Commelina benghalensis L.

kom-uh-LEE-nuh -- named for Dutch botanists: Johan and his nephew Caspar Commelin ... Dave's Botanary
ben-gal-EN-sis -- of or from Bengal (India); sometimes spelled bengalensis ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Bengal dayflower, fire leaf, tropical spiderwort, wandering Jew • Assamese: কনাশিমলু konaximolu • Bengali: ঢোলপাতা dholapata, কানশিরে kanshire, কানাইবাঁশি kanaibanshi • Dogri: छुरा chhura, काँचरा kanchra • Garo: samsi • Gujarati: મોટું શીશમૂળિયું motun shishmuliyun • Hindi: जल भू jal-bhu, कनकउआ kanakaua, कौआ केना भाजी kaua kena bhaji, केना kena, कृष्ण घास krishna ghas • Kannada: ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಬಾಳೆ gubbachchi bale, ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗನಿ hittugani, ಕಾನಸುರ kanasura, ಕನ್ನೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kanne soppu • Konkani: कंचट kamchat • Malayalam: കാനവാഴ kanavazhai, വാഴപ്പടത്തി vaazhappadaththi • Manipuri: ꯋꯥꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯤ ৱাঙদেন খোইবী wangden khoibi • Marathi: कंचट kanchat, केना kena • Nepali: काने घाँस kaane ghaans • Odia: କଞ୍ଚାର କାଙ୍କୁ kanchara kanku • Sanskrit: कञ्चट kanchata, कोषपुष्पी koshapushpi, वत्सप्रिय vatsapriya • Tamil: கானாங்கோழை kan-an-kolai, கனவாழை kanavalai • Telugu: అమృత కాడ amruta kaada, నీరు కసువు neerukaassuvu, వెన్నదేవి కూర venna devikura, వెన్నవెదురు venna veduru, యాండ్రఆకు yanadra aaku • Tulu: ಕನ್ನೆಚಪ್ಪು kannechappu


botanical names: Commelina benghalensis L. ... synonyms: Commelina mollis Jacq. • Commelina obscura K.Schum. ... and many more synonyms listed at POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

Bengal dayflower

• Flowers of India

fire leaf, tropical spiderwort

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

wandering Jew

• Wikipedia

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

কনাশিমলু konaximolu

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India ... also কনাসিমলা konaximola

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

ঢোলপাতা dholapata, কানশিরে kanshire, কানাইবাঁশি kanaibanshi

• Wikipedia

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

छुरा chhura, काँचरा kanchra

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

samsi

• Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam by Dipali Deka

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

મોટું શીશમૂળિયું motun shishmuliyun

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

जल भू jal-bhu

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

कनकउआ kanakaua, केना kena, कृष्ण घास krishna ghas

• Wikipedia

कौआ केना भाजी kaua kena bhaji

• कृषिका : प्रकृति का उपहार छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजियों की भरमार : भाग-1 ... डॉ. गजेन्द्र सिंह तोमर

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಬಾಳೆ gubbachchi bale

• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗನಿ hittugani, ಕಾನಸುರ kanasura, ಕನ್ನೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kanne soppu

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

कंचट kamchat

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

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കാനവാഴ kanavazhai

• Wikipedia
• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

വാഴപ്പടത്തി vaazhappadaththi

• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

ꯋꯥꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯤ ৱাঙদেন খোইবী wangden khoibi

• Flowers of India

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

कंचट kanchat

• Vikaspedia

केना kena

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• or केणा kena ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

काने घाँस kaane ghaans

• Wikipedia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

କଞ୍ଚାର କାଙ୍କୁ kanchara kanku

• Wikipedia
• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

कञ्चट kanchata

• ENVIS - FRLHT
• WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge ... also कञ्चटम् kanchatam

कोषपुष्पी koshapushpi, वत्सप्रिय vatsapriya

• ENVIS - FRLHT

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

கானாங்கோழை kan-an-kolai

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

கனவாழை kanavalai

• Wikipedia
• or கானாவாழை kanavalai ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

అమృత కాడ amruta kaada, నీరు కసువు neerukaassuvu, వెన్నదేవి కూర venna devikura, వెన్నవెదురు venna veduru, యాండ్రఆకు yanadra aaku

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಕನ್ನೆಚಪ್ಪು kannechappu

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu ... this plant usually develops flowers in underground branches and these fertile flowers are not seen above ground, hence the name ಕನ್ನೆಚಪ್ಪು kanne chappu, literal meaning: virgin leaf

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