur, प्रत्यकपर्णी pratyakparni, प्रत्यकपुष्पी pratyakpushpi, तरुण tarun, वशीर vashir
अपामार्ग apamarga, चिरचिटा chirchita, लटजीरा latjira
उल्टा कांटा ulta kanta
~~~~~ 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)
sam-songi
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
કાંઢેરો આઘાડો kandero aghado
- or આઘાડો aghado, આગાડો agado ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ uttarani
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
non-phak-pe
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
soh-byrthied
~~~~~ KOCH ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Bengali, Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, lower Assam, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Koch people, including Koch-Rajbongshi or Koch-Rajbonshi
kachipha pan
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in:
Devanagari (कोंकणी) /
Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) /
Romi (
Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
आघाडो aghado
ಕಾಂಟಮೊಗ್ರಿ kantamogri
~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki
chik-kai-rek
~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मैथिली) ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand
दतिवन dativan
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
വൻകടലാടി vankadalaadi
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯈꯨꯖꯨꯝꯄꯦꯔꯦ khujumpere
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
अघाडा aghada
अपामार्ग apamarga, खरमंजरी kharamanjari, किणी kini
सूराट suraat
- FLORA OF BARDA MOUNTAIN (KATHIAWAD) by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1910
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
अकमारो akamaro, अपामार्ग apaamaarg, दतिवन datiwan, जम्दी jamdee, काली झार kaalee jhaar, उल्टो कुरो ulto kuro (or कुरो kuro)
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for this name ... 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
torgom
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଆକୃତିଚ୍ଛତ୍ରା akrutichchhatra, ଚମତ୍କାର chamatkara, ଖରମଞ୍ଜରୀ kharamanjari, କ୍ଷାରମଧ୍ଯ ksharamadhya, ପରାକ୍ପୁଷ୍ପୀ parakpushpi, ଶିଖୀ sikhi, ସ୍ଥୂଳ ମଞ୍ଜରୀ sthula manjari
ଅପାମାର୍ଗ apamarga
ଧାମାର୍ଗବ dhamargaba, କେଶପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ keshaparnni, ରକ୍ତ ବିନ୍ଦୁ rakta bindu, ରକ୍ତବିଟ୍ raktabit, ରକ୍ତାପାମାର୍ଗ raktapamarga,
~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पालि) ... used by priests and scholars, the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism
मोरगु moragu
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਪੁੱਠ ਕੰਡਾ putth kanda
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
आंधी झड़ा andhi jhara
लटजीरा latjira
मोडो कांटो modo kanto
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
अधामार्गव adhamargava, अधोघण्टा adhoghanta, अध्वशल्य adhvashalya, आघाट aghata, आकृतिच्छत्त्रा akrticchattra, अक्षर akshara, अपामार्ग apamarga, चमत्कार chamatkara, धामार्गव dhamargava, धानुष्का dhanushka, दुरभिग्रह durabhigraha, घण्टा ghanta, गिरिकर्णिका girikarnika, काण्डीर kandira, करमण्डलिन् karamandalin, करम्भक karambhaka, कर्कटवल्ली karkatavalli, कर्कवल्ली karkavalli, कटुमञ्जरिका katumanjarika, केशपर्णी keshaparni, खरमञ्जरी kharamanjari, किणि kini, कीशपर्ण kishaparna, क्षारमध्य ksharamadhya, क्षवक kshavaka, कुब्ज kubja, लिङ्गवर्धिणी lingavardhini, मधुकर madhukara, महादिकटभी mahadikatabhi, महाशौण्डी mahashaundi, महाश्वेता mahashveta, मालाकण्ठ malakantha, मर्कटपिप्पली markatapippali, पाण्डुकण्टक pandukantaka, पङ्क्तिकण्टक panktikantaka, पराक्पुष्पी parakpushpi, पत्त्रिन् pattrin, प्रत्यक्पर्णी pratyakparni, प्रत्यक्पुष्पी pratyakpushpi, रक्तापामार्ग raktapamarga, शैखरिक shaikharika, शिखरिन् shikharin, शिरोवृत्तफल shirovrttaphala, स्फुलमञ्जरी sphulamanjari, स्थलमञ्जरी sthalamanjari, तृणशौण्डिका trnashaundika, वार vara, वशीर vashira (वसिर vasira, वसीर vasira)
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱪᱤᱯᱪᱤᱨᱤᱯ chipchirip
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஆகாடம் akatam, அபாமார்க்கம் apamarkkam
நாயுரீஇ nay-urii, நாயுருவி nayuruvi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
అంటీశ antisha (అంటిస antisa), అపామార్గము apamaargamu, దుబ్బిన చెట్టు dubbinachettu
ప్రత్యక్పుష్పి pratyakpushpi
ఉత్తరేణు uttarenu
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
ཨ་པ་མ་རྒ a pa ma rga
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಉತ್ತರಣೆ uttarane
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
اگهاڙا aghara, چرچرا chirchira
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Amaranthaceae annual "short-lived perennial" herb subshrub "Achyranthes aspera" "crocus stuff" "crokars staff" "devil's horsewhip" "prickly chaff-flower"
