Names of Plants in India: Achyranthes aspera L.

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, ওভটাশোধ ovotasodh • Bengali: অপামার্গ apamarga, আপাং apang • Garo: champangmichel • Gujarati: અઘેડો aghedo, અપામાર્ગ apamarga • 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 • Kachchhi: કાંઢેરો આઘાડો kandero aghado • Kannada: ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ uttarani • Konkani: आघाडो aghado, बेल्लो bello, ಕಾಂಟಮೊಗ್ರಿ kantamogri • Maithili: दतिवन dativan • Malayalam: കടലാടി katalati, വൻകടലാടി vankadalaadi • Manipuri: ꯈꯨꯖꯨꯝꯄꯦꯔꯦ* khujumpere • Marathi: अघाडा aghada, अपामार्ग apamarga, खरमंजरी kharamanjari, किणी kini, सूराट suraat • Nepali: अकमारो akamaro, अपामार्ग apaamaarg, दतिवन datiwan, जम्दी jamdee, काली झार kaalee jhaar, उल्टो कुरो ulto kuro • 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: आघीजाडो aagijaado • 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: cipcirip, cipirit • 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: status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

crocus stuff

PIER species info

crokars staff

PIER species info

It is interesting to note that the two names of this plant: crocus stuff and crokars staff are homophonous - both sound same when spoken. Wondering whether one of them is not a valid name for this plant.

devil's horsewhip

Useful Tropical Plants

prickly chaff-flower

or just chaff-flower ... Wikipedia
A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

অপমাগ apamaga

Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for his help with this name ... facebook

বনশোধ bonsodh

Many thanks to Ratneswar Kachari for this name in his post ... facebook

ওভতকাটা obhatakata

Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for his help with this name ... facebook

ওভটাশোধ ovotasodh

Many thanks to Ratneswar Kachari for this name in his post ... facebook

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

অপামার্গ apamarga

Many thanks to Dr Shahadat Hossain for this name in his post at facebook

আপাং apang

Many thanks to Dr Shahadat Hossain for this name in his post at facebook

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

champangmichel

Ethnobotany of Garo tribe of Bongaigaon district, Assam by Mrigen Das

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

અઘેડો aghedo

or અઘાડો aghado, અઘેડી aghedi ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે જે ઝાલા)

અપામાર્ગ apamarga

વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે જે ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

अघाड़ा aghara

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

अपामार्ग apamarga

चिरचिरा chirchira

also चिड़चिड़ा chirchira ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
कृषिका

चिरचिटा chirchita

धानुष्का dhanushka

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

दुग्धिनिका dugdhinika

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

दुरभिग्रह durabhigrah

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

लटजीरा latjira

मधुकर madhukar

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

मयूर mayur

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
this name shared with Celosia cristata L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

प्रत्यकपर्णी pratyakparni

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

प्रत्यकपुष्पी pratyakpushpi

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

तरुण tarun

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
this name shared with Ricinus communis L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

उल्टा कांटा ulta kanta

Flowers of India

वशीर vashir

A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
this name shared with Pothos officinalis Roxb. ... synonym of Scindapsus officinalis (Roxb.) Schott ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

કાંઢેરો આઘાડો kandero aghado

or just આઘાડો aghado, આગાડો agado ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ uttarani

also ಉತ್ತರಣೆ uttarane ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

आघाडो aghado

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

बेल्लो bello

Glimpses of Biodiversity in Panaji

ಕಾಂಟಮೊಗ್ರಿ kantamogri

Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~

दतिवन dativan

Wikipedia

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കടലാടി katalati

വൻകടലാടി vankadalaadi

Wikipedia

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

ꯈꯨꯖꯨꯝꯄꯦꯔꯦ* khujumpere

Flowers of India
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~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

अघाडा aghada

also आगडा agada ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

अपामार्ग apamarga

A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

खरमंजरी kharamanjari

A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

किणी kini

A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

सूराट suraat

FLORA OF BARDA MOUNTAIN (KATHIAWAD) by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1910
PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

अकमारो akamaro

Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for this name ... efloraofindia

अपामार्ग apaamaarg

Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for this name ... efloraofindia

दतिवन datiwan

Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for this name ... efloraofindia

जम्दी jamdee

Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for this name ... efloraofindia

काली झार kaalee jhaar

Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for this name ... efloraofindia

उल्टो कुरो ulto kuro

or just कुरो kuro ... many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

ଆକୃତିଚ୍ଛତ୍ରା akrutichchhatra

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ଅପାମାର୍ଗ apamarga

Wikipedia

ଚମତ୍କାର chamatkara

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ଧାମାର୍ଗବ dhamargaba

the red variety of the plant ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

କେଶପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ keshaparnni

the red variety of the plant ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ଖରମଞ୍ଜରୀ kharamanjari

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

କ୍ଷାରମଧ୍ଯ ksharamadhya

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ପରାକ୍ପୁଷ୍ପୀ parakpushpi

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ରକ୍ତ ବିନ୍ଦୁ rakta bindu

the red variety of the plant ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ରକ୍ତବିଟ୍ raktabit

the red variety of the plant ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ରକ୍ତାପାମାର୍ଗ raktapamarga

the red variety of the plant ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ଶିଖୀ sikhi

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
this name shared by several plants - Trigonella foenum-graecum L. / Marsilea quadrifolia L. / Plumbago zeylanica L. / Asparagus racemosus Willd. / cowhage ... Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ସ୍ଥୂଳ ମଞ୍ଜରୀ sthula manjari