Sunday 25 July 2021

Arachis hypogaea L.

Arachis hypogaea L.

a-RAK-is -- from the ancient Greek plant name arakis for legume ... Dave's Botanary
hy-poh-JEE-uh -- under earth ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: earthnut, groundnut, monkey nut, peanut • Assamese: চীনাবাদাম chinabadam • Bengali: চীনাবাদাম chinabadam, মাটকলাই matakalai • Gujarati: ભોંયમગ bhonyamaga, મગફળી magaphali, સીંગદાણા singdana • Hindi: चीनाबदाम chinabadam, मूंगफली mungphali, विलायती मूंग vilayati-mung • Kannada: ಕಡಲೇಕಾಯಿ kadalekaayi, ನೆಲಗಡಲೆ nelagadale • Konkani: भूंयीमूग bhunyimuga, नेलकड्लो nelakadlo • Malayalam: കപ്പലണ്ടി kappalanti, നിലകടല nilakatala • Manipuri: ꯕꯗꯥꯝ badam, ꯂꯩ ꯕꯥꯛ ꯍꯋꯥꯢ leibak hawai • Marathi: बादामचिनी badamchini, भुईमूग bhuimuga, भुईशेंग bhuishenga, शेंगदाणा shengdana, विलायती मूग vilayati mug • Nepali: बदाम badam, मूम फली mum phalee • Odia: ଭୂ ଚଣକ bhu chanaka, ଭୁଇ ଚଣା bhuin chana • Punjabi: ਮੂੰਗਫਲੀ mungphali • Sanskrit: भूचणक bhuchanaka, कलाय kalaya • Sindhi: کاڄو khaajjo • Tamil: மணிலாக்கொட்டை manila-k-kottai, மனிலாப்பயறு manila-p-payaru, நிலக்கடலை nila-k-katalai, வேர்க்கடலை ver-k-katalai • Telugu: నేలశనగలు nelasanagalu, వేరుసెనగ verusenaga • Tulu: ನೆಲಕಡಲೆ nelakadale


botanical names: Arachis hypogaea L. ... synonyms: read at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
earthnut
groundnut
monkey nut
peanut
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
চীনাবাদাম chinabadam
  • Many thanks to Jogesh Das for this name in his post ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
চীনাবাদাম chinabadam
মাটকলাই matakalai
  • Many thanks to Goutam Panda for this name in his post ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
ભોંયમગ bhonyamaga
મગફળી magaphali
સીંગદાણા singdana
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
चीनाबदाम chinabadam
मूंगफली mungphali
विलायती मूंग vilayati-mung
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕಡಲೇಕಾಯಿ kadalekaayi
ನೆಲಗಡಲೆ nelagadale
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
भूंयीमूग bhunyimuga
  • my mother tongue
  • भूंयी bhunyi = earth or ground; मूग muga = gram, bean
नेलकड्लो nelakadlo
  • my mother tongue
  • नेल nela = earth or ground; कड्लो kadlo = nut
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കപ്പലണ്ടി kappalanti
നിലക്കടല nilakkatala
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯕꯗꯥꯝ badam
ꯂꯩ ꯕꯥꯛ ꯍꯋꯥꯢ leibak hawai
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
बादामचिनी badamchini
भुईमूग bhuimuga
भुईशेंग bhuishenga
शेंगदाणा shengdana
विलायती मूग vilayati mug
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
बदाम badam
मूम फली mum phalee
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଭୂ ଚଣକ bhu chanaka
ଭୁଇ ଚଣା bhuin chana
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਮੂੰਗਫਲੀ mungphali
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
भूचणक bhuchanaka
कलाय kalaya
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
کاڄو khaajjo
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
மணிலாக்கொட்டை manila-k-kottai
மனிலாப்பயறு manila-p-payaru
நிலக்கடலை nila-k-katalai
வேர்க்கடலை ver-k-katalai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
నేలశనగలు nelasanagalu
వేరుసెనగ verusenaga
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ನೆಲಕಡಲೆ nelakadale
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Aporosa cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr.

Aporosa cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr.

¿ ap-oh-RO-sa ? -- Greek: apo (away from), oros (mountain); habitat chiefly in plains and valleys ... Vernacular list of trees, shrubs, and woody climbers in the Madras Presidency
kar-dee-oh-SPER-muh -- Greek: kardia (heart) and sperma (seed); heart-like seed ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Lindley's aporosa • Kannada: ಸಳ್ಳೆ ಮರ salle mara, ಸರಳಿ sarali • Konkani: साल sal • Malayalam: വെട്ടി vetti • Marathi: साली sali • Tamil: விட்டில் vittil • Tulu: ಸರಳಿ ತಪ್ಪು sarali thappu


botanical names: Aporosa cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr. ... synonyms: Aporosa affinis Baill. • Aporosa lindleyana (Wight) Baill. • Aporosa sphaerocarpa Müll.Arg. • Croton cardiospermus Gaertn. • Scepa lindleyana Wight ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
All / most of the names compiled are for the earlier popular name - Aporosa lindleyana (Wight) Baill. ... now treated as synonym.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Lindley's aporosa
  • Flowers of India
  • name derived from commemorative epithet of the synonym Aporosa lindleyana (Wight) Baill. ... lindleyana named for John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist ... WikipediaPlant Illustrations
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಸಳ್ಳೆ ಮರ salle mara
ಸರಳಿ sarali
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
साल sal
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
വെട്ടി vetti
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
साली sali
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
விட்டில் vittil
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಸರಳಿ ತಪ್ಪು sarali thappu
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Saturday 24 July 2021

Aponogeton satarensis Sundararagh., A.R.Kulk. & S.R.Yadav

Aponogeton satarensis Sundararagh., A.R.Kulk. & S.R.Yadav

ah-poh-no-JEE-tun -- originally applied to a water plant found at Aquae Aponi, Italy ... Dave's Botanary
sah-tah-REN-sis -- of or from Satara, district of Maharashtra state, India

commonly known as: Satara pondweed • Marathi: वायतुरा y-tura


botanical names: Aponogeton satarensis Sundararagh., A.R.Kulk. & S.R.Yadav ... synonyms: no synonym known ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Satara pondweed
  • satarensis, geographic epithet, named for Satara, Maharashtra, India ... the species was discovered in Satara district. All Aponogeton spp. are aquatic plants, thus the generic name pondweed given to all its species.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
वायतुरा y-tura
  • an apt name given by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri ... वाय y = the English alphabet Y (two spike inflorescences on their common stalk, appearing like the alphabet Y); तुरा tura = spike (inflorescence)
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Aponogeton bruggenii S.R.Yadav & Govekar

Aponogeton bruggenii S.R.Yadav & Govekar

ah-poh-no-JEE-tun -- originally applied to a water plant found at Aquae Aponi, Italy ... Dave's Botanary
¿ brug-GAIN-ee-eye ? -- named for H. W. E. (Harry) van Bruggen, Dutch botanist ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: Bruggen's pondweed • Marathi: गुलाबी पाणतुरा gulabi pantura


botanical names: Aponogeton bruggenii S.R.Yadav & Govekar ... synonyms: no synonym known ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Bruggen's pondweed
  • bruggenii, commemorative epithet, named for Heinrich (Harry) Wilhelm Eduard van Bruggen (December 6, 1927 in Amsterdam – February 8, 2010 in Amersfoort) was a Dutch amateur botanist, for his immense contribution to study of Aponogeton, the sole genus of family Aponogetonaceae ... Wikipedia. All Aponogeton spp. are aquatic plants, thus the generic name pondweed given to all its species.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
गुलाबी पाणतुरा gulabi pantura
  • an apt name given by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri ... गुलाबी gulabi = pink; पाण pan = water (habitat); तुरा tura = spike (inflorescence)
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Friday 23 July 2021

Antidesma montanum Blume

Antidesma montanum Blume

an-tid-ESS-muh -- Greek: anti (against), desma (Burman term for poison) ... Dave's Botanary
MON-tah-num or mon-TAY-num -- of the mountains ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: mountain currant tree • Assamese: পানী হেলচ pani-heloch • Bengali: শিয়াল বুকা siyal buka • Kannada: ಬಾವಿನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bavina soppu, ಹುಳಿಮರ hulimara, ಕದಿರು ಸಪ್ಪು kadiru sappu, ಕಡಿವಾಳ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kadivala soppu • Khasi: dieng-pothar, dieng-soh-lang-ngiu • Lepcha: kumbyúng, kunchur-kúng, tungcher-kúng • Malayalam: നെയ്‌ത്താലി neyththaali • Nepali: कालो विलौनी kaalo vilaunee • Odia: କାଠ ଜଂଜରଲା kath jamjarla • Tamil: கலகலத்த kalakalattha, பேய் ஈச்சி paei-eechchi • Telugu: నక్క గదము nakka-gadamu • Tulu: ಬಾಪುಥ ತಪ್ಪು baputha thappu, ಕುರಲ್ ತಪ್ಪು kural thappu


botanical names: Antidesma montanum Blume ... variety: Antidesma montanum var. montanum ... read more for synonyms ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
mountain currant tree
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
পানী হেলচ pani-heloch
  • for Antidesma acuminatum Wight ... synonym of Antidesma montanum var. montanum ... Flora of Assam Vol. IV
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
শিয়াল বুকা siyal buka
  • Many thanks to Mahfuz Russel for this name in his post ... facebook
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬಾವಿನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bavina soppu
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • ಬಾವಿನ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bavina soppu = leaf for swelling; depicts its medicinal uses ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
ಹುಳಿಮರ hulimara
ಕದಿರು ಸಪ್ಪು kadiru sappu
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • ಕದಿರು ಸಪ್ಪು kadiru sappu = spike bearing plant; indicates the spike inflorescence ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
ಕಡಿವಾಳ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kadivala soppu
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
dieng-pothar
  • for Antidesma acuminatum Wight ... synonym of Antidesma montanum var. montanum ... Flora of Assam Vol. IV
dieng-soh-lang-ngiu
  • for Antidesma acuminatum Wight ... synonym of Antidesma montanum var. montanum ... Flora of Assam Vol. IV
~~~~~ LEPCHA ~~~~~
kumbyúng
kunchur-kúng
tungcher-kúng
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
നെയ്‌ത്താലി neyththaali
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
कालो विलौनी kaalo vilaunee
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
କାଠ ଜଂଜରଲା kath jamjarla
  • for Antidesma acuminatum Wight ... synonym of Antidesma montanum var. montanum ... The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
கலகலத்த kalakalattha
  • for synonym Antidesma menasu Miq. ex Tul. ... The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
பேய் ஈச்சி paei-eechchi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
నక్క గదము nakka-gadamu
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಬಾಪುಥ ತಪ್ಪು baputha thappu
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • ಬಾಪುಥ ತಪ್ಪು baputha thappu = leaf for swelling; depicts its medicinal uses ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
ಕುರಲ್ ತಪ್ಪು kural thappu
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • ಕುರಲ್ ತಪ್ಪು kural thappu = spike bearing plant; indicates the spike inflorescence ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
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Thursday 22 July 2021

Anodendron parviflorum (Roxb.) I.M.Turner

Anodendron parviflorum (Roxb.) I.M.Turner

an-oh-DEN-dron -- Greek: ano (upward or above), dendron (tree)... Dave's Botanary
par-VEE-flor-um or par-vi-FLOR-um -- small flowers ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Andamanese bowstring plant, twin-net • Kannada: ಅಜ್ಜನ ಗಡ್ಡ ajjana gadda, ಮಣಿಬಳ್ಳಿ maniballi • Konkani: ¿ किती ? kiti • Malayalam: കാക്കക്കൊടി kakkakkoti • Marathi: कावळी kavali, लामतानी lamtani • Mizo: theikelki suak • Tulu: ಮಿರೆಬಾಪುಥ ತಪ್ಪು mirebaputha thappu, ಮೊರಂಡ ಬಳ್ಳು moranda ballu


botanical names: Anodendron parviflorum (Roxb.) I.M.Turner ... synonyms: Anodendron paniculatum A.DC. • Echites paniculatus Roxb. ... more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
All names compiled are for the earlier popular name - Anodendron paniculatum A.DC. ... now treated as synonym.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Andamanese bowstring plant
twin-net
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಅಜ್ಜನ ಗಡ್ಡ ajjana gadda
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • ಅಜ್ಜನ ಗಡ್ಡ ajjana gadda = grandfather's beard; alludes to the show of silky hairy follicles ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
ಮಣಿಬಳ್ಳಿ maniballi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
¿ किती ? kiti
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കാക്കക്കൊടി kakkakkoti
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
¿ कावळी ? kavali
लामतानी lamtani
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
theikelki suak
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಮಿರೆಬಾಪುಥ ತಪ್ಪು mirebaputha thappu
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • ಮಿರೆಬಾಪುಥ ತಪ್ಪು mirebaputha thappu - (leaf used for mastitis) clearly indicates its medicinal property ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
ಮೊರಂಡ ಬಳ್ಳು moranda ballu
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • ಮೊರಂಡ moranda = swelling on any body part; ಬಳ್ಳು ballu = creeper, vine ... refers to creeper being of medicinal use in curing mastitis ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
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Friday 16 July 2021

Coleus strobilifer (Roxb.) A.J.Paton

Coleus strobilifer (Roxb.) A.J.Paton

KO-lee-us or ko-LEE-us -- from the Greek word for sheath ... Dave's Botanary
¿ stroh-bee-LEE-fer ? -- Greek: strobil (cone), fer (bearing) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: thick-leaved lavender • Assamese: পানজিৰি paanjiri • Gujarati: કપૂરવેલ kapurvel • Hindi: पंजीरी का पत्ता panjiri-ka-patta • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ doddapatre, ಕರ್ಪುರದ ಗಿಡ karpurada gida, ಕರ್ಪುರವಲ್ಲಿ karpuravalli, ಕುರುವೇಲು ಬಳ್ಳಿ kuruvelu-balli, ಪತ್ರಿ ಗಿಡ patri gida • Konkani: साविरसंबार savirsambara • Malayalam: കാട്ടൂകൂർക്ക kaattukoorka, കർപ്പൂരവള്ളി karpuravalli, മതിൽക്കൂർക്ക mathilkkoorka • Marathi: कापुर्ली kapurli, पानजिरी panjiri • Sanskrit: अजपाद ajapada, इन्दुपर्णी induparni, कर्पूरवल्ली karpuravalli, उत्पलभेद utpalabheda • Santali: ᱜᱤᱛᱤᱞ ᱨᱟᱱ gitil ran • Tamil: கர்ப்பூரவள்ளி karppura-valli • Telugu: అడుసుపుండ్ల ఆకు adusapundlaaku, కర్పూర వల్లి karpuravalli, ఒమ మ్ ఆకు omamuaku, పిండి బొండ pindi bonda, రిచురొడ్డ ritchu rodda, రోగ చెట్టు rogachettu, సరగుడు గణప saraguduganapa • Tulu: ಸಂಬಾರಬಳ್ಳೆ sambara-balli


botanical names: Coleus strobilifer (Roxb.) A.J.Paton ... synonyms: Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall. ex Benth. • Lavandula carnosa L.f. • Plectranthus carnosus (L.f.) Sm. • Plectranthus strobilifer Roxb. ... more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
All names compiled are for the earlier popular name, now treated as synonym - Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall. ex Benth.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
thick-leaved lavender
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
পানজিৰি paanjiri
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
કપૂરવેલ kapurvel
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
पंजीरी का पत्ता panjiri-ka-patta
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • or पंजीरी का पात panjiri-ka-pat for synonym Anisochilus carnosus (L.f.) Wall. ex Benth. ... ENVIS - FRLHT
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ದೊಡ್ಡಪತ್ರೆ doddapatre
ಕರ್ಪುರದ ಗಿಡ karpurada gida
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • ಕರ್ಪುರದ ಗಿಡ karpurada gida (camphor herb) is due to its camphor like aroma ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
ಕರ್ಪುರವಲ್ಲಿ karpuravalli
ಕುರುವೇಲು ಬಳ್ಳಿ kuruvelu-balli
ಪತ್ರಿ ಗಿಡ patri gida
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
साविरसंबार savirsambara
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കാട്ടൂകൂർക്ക kaattukoorka
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for the help with this name in native script ... facebook
  • കാട്ടൂകൂർക്ക kaattukoorka (wild coleus) depicts its Coleus like appearance. It grows naturally in wild nature ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
കർപ്പൂരവള്ളി karpuravalli
മതിൽക്കൂർക്ക mathilkkoorka
  • Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for the help with this name in native script ... facebook
  • മതിൽക്കൂർക്ക mathilkkoorka (wall coleus) indicates its Coleus like appearance and habitat. It grows on wall and rock crevices ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
कापुर्ली kapurli
पानजिरी panjiri
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
अजपाद ajapada
इन्दुपर्णी induparni
कर्पूरवल्ली karpuravalli
उत्पलभेद utpalabheda
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱜᱤᱛᱤᱞ ᱨᱟᱱ gitil ran
  • Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name ... efloraofindia
  • ᱜᱤᱛᱤᱞ ᱨᱟᱱ gitil ran = washing medicine ... comment from Prasanta Hembram ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
கர்ப்பூரவள்ளி karppura-valli
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
అడుసుపుండ్ల ఆకు adusapundlaaku
కర్పూర వల్లి karpuravalli
ఒమ మ్ ఆకు omamuaku
పిండి బొండ pindi bonda
రిచురొడ్డ ritchu rodda
రోగ చెట్టు rogachettu
సరగుడు గణప saraguduganapa
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಸಂಬಾರಬಳ್ಳೆ sambara-balli
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Thursday 15 July 2021

Angelonia salicariifolia Humb. & Bonpl.

Angelonia salicariifolia Humb. & Bonpl.

angel-on-ee-a -- derived from South American name for the plant, Angelon ... Dave's Botanary
sa-lih-kar-ee-FOH-lee-uh -- bearing leaves like that of willow ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: granny's bonnets, willowleaf angelon


botanical names: Angelonia salicariifolia Humb. & Bonpl. ... synonyms: Angelonia evitae Descole & Borsini • Angelonia hirta Cham. • Angelonia leandrii J.Kickx • Physidium gardneri G.Nicholson • Thylacantha campestris Mart. ... GBIF
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
granny's bonnets
willowleaf angelon
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Eriocapitella rivularis (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng

Eriocapitella rivularis (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng

¿ er-ee-oh-kap-ih-TEL-uh ? -- Greek: erio (woolly); capitella (with small head) ... Dave's Botanary
riv-yoo-LAIR-iss -- found growing beside brooks ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Himalayan windflower, river anemone, riverside windflower • Hindi: अंगेली angeli • Nepali: हात्तिपाईले haatti paaile • Tibetan: སྲུབ'ཀ'ཌ ཀར'པོ srub ka dkar po


botanical names: Eriocapitella rivularis (Buch.-Ham. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng ... synonyms: Anemone rivularis Buch.-Ham. ex DC. • Ranunculus moellendorffii Hance ... read more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Himalayan windflower
river anemone
riverside windflower
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
अंगेली angeli
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
हात्तिपाईले haatti paaile
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
སྲུབ'ཀ'ཌ ཀར'པོ srub ka dkar po
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Monday 12 July 2021

Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees

Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees

an-droh-GRAF-iss -- Greek: andros (male) and graphis (brush, pencil) - refers to filaments ... Dave's Botanary
pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh or pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tuh -- referring to the flower clusters (panicles) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: creat, green chiretta, Indian echinacea, king of bitters • Assamese: কালমেঘ kalmegh, মহাতিতা mahatita, চিৰতা sirota • Bengali: কালমেঘ kalmegh • Dogri: काला चिर्यात kala chiryata, किर्यात kiryata • Gujarati: કરિયાતું kariyatu • Hindi: हरा चिरायता hara chirayata, कालमेघ kalmegh, कल्पनाथ kalpanath, किरयित् kirayit, महातीता mahatita • Kachchhi: નીલો કિરિયાતો nilo kiriyato • Kannada: ನೆಲಬೇವು nelabevu, ಊರಕಿರಿಯಾತು urakiriyatu • Konkani: व्हडलें किरायतें vhadlem kiraytem • Malayalam: കിരിയാത്ത kiriyatta, നിലവേപ്പ് nilaveppu • Manipuri: ꯚꯨꯕꯇꯤ bhubati • Marathi: कालमेघ kalamegha, कल्प kalpa, ओले किरायत ole kirayat, पाले किरायत paale kirayat • Mizo: hnakhapui • Nepali: अकालमेघ kaalamegh, तितका titakaa • Odia: ଭଦ୍ରତିକ୍ତା bhadratikta, ଭୁଇଁ ନିମ୍ବ bhui nimba, ହୈମ haima, ଶଙ୍ଖିନୀ shankhini, ଶ୍ବେତ ବୁହ୍ନା shweta buhna, ସ୍ଥୂଳପୁଷ୍ପୀ sthulapushpi • Sanskrit: भूनिम्ब bhunimba, कालमेघ kalamegha, महातिक्ता mahatikta, यवतिक्ता yavatikta • Santali: ᱠᱟᱞᱢᱮᱜᱽᱷ kalmegh • Tamil: நிலவேம்பு nilavempu • Telugu: నేలవేము nelavemu • Tulu: ಕಿರಾತಕಡ್ಡಿ kirathakaddi


botanical names: Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees ... synonyms: Justicia latebrosa Russell ex Wall. • Justicia paniculata Burm.f. • Justicia stricta Lam. ex Steud. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
creat
  • Wikipedia
    ... most probably anglicised version of the popular vernacular name, किरायत kirayat, of this plant.
green chiretta
Indian echinacea
king of bitters
  • Wikipedia
    ... extremely bitter in taste in all parts of the plant body. The plant is known in north-eastern India as maha-tita, literally "king of bitters".
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
কালমেঘ kalmegh
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
মহাতিতা mahatita
চিৰতা sirota
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
কালমেঘ kalmegh
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
काला चिर्यात kala chiryata
किर्यात kiryata
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
કરિયાતું kariyatu
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
हरा चिरायता hara chirayata
कालमेघ kalmegh
कल्पनाथ kalpanath
किरयित् kirayit
महातीता mahatita
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
નીલો કિરિયાતો nilo kiriyato
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ನೆಲಬೇವು nelabevu
ಊರಕಿರಿಯಾತು urakiriyatu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
व्हडलें किरायतें vhadlem kiraytem
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കിരിയാത്ത kiriyatta
നിലവേപ്പ് nilaveppu
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯚꯨꯕꯇꯤ bhubati
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
कालमेघ kalamegha
कल्प kalpa
ओले किरायत ole kirayat
पाले किरायत paale kirayat
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
hnakhapui
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
कालमेघ kaalamegh
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
तितका titakaa
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଭଦ୍ରତିକ୍ତା bhadratikta
ଭୁଇଁ ନିମ୍ବ bhui nimba
ହୈମ haima
ଶଙ୍ଖିନୀ shankhini
ଶ୍ବେତ ବୁହ୍ନା shweta buhna
ସ୍ଥୂଳପୁଷ୍ପୀ sthulapushpi
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
भूनिम्ब bhunimba
कालमेघ kalamegha
महातिक्ता mahatikta
यवतिक्ता yavatikta
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱠᱟᱞᱢᱮᱜᱽᱷ kalmegh
  • Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
நிலவேம்பு nilavempu
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
నేలవేము nelavemu
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಕಿರಾತಕಡ್ಡಿ kirathakaddi
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Pogostemon paniculatus (Willd.) Benth.

po-go-STEM-on -- Greek: pogon (beard); stemon (thread, stamen) ... Dave's Botanary pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tus -- referring to the flow...