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commonly known as: frog fruit, purple lippia, turkey-tangle fogfruit, wild long pepper • Assamese: কুৰকুৰি বন kurkuri bon • Bengali: বুকুনবুটি bukunbuti, কাচড়াঘাস kacharaghas • Dogri: रतोलिया ratoliya • Gujarati: જલપીપર jalapipara, રતવેલીયો rataveliyo • Hindi: भू ओकरा bhu okra, छोटा ओकरा chota okra, जल बूटी jal buti, जल पिप्पली jal pippali, तान taan • Kachchhi: રતવલ ratval, રતોઉખરાર rato-ukharar • Kannada: ಜಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ jala hippali, ಕೆರೆಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ kere hippali, ನೀರುಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neeru hippali, ನೆಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ nela hippali • Konkani: अदली adali • Malayalam: ജലതിപ്പലി jalathippali, കാട്ടുതിപ്പലി kattuthippali, നീർതിപ്പലി neerthippali • Manipuri: ꯆꯤꯡꯂꯦꯡꯕꯤ chinglengbi • Marathi: गौर मुंडी goura mundi, जल पिंपळी jala pimpali, रतवेल ratavel • Nepali: अकमर akamar, जल पिप्ली jal piplee, कोकना kokanaa, कुरकुरे झार kurakure jhaar, मत्स्यगन्धा matsyagandhaa, फुली झार phulee jhaar • Odia: ଜଳପିପ୍ପଳୀ jalapippali, କଚରଙ୍ଗା kacharanga, ଲାଙ୍ଗଳୀଶାକ langalishaka, ଶକୁଳାହନୀ shakulahani, ଶାରଦୀ sharadi • Punjabi: ਗੋਰਖਮੁੰਡੀ gorakhmundi • Rajasthani: जलबूटी jalbuti • Sanskrit: अग्निज्वाला agnijvala, बहुशिखा bahushikha, जलपिप्पली jalapippali, लाङ्गली langali, महाराष्ट्री maharashtri, मत्स्यगन्धा matsyagandha, शकुलादनी shakuladani, शारदी sharadi, वशीर vashira • Tamil: பொடுதலை potutalai, தோயபாணம் toyapanam, வன்னிகா vannika • Telugu: బొక్కెనాకు bokenaku, బొక్కెన bokkena, గజ పిప్పలి కాడ gajapippali-kada, మొసలిపప్పు mosalipappu, నీరు పిప్పలి కాడ neeru pippali kada • Tulu: ನೀರ್ ಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neerpippali • Urdu: بکن بوٹی bukkan booti, تان taan
botanical names: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene ... homotypic synonyms: Blairia nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. • Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. • Platonia nodiflora (L.) Raf. • Verbena nodiflora L. • Zappania nodiflora (L.) Lam. ... POWO, retrieved 29 March 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
frog fruit
- Flowers of India, retrieved March 30, 2024
purple lippia
- for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
Turkey tangle fogfruit
- Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
wild long pepper
- for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
কুৰকুৰি বন kurkuri bon
- Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
বুকুনবুটি bukunbuti, কাচড়াঘাস kacharaghas
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
रतोलिया ratoliya
- Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
જલપીપર jalapipara
- for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
- or જળપીપળી jalapippali ... for રતવેલીયો ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
રતવેલીયો rataveliyo
- for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
- or રતવેલીયો ratavelio ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
भू ओकरा bhu okra
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- or भुंई ओकरा bhunyi okra ... for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
- or भूई ओकरा bhui okra ... for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
- भू bhu, भुंई bhunyi, भूई bhui = earth, ground; ओकरा okra = popular vernacular name given to Abelmoschus esculentus ... named so, for the plant's ground hugging habit, and presumably, the little flower spikes alluding to okra
छोटा ओकरा chota okra, जल बूटी jal buti, जल पिप्पली jal pippali
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- छोटा chota = small, little; ओकरा okra = popular vernacular name given to Abelmoschus esculentus ... presumably, the little flower spikes alluding to okra
- जल jal = water; बूटी buti = sprig of a plant, normally of some ethno-medicinal value ... referring to the plant's habitat near to water; and for the plant's medicinal qualities
- जल jal = water; पिप्पली pippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper
तान taan
- for Verbena nodiflora L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
રતવલ ratval, રતોઉખરાર rato-ukharar
- for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಜಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ jala hippali
- 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
- ಜಲ jala = water; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper
ಕೆರೆಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ kere hippali
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... also ಕರಿಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ kari hippali
- ಕೆರೆ kere = lake, pond; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to lake, pond; the tiny fruits on flower spikes allude to those of long pepper
- ಕರಿ kari = black, dark; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to the tiny fruits on purple flower spikes alluding to dark coloured long pepper
ನೀರುಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neeru hippali
- 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
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... also ನೀರಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neera hippali
- ನೀರು neeru, ನೀರ neera = water; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper
ನೆಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ nela hippali
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
- ನೆಲ nela = earth, ground; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habit of spreading on ground; and the fruit-spike resembling that of long pepper
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
अदली adali
- Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
- name borrowed from Portuguese ... for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... A Portuguese-English Dictionary by James Lumpkin Taylor
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
ജലതിപ്പലി jalathippali
- വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
- ജല jala = water; തിപ്പലി thippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water; and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper
കാട്ടുതിപ്പലി kattuthippali
- 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
- കാട്ടു kattu = wild; തിപ്പലി thippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat in wilderness; the tiny fruits on flower spikes resemble long pepper
നീർതിപ്പലി neerthippali
- വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
- 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
- നീർ neer = water; തിപ്പലി thippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water; and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯆꯤꯡꯂꯦꯡꯕꯤ chinglengbi
- Flowers of India, retrieved March 30, 2024
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
गौर मुंडी goura mundi, जल पिंपळी jala pimpali
- The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
- जल jala = water; पिंपळी pimpali = long pepper ... referring to the moist or near to water habitat, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper
रतवेल ratavel
- The Gazetteer Department ... औषधी वनस्पती
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
अकमर akamar, जल पिप्ली jal piplee, कोकना kokanaa, कुरकुरे झार kurakure jhaar, फुली झार phulee jhaar
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
मत्स्यगन्धा matsyagandhaa
- विकिपीडिया - एक स्वतन्त्र विश्वकोश
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଜଳପିପ୍ପଳୀ jalapippali, କଚରଙ୍ଗା kacharanga, ଲାଙ୍ଗଳୀଶାକ langalishaka, ଶକୁଳାହନୀ shakulahani (or ଶକୁଳାଦନୀ shakuladani), ଶାରଦୀ sharadi
- for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਗੋਰਖਮੁੰਡੀ gorakhmundi
- for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
जलबूटी jalbuti
- Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
अग्निज्वाला agnijvala, बहुशिखा bahushikha, जलपिप्पली jalapippali, लाङ्गली langali, महाराष्ट्री maharashtri, मत्स्यगन्धा matsyagandha, शकुलादनी shakuladani, शारदी sharadi, वशीर vashira
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பொடுதலை potutalai
- for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்
தோயபாணம் toyapanam, வன்னிகா vannika
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- for wild long pepper ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
బొక్కెనాకు bokenaku, బొక్కెన bokkena, గజ పిప్పలి కాడ gajapippali-kada, మొసలిపప్పు mosalipappu, నీరు పిప్పలి కాడ neeru pippali kada
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ನೀರ್ ಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neerpippali
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
- ನೀರ್ neer = water; ಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ pippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
بکن بوٹی bukkan booti
تان taan
- for Verbena nodiflora L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
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- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.2; last update March 25th, 2024. Last accessed 29/03/2024.
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