Names of Plants in India: Gloriosa superba L.

glo-ree-OH-suh -- from the word gloriosus glorious or handsome ... Dave's Botanary
soo-PER-buh -- superb ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: climbing lily, creeping lily, fire lily, flame lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, Malabar glory lily, superb lily, tiger claw • Assamese: অগ্নিশিখা agnishikha, ওলট চণ্ডাল ulat chandal • Bengali: অগ্নিশিখা agnishikha, বিষলাঙ্গুলি bishalanguli, পাঁচাঙ্গুলা panchangula, উলট চন্ডাল ulata chandala • Dogri: गल्होट मामा galhot mama, कुक्कड़ सिरा kukkad sira • Gujarati: દૂધિયો વછનાગ dudhiyo vachnag, કલગારી kalgari • Hindi: अग्निशिखा agnishikha, बछनाग bachnag, झुमका jhumka, कलिहारी kalihari, लांगली langali, निस्पृहा nispriha • Kannada: ಅಗ್ನಿಶಿಖೆ agnishikhe, ಅಕ್ಕತಂಗಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ akkatangi balli, ಚೌತಿ ಹೂ chauti hoo, ಕರಡಿಕಣ್ಣಿನ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ karadikannina gedde, ಕೋಳಿ ಕುಟುಮನ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ koli kutumana gedde, ನಾಂಗುಲಿಕ nangulika, ಶಿವಶಕ್ತಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ shivashakti balli, ತೊಟಿಲ್ thotil • Konkani: बचनाग bachnag, कळलावी kal-lavi, ವಾಗಾನಾಂಕ್ಟ vaganankta, ಶಿವಶಕ್ತಿ shivashakti, वाघ चपको vagh chapko • Malayalam: കാന്തള്‍ kandal, കിത്തോന്നി kithonni, മേന്തോന്നി menthonni, പറയൻ ചെടി paraya-ceti • Marathi: अग्नीमुखी agnimukhi, बचनाग bachnag, कळलावी kal-lavi, नखस्वामिका nakhaswamika, वाघचबका vaghachabaka • Nepali: अग्निशिखा agnishikhaa, हरितालि फूल haritaali phool, लंगली langalee, नेपाली केवारा Nepali kewaaraa • Odia: ଅଗ୍ନିଶିଖା agnisikha, ଆଙ୍ଗଳିଆ angalia, ବିଷଲାଙ୍ଗଳ bishalangala, ବିଶଲ୍ଯା bishalya, ଗର୍ଭଘଟନ garbhaghatana, ଜାଙ୍ଗଳ jangala, ଲହଲାଙ୍ଗଳିଆ lahalangalia, ମେହେରିଆ ଫୁଲ meheriaphula, ପଞ୍ଚାଙ୍ଗୁଳ panchangula, ଶକ୍ରପୁଷ୍ପୀ shakrapushpi, ଶିଖା shikha, ସୁନନ୍ଦା sunanda • Punjabi: ਮੁਲੀਮ mulim • Sanskrit: अग्निजिह्व agnijihva, अग्निमुखी agnimukhi, अग्निसिखा agnishikha, अमूला amula, दीप्त dipta, गैरी gairi, गर्भघातिनी garbhaghatini, हली hali, इन्द्रपुष्पी indrapushpi, इन्दुपुष्पिका indupushpika, कलिहारी kalihari, कलिकारी kalikari, कन्दली kandali, लाङ्गलक langalaka, मनोजवा manojava, नक्ता nakta, पुषा pusha, पुष्पसौरभा pushpasaurabha, तृषा trsha, वह्निचक्रा vahnichakra, वह्निवक्त्रा vahnivaktra, वह्निशिखा vahnishikha, विद्युज्ज्वाला vidyujjvala, विशल्या vishalya, व्रणहृत् vranahrt • Santali: ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱯ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱᱚᱢ selep samanom, ᱥᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ sinic samanom baha • Tamil: அக்கினிச்சிலம் akkiniccilam, அனந்தை anantai, அனரவன் anaravan, அதரவன் ataravan, சேவகன்பூடு cevakan-putu, இலாங்கலி ilankali, இந்திரபுஷ்பம் indirapushpam, இஞ்சம் injam, இரதி irati, இறும்பு irumpu, கலப்பைக்கிழங்கு kalappai-k-kilanku, காந்தள் kandhal, கார்த்திகைப்பூ karttikai-p-pu, கோடை kotai, கோடல் kotal, குருசம் kurucam, மேற்றோன்றி merronri, மிலாங்கிலி milankili, நாலி nali, நாபிக்கொடி napi-k-koti, நாவியம் naviyam, பற்றை parrai, தோன்றி tonri, தொண்டி tonti, தோட்டி totti • Telugu: అడవి నాభి adavi nabhi, అగ్నిశిఖ agnishikha, దెయ్యపు మొక్క deyyapu mokka, దెయ్యపు పూల చెట్టు deyyapu poola chettu, గంజేరి ganjeri, కలగ పువ్వు kalaga puvvu, కలప గడ్డ kalapa gadda, కన్ను నొప్పి మొక్క kannu nopi mokka, కుంకుమపువ్వు kumkumapuvvu, లాంగలి laangali, నాగేటి గడ్డ naageti gadda, నాభి nabhi, పొసల పోలిగోడి గడ్డ posala poligodi gadda, పొట్టి దుంప potti dumpa, పొట్టి నాభి potti nabhi, తరిగొర్రె tarigorre, వస నాభి vasa naabhi • Tibetan: la nga li • Tulu: ಬಲಿಪಬೂರು balipaburu, ಚೌತಿ ಪೂ chauti poo • Urdu: جهمکا jhumka, کلهڙ kulhar, لانگلي langali, نسپرها nispriha

botanical names: Gloriosa superba L. ... homotypic synonyms: Eugone superba (L.) Salisb. • Methonica superba (L.) Crantz ... and many more at POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

climbing lily, creeping lily, fire lily, flame lily, glory lily, gloriosa lily, tiger claw

Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

Malabar glory lily

Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

superb lily

Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

অগ্নিশিখা agnishikha

Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook

ওলট চণ্ডাল ulat chandal

Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri and Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

অগ্নিশিখা agnishikha, বিষলাঙ্গুলি bishalanguli, পাঁচাঙ্গুলা panchangula

Flora - Mehedi Voice

উলট চন্ডাল ulata chandala

উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ
Flora - Mehedi Voice

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

गल्होट मामा galhot mama, कुक्कड़ सिरा kukkad sira

Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

દૂધિયો વછનાગ dudhiyo vachnag

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

કલગારી kalgari

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

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

अग्निशिखा agnishikha, कलिहारी kalihari

विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

बछनाग bachnag

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

झुमका jhumka, लांगली langali, निस्पृहा nispriha

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

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಅಗ್ನಿಶಿಖೆ agnishikhe

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
or ಅಗ್ನಿಶಿಖಾ agnishikha ... ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

ಅಕ್ಕತಂಗಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ akkatangi balli

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಚೌತಿ ಹೂ chauti hoo

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

ಕರಡಿಕಣ್ಣಿನ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ karadikannina gedde

Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
or ಕರಡಿಕಣ್ಣಿನ ಗಡ್ಡೆ karadikannina gadde ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

ಕೋಳಿ ಕುಟುಮನ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ koli kutumana gedde

Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
or ಕೋಳಿಕುಟುಮ kolikutuma ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
or simply ಕೋಳಿ koli ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
or ಕೋಳಿ ಕುಟುಮನ ಗಡ್ಡೆ koli kutumana gadde ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

ನಾಂಗುಲಿಕ nangulika

Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... name variants: ನಂಗುಲಿಕ nangulika, ನಾಂಗುಲೀಕ nangulika, ನಾಂಗಲಿಕ nangalika
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

ಶಿವಶಕ್ತಿ ಬಳ್ಳಿ shivashakti balli

Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

ತೊಟಿಲ್ thotil

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

बचनाग bachnag, कळलावी kal-lavi

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

ವಾಗಾನಾಂಕ್ಟ vaganankta, ಶಿವಶಕ್ತಿ shivashakti

Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

वाघ चपको vagh chapko

Glimpses of Biodiversity in Panaji

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കാന്തള്‍ kandal

A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert

കിത്തോന്നി kithonni, മേന്തോന്നി menthonni, പറയൻ ചെടി paraya-ceti

വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

बचनाग bachnag (or बचनाक bachnak), कळलावी kal-lavi, वाघचबका vaghachabaka

A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
खड्यानाग khadyanag - it resembles बचनाग ... but, they are different plants; some folks mistake them to be same ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

अग्निमुखी agnimukhi, अग्निशिखा agnishikha, कलहारी kalahari, गौरीचे हात gauriche haat, नखस्वामिका nakhaswamika

विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

नेपाली केवारा Nepali kewaaraa

Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal
or simply केवारा kewaaraa ... many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia

अग्निशिखा agnishikhaa, हरितालि फूल haritaali phool, लंगली langalee

Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

ଅଗ୍ନିଶିଖା agnishikha, ଆଙ୍ଗଳିଆ angalia (or ଆଙ୍ଗୁଳିଆ angulia), ବିଷଲାଙ୍ଗଳ bishalangala, ବିଶଲ୍ୟା bishalya, ଜାଙ୍ଗଳ jangala, ଲହଲାଙ୍ଗଳିଆ lahalangalia (or ଲହଲାଙ୍ଗୁଳିଆ lahalangulia), ଶକ୍ରପୁଷ୍ପୀ shakrapushpi (or ଶକ୍ରପୁଷ୍ପା shakrapushpa), ଶିଖା shikha, ସୁନନ୍ଦା sunanda

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

ଗର୍ଭଘଟନ garbhaghatana, ମେହେରିଆ ଫୁଲ meheria phula, ପଞ୍ଚାଙ୍ଗୁଳ panchangula

ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ - ଏକ ଖୋଲା ଜ୍ଞାନକୋଷ

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

ਮੁਲੀਮ mulim

The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

अग्निजिह्व agnijihva, अग्निमुखी agnimukhi, अग्निसिखा agnishikha, अमूला amula, दीप्त dipta, गैरी gairi, गर्भघातिनी garbhaghatini, हली hali (also हलिनी halini), इन्द्रपुष्पी indrapushpi (also इन्द्रपुष्पा indrapushpa, इन्द्रपुष्पिका indrapushpika), इन्दुपुष्पिका indupushpika, कलिहारी kalihari, कलिकारी kalikari, लाङ्गलक langalaka (also लाङ्गलिकी langaliki, लाङ्गलिनी langalini), मनोजवा manojava, नक्ता nakta, पुषा pusha, पुष्पसौरभा pushpasaurabha, तृषा trsha, वह्निचक्रा vahnichakra, वह्निवक्त्रा vahnivaktra, वह्निशिखा vahnishikha, विद्युज्ज्वाला vidyujjvala, विशल्या vishalya, व्रणहृत् vranahrt

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~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

ᱥᱮᱞᱮᱯ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱᱚᱢ selep samanom, ᱥᱤᱱᱤᱡ ᱥᱟᱢᱟᱱᱚᱢ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ sinic samanom baha

A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

அக்கினிச்சிலம் akkiniccilam, அனந்தை anantai, அனரவன் anaravan, அதரவன் ataravan, சேவகன்பூடு cevakan-putu, இலாங்கலி ilankali, இந்திரபுஷ்பம் indirapushpam, இஞ்சம் injam, இரதி irati, இறும்பு irumpu, கலப்பைக்கிழங்கு kalappai-k-kilanku, காந்தள் kandhal, கார்த்திகைப்பூ karttikai-p-pu, கோடை kotai, கோடல் kotal, குருசம் kurucam, மேற்றோன்றி merronri, மிலாங்கிலி milankili, நாலி nali, நாபிக்கொடி napi-k-koti, நாவியம் naviyam, பற்றை parrai, தோன்றி tonri, தொண்டி tonti, தோட்டி totti

Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

అడవి నాభి adavi nabhi, అగ్నిశిఖ agnishikha, దెయ్యపు మొక్క deyyapu mokka, దెయ్యపు పూల చెట్టు deyyapu poola chettu, గంజేరి ganjeri, కలగ పువ్వు kalaga puvvu, కలప గడ్డ kalapa gadda, కన్ను నొప్పి మొక్క kannu nopi mokka, కుంకుమపువ్వు kumkumapuvvu, లాంగలి laangali, నాగేటి గడ్డ naageti gadda, నాభి nabhi, పొసల పోలిగోడి గడ్డ posala poligodi gadda, పొట్టి దుంప potti dumpa, పొట్టి నాభి potti nabhi, తరిగొర్రె tarigorre, వస నాభి vasa naabhi