Monday, 21 September 2020

Achyranthes bidentata Blume

Achyranthes bidentata Blume

ak-ky-RAN-thees -- from the Greek words: achyr (chaff) and anthos (flower) ... Dave's Botanary
by-den-TAY-ta or by-den-TAH-ta -- two-tooth ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: hill chaff flower, ox knee, pig's knee • Malayalam: പെരുംകടലാടി perumkadalaadi • Nepali: दतिवन् datiwan, रातो अपमार्ग ratoapamarga • Tamil: நாயுருவி nayuruvi


botanical names: Achyranthes bidentata Blume ... synonyms: Achyranthes chinensis Osbeck • Achyranthes fruticosa Lam. • Achyranthes hispida Moq. • Achyranthes javanica Moq. • Achyranthes mauritiana Moq. • Centrostachys bidentata (Blume) Standl. ... status at GBIF
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
hill chaff flower
ox knee
pig's knee
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
പെരുംകടലാടി perumkadalaadi
  • also പെരുങ്കടലാടി perukkadalaadi ... many thanks to VC Balakrishnan and Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
दतिवन् datiwan
रातो अपमार्ग ratoapamarga
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
நாயுருவி nayuruvi
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
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