Ampelocissus indica (L.) Planch.

am-pel-oh-SISS-us -- Greek: ampelos (vine); Latin: cissus (ivy) ... Dave's Botanary
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: red-stemmed wild grape-vine • Kannada: ಚೆಂಬಳ್ಳಿ chemballi, ಸಾಂಬಾರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ sambhara balli, ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿ ಗಡ್ಡೆ sanyasi gadde, ತಾಮ್ರವಲ್ಲಿ tamravalli • Malayalam: ചെമ്പ്രവള്ളി chembravalli • Marathi: रान द्राक्ष ran draksha • Sanskrit: अम्लवेतसः amlavetasah • Tamil: சம்பாரவல்லி campara-valli • Tulu: ಚೆಂಬಳ್ಳಿ chemballi


botanical names: Ampelocissus indica (L.) Planch. ... synonym: Ampelocissus arnottiana Planch. • Vitis indica L. ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

red-stemmed wild grape-vine

• descriptive name given, for want of name
• or simply red vine ... for synonym Vitis indica L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಚೆಂಬಳ್ಳಿ chemballi

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• chembu literally means copper or thamra. The plant's tuber colour is same as that of copper ... comment from Sapna J Ukkinadka at facebook.

ಸಾಂಬಾರ ಬಳ್ಳಿ sambhara balli

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

ಸನ್ಯಾಸಿ ಗಡ್ಡೆ sanyasi gadde

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

ತಾಮ್ರವಲ್ಲಿ tamravalli

• Many thanks to Sapna J Ukkinadka for Kannada names of this plant in her post at facebook

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

ചെമ്പ്രവള്ളി chembravalli

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• also ചെന്പ്രാവള്ളി cenpravalli OR ചെന്പറവള്ളി cenparavalli ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
  Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with these variants of names ... facebook.
• this name shared with:
  • Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch. ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

रान द्राक्ष ran draksha

• ENVIS - FRLHT

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

अम्लवेतसः amlavetasah

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• this name shared with:
  • Ampelocissus latifolia (Roxb.) Planch. ... ENVIS - FRLHT • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • Cayratia trifolia (L.) Domin ... ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Cissus discolor Blume ... synonym of Cissus javana DC. ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • Cissus repens Lam. ... ENVIS - FRLHT • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • Cissus vitiginea L. ... ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Garcinia indica (Thouars) Choisy ... ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. ... ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Rheum emodii Wall. ex Meisn. ... synonym of Rheum australe D. Don ... ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Rumex vesicarius L. ... ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Solena heterophylla Lour. subsp. heterophylla ... revised from Solena amplexicaulis (Lam.) Gandhi ... Indian Medicinal Plants: A Compendium of 500 Species, Volume 5 by V. P. K. Nambiar
  

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

சம்பாரவல்லி campara-valli

• for synonym Vitis indica L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಚೆಂಬಳ್ಳು chemballu

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• or ಚೆಂಬಳ್ಳಿ chemballi ... many thanks to Sapna J Ukkinadka for Kannada names of this plant in her post at facebook

~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl.

a-mor-fo-FAL-us -- without definite form ... Dave's Botanary
kom-yoo-TAH-tus -- changing ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: dragon stalk yam, wild yam • Gujarati: જંગલી સુરણ jungali suran, મોગરીકંદ mogarikanda, શવળા shavala, વજ્રમુષ્ઠી vajramushti • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಸುವರ್ಣಗಡ್ಡೆ kaadu suvarnagadde • Konkani: वज्रमूठ vajramuth • Malayalam: കാട്ടുചേന kaattuchena • Malvani: शेवरो shevaro • Marathi: मोगरी कंद mogari kanda, शेवळा shevala, शेवरा shevara • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟುಕೇನೆ kaattukene


botanical names: Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. ... synonyms: Conophallus commutatus Schott ... more at GBIF

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

dragon stalk yam

• Wikipedia

wild yam

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

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

જંગલી સુરણ jungali suran

• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - Published by Gujarat Ecology Commission

મોગરીકંદ mogarikanda, શવળા shavala, વજ્રમુષ્ઠી vajramushti

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

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಕಾಡು ಸುವರ್ಣಗಡ್ಡೆ kaadu suvarnagadde

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

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

वज्रमूठ vajramuth

• 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

കാട്ടുചേന kaattuchena

• Many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ MALVANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मालवणी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra (only in the Sindhudurg district), north Goa (especially Pernem taluka) ... a dialect of Konkani with significant Marathi influences and loanwords

शेवरो shevaro

• Many thanks to Nitin Kawthankar for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

मोगरी कंद mogari kanda

• Jagtap, Suresh & Deokule, S. S. & Bhosle, S.V.. (2008). Ethnobotanical uses of endemic and RET plants by Pawra tribe of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 7. 311-315.

शेवळा shevala

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

शेवरा shevara

• Many thanks to Nitin Kawthankar for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಕಾಟ್ಟುಕೇನೆ kaattukene

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

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

Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra; endemic.

• Flora of Gujarat State by G. L. Shah (1978)
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ Last updated: 22-11-2023 ~~~~~

Araceae perennial endemic tuber herb "Amorphophallus commutatus" "Conophallus commutatus" "dragon stalk yam" "wild yam"

Leucas montana (Roth) Spreng.

LOO-kus -- from the Greek leukos (white) ... Dave's Botanary
MON-tah-nuh or mon-TAY-nuh -- of the mountains ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: mountain leucas • Bhojpuri: gitil arak • Marathi: डोंगरी बुरुंबी dongari burumbi • Telugu: కొండ తుమ్మి konda thummi


botanical names: Leucas montana (Roth) Spreng. ... synonyms: Leucas hamiltoniana Benth. • Phlomis montana Roth ... status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

mountain leucas

• common name given for want of name; derived from scientific name

~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~

gitil arak

• Checklist of Wild Edible Plants of Bihar, India by Nasheez Fatma and T.K. Pan
• or gital arak ... Monograph on Indian Leucas R.Br. (Dronapushpi) Lamiaceae by V. Singh

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

डोंगरी बुरुंबी dongari burumbi

• regional name given for want of name
  डोंगरी dongari = hilly, preferred habitat of this plant; बुरुंबी burumbi = generic name for some Leucas spp.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

కొండ తుమ్మి konda thummi

• Herbarium JCB - Flora of Peninsular India
• కొండ konda = hill; తుమ్మి thummi = generic name for some Leucas spp.

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Dalbergia malabarica Prain

dal-BERG-ee-uh -- for Nils & Carl Dahlberg, Swedish botanist and officer, respectively ... Dave's Botanary
mal-uh-BAR-ih-kuh -- of or from the Malabar Coast, southern India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Malabar blackwood • Marathi: मलबारी शिंसवी malabari shinsavi


botanical names: Dalbergia malabarica Prain ... synonyms: Dalbergia tamarindifolia var. pubescens Baker ... GBIF

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

Malabar blackwood

• common name given for want of name
  this plant was first collected from Malabar region; blackwood is generic name for Dalbergia spp.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

मलबारी शिंसवी malabari shinsavi

• regional name given for want of name
  ... मलबारी malabari = of or from Malabar region; शिंसवी shinsavi = relating to the blackwood tree

~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze

al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh -- alternating anther ... Dave's Botanary
bra-sill-ee-AY-nuh -- of or from Brazil ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bloodleaf, Brazilian joyweed, calico plant, copperleaf, Joseph's coat, joy weed, parrot leaf, purple alternanthera, ruby leaf • Assamese: বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani • Kannada: ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton • Malayalam: ചോരച്ചീര choracheera, ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera, ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera • Tamil: பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni • Tulu: ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton


botanical names: Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Gomphrena brasiliana L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 25 October 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

bloodleaf, copperleaf, Joseph's coat

• Top Tropicals - - TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Brazilian joyweed, purple alternanthera

• Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

calico plant, joy weed (or joyweed), parrot leaf, ruby leaf

• Dave's Garden - one of the largest sites for gardeners in the world

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani

• Many thanks to Sankar Jyoti Bora and Teena Pathak for help with this name ... facebook
• Many thanks to Jyotsna Saikia for her post of this species ... facebook

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, named so, due to the reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ചോരച്ചീര choracheera

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera, ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera

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

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni

• Kumar, Saawan & Singh, Pradeep & Mishra, Garima & Srivastav, Saurabh & Jha, K.K. & Khosa, R.L.. (2011). Pharmacological review of Alternanthera brasiliana Linn. (Amranthaceae). Asian Journal of Plant Science and Research. 1. 41-47.

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

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

ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, named so, due to the reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant

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

introduced as an ornamental, also cultivated for medicinal purposes; originally from South and Central America

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 25/10/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 21:15 03-12-2020 ¦ Last updated: 20:09 25-10-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Amaranthaceae tropical perennial shrub "Alternanthera brasiliana" "Gomphrena brasiliana" bloodleaf "Brazilian joyweed" "calico plant" copperleaf "Joseph's coat" "joy weed" "parrot leaf" "purple alternanthera" "ruby leaf"