Saturday, 31 August 2024

Smithia salsuginea Hance

Smithia salsuginea Hance

SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith ... Wikisource
sal-soo-GIN-ee-uh -- Latin: salsa (salt or salty); referring to brackish habitat

commonly known as: brackish smithia • Gujarati: ખારું કાવળે kharu kavale • Kannada: ಉಪ್ಪಾದ ಹುರುಳಿ uppaada huruli • Konkani: खारकवला kharkavla • Malayalam: ഉപ്പ്മുതിര uppumuthira • Marathi: खारकवला kharkawla


botanical names: Smithia salsuginea Hance ... homotypic synonyms: Damapana salsuginea (Hance) Kuntze ... heterotypic synonyms: Damapana dichotoma (Dalzell ex Baker) Kuntze • Smithia dichotoma Dalzell ex Baker ... POWO, retrieved 31 August 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
brackish smithia
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ખારું કાવળે kharu kavale
  • name coined, for want of name; ખારું kharu = salty; કાવળે kavale = name given to Smithia sensitiva ... named for the plant's affinity to grow in paddy fields near sea / creeks, and its morphological similarity to Smithia sensitiva
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಉಪ್ಪಾದ ಹುರುಳಿ uppaada huruli
  • name coined, for want of name; ಉಪ್ಪಾದ uppaada = salty; ಹುರುಳಿ huruli = name given to horse gram ... named for the plant's affinity to grow in paddy fields near sea / creeks, and its use just like horse gram to strengthen the cattle
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
खारकवला kharkavla
  • name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഉപ്പ്മുതിര uppumuthira
  • Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with coining the name ... efloraofindia
  • name coined, for want of name; ഉപ്പ് uppu = salt (salty); മുതിര muthira = name given to horse gram ... named for the plant's affinity to grow in paddy fields near sea / creeks, and its use just like horse gram to strengthen the cattle
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
खारकवला kharkawla
  • name coined, for want of name; खार khar = salt, salty; कवला kawla = name given to some of Smithia spp. ... named for the plant's affinity to grow in paddy fields near sea / creeks
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 15:07 31-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 10:19 02-09-2024 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Papilionaceae annual herb "Smithia salsuginea" "Damapana dichotoma" "Damapana salsuginea" "Smithia dichotoma" "brackish smithia"

Smithia purpurea Hook.

Smithia purpurea Hook.

SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith ... Wikisource
pur-PUR-ee-uh -- purple ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: purple smithia • Kannada: ನೇರಳೆ ಹುರುಳಿ nerale huruli • Marathi: बरका barka, बुरकुर burkur


botanical names: Smithia purpurea Hook. ... homotypic synonyms: Damapana purpurea (Hook.) Kuntze ... POWO, retrieved 31 August 2024
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
purple smithia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ನೇರಳೆ ಹುರುಳಿ nerale huruli
  • name coined, for want of name; ನೇರಳೆ nerale = purple; ಹುರುಳಿ huruli = name given to horse gram ... for the purple coloured flower, and use of plant by animals as forage
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
बरका barka
  • Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
बुरकुर burkur
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 13:01 31-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:44 01-09-2024 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Papilionaceae endemic annual herb "Smithia purpurea" "Damapana purpurea" "purple smithia"

Smithia hirsuta Dalzell

Smithia hirsuta Dalzell

SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith ... Wikisource
her-SOO-tuh -- hairy ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: hairy smithia • Kannada: ಕೂದಲುಳ್ಳ ಹುರುಳಿ koodalulla huruli • Konkani: कवला kavla • Marathi: कवला kawla • Tamil: முடி இலைகண்ணி mudi ilaikanni


botanical names: Smithia hirsuta Dalzell ... heterotypic synonyms: Smithia blanda var. humilis Prain ... POWO, retrieved 30 August 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
hairy smithia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕೂದಲುಳ್ಳ ಹುರುಳಿ koodalulla huruli
  • name coined, for want of name; ಕೂದಲುಳ್ಳ koodalulla = hairy; ಹುರುಳಿ huruli = name given to horse gram ... for the hairy nature of the plant, and its use by animals as forage
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कवला kavla
  • name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कवला kawla
  • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
  • variant of: कौला kaula = a particular esculent vegetable | a large sort of orange | tender and fresh; young and blooming — a plant, a fruit ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
  • variant of: कवळा kavala, and the commoner word कोवळा kovala = tender and fresh ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
முடி இலைகண்ணி mudi ilaikanni
  • name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with coining the name ... efloraofindia ... முடி mudi = hairy; இலைகண்ணி ilaikanni = a name given to Smithia conferta Sm. ... for the hairy nature of the plant
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, *Kerala, Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Meghalaya, Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 15:49 30-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 11:40 03-09-2024 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Papilionaceae annual herb "Smithia hirsuta" "Smithia blanda var. humilis" "hairy smithia"

Friday, 30 August 2024

Smithia conferta Sm.

Smithia conferta Sm.

SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith ... Wikisource
KON-fer-tuh or kon-FER-tuh -- crowded ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: congested flower smithia • Assamese: অলক্ষণী alokhyani • Dogri: लक्ष्मन बूटी laxman booti • Gujarati: લક્ષ્મણા lakshmana • Hindi: लक्ष्मणा lakshmana • Kannada: ಕುಡುಹುಲ್ಲು kuduhullu • Konkani: नाईची भाजी naichi bhaji • Malayalam: മുതിരപുല്ല് muthirapullu, തിരുതാളി thiruthaali • Marathi: बरका barka, नाईची भाजी naichi bhaji • Mundari: boror ara, loyong-masuria, pui-masuria • Nepali: लक्ष्मन बुटी laxman buti • Odia: ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମଣବୁଟି laxmanbuti • Punjabi: ਲਖਸ਼ਮਣਾ lakshmana • Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणा laksmana • Tamil: இலைகண்ணி ilaikanni • Telugu: లక్ష్మణా laksmana • Tulu: ಕುಡುಪಂತಿ kudupanthi • Urdu: لکشمنا lakshmana


botanical names: Smithia conferta Sm. ... homotypic synonyms: Damapana conferta (Sm.) Kuntze • Smithia geminiflora var. conferta (Sm.) Baker ... accepted infraspecifics: Smithia conferta var. conferta ... heterotypic synonyms: Smithia hispidissima Zoll. & Moritzi ... POWO, retrieved 29 August 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
congested flower smithia
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
অলক্ষণী alokhyani
  • Many thanks to Ashim Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
लक्ष्मन बूटी laxman booti
  • name derived from Sanskrit, for want of name
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
લક્ષ્મણા lakshmana
  • name borrowed from Sanskrit, for want of name
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
लक्ष्मणा lakshmana
  • name borrowed from Sanskrit, for want of name
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕುಡುಹುಲ್ಲು kuduhullu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
नाईची भाजी naichi bhaji
  • name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
മുതിരപുല്ല് muthirapullu
തിരുതാളി thiruthaali
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
बरका barka, नाईची भाजी naichi bhaji
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
boror ara, loyong-masuria, pui-masuria
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
लक्ष्मन बुटी laxman buti
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଲକ୍ଷ୍ମଣବୁଟି laxmanbuti
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਲਖਸ਼ਮਣਾ lakshmana
  • name borrowed from Sanskrit, for want of name
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
लक्ष्मणा laksmana
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
இலைகண்ணி ilaikanni
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
లక్ష్మణా laksmana
  • name borrowed from Sanskrit, for want of name
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕುಡುಪಂತಿ kudupanthi
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
لکشمنا lakshmana
  • name borrowed from Sanskrit, for want of name
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Manipur, Meghalaya, *Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, *Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 13:38 29-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 16:18 31-08-2024 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Papilionaceae annual herb "Smithia conferta" "Damapana conferta" "Smithia geminiflora var. conferta" "Smithia hispidissima" "congested flower smithia"

Thursday, 29 August 2024

Smithia bigemina Dalzell

Smithia bigemina Dalzell

SMITH-ee-uh -- named for British botanist and physician Sir James Edward Smith ... Wikisource
¿ bi-JEM-in-uh ? -- double paired ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: double paired smithia • Gujarati: બેરકી berki • Hindi: बेरकी berki • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಹುರುಳಿ sanna huruli • Konkani: लहान कवला lahan kavla • Malayalam: ചെറിയ മുതിര cheriya muthira • Marathi: बेरकी berki, लहान कवला lahan kawla, नायकोई पाला naaykoi pala


botanical names: Smithia bigemina Dalzell ... homotypic synonyms: Damapana bigemina (Dalzell) Kuntze ... heterotypic synonyms: Smithia agharkarii Hemadri ... POWO, retrieved 28 August 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
double paired smithia
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
બેરકી berki
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
बेरकी berki
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಸಣ್ಣ ಹುರುಳಿ sanna huruli
  • name coined, for want of name; ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = small, of smaller size; ಹುರುಳಿ huruli = name given to horse gram ... the whole plant used by animals as forage
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
लहान कवला lahan kavla
  • name coined, for want of name; लहान lahan = small; कवला kavla = name given to Smithia sensitiva Aiton
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറിയ മുതിര cheriya muthira
  • name coined, for want of name; ചെറിയ cheriya = small, of smaller size; മുതിര muthira = name given to horse gram ... the whole plant used by animals as forage
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
बेरकी berki
लहान कवला lahan kawla
  • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
नायकोई पाला naaykoi pala
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Odisha, Rajasthan, *Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 17:22 28-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 15:15 31-08-2024 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Papilionaceae annual herb "Smithia bigemina" "Damapana bigemina" "Smithia agharkarii" "double paired smithia"

Wednesday, 28 August 2024

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

SIGH-lee-bum or si-LEE-bum -- ancient Greek name for some edible thistles ... Dave's Botanary
mar-ee-AH-num -- of Saint Mary ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle • Dogri: दुद्ध बगूल duddh bagool, दुद्द कंडियारा dudda kandiyaaraa, नीला दुद्ध भुस्स neela duddh bhuss • Hindi: दूध पात्र doodh patra • Tamil: பால் நெருஞ்சில் pal nerunjil


botanical names: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. ... homotypic synonyms: Carduus marianus L. ... and more listed at POWO, retrieved 28 August 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle
milk thistle
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
दुद्ध बगूल duddh bagool, नीला दुद्ध भुस्स neela duddh bhuss
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
दुद्द कंडियारा dudda kandiyaaraa
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
दूध पात्र doodh patra
  • Krishi Jagran ... despite the name, milk thistle has nothing to do with milk
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
பால் நெருஞ்சில் pal nerunjil
  • Vikaspedia - Knowledge Portal - India Development Gateway (InDG) (powered by MeitY, a Government of India initiative and is executed by C-DAC)
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (introduced)
~~~~~ Created on: 11:25 28-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 16:14 28-08-2024 ~~~~~
Asteraceae Compositae exotic naturalized temperate annual biannual herb "Silybum marianum" "Carduus marianus" "blessed milk thistle" "kenguel seed" "Marian thistle" "Mary thistle" "Mediterranean milk thistle" "milk thistle" "Saint Mary's thistle" "variegated thistle"

Sigesbeckia orientalis L.

Sigesbeckia orientalis L.

sig-es-BEK-ee-uh -- named for Johann Georg Siegesbeck ... Dave's Botanary
or-ee-en-TAY-liss -- of or from the Orient, eastern ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: eastern St. Paul's wort, holy herb, Indian weed, small yellow crownbeard, stickyweed • Assamese: কাটামপাম katampam • Dogri: बिल्ल जड़ी bill jadi • Garhwali: लिचकुरा lichkura • Gujarati: પીળી બદકડી pili badakdi • Hindi: गोबरिया gobariya • Kachchhi: પીરી ફુલડી piri fuldi • Kannada: ಅಂಟು ಹೂವಿನ ಗಿಡ antu huvina gida • Khasi: soh-barthud-lib • Konkani: कटंपू katampu • Malayalam: കടംപൂ katampoo • Marathi: कटंपू katampu • Mizo: ansa-pui-suak • Nepali: दुधे झार dudhe jhaar, गोब्रे झार gobre jhaar, नौनिं पत्र nauni patra • Odia: ଆଖିମିଟକା akhimitaka • Pahari: कुंब्रे kumbre, तीनपथ teenpath • Santali: ᱞᱚᱴᱞᱟᱴᱤᱟ latlatia, ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱞᱢᱮᱜᱽ marang kalmegh • Tamil: கடம்பு katampu, ஒட்டடை ottadai, வெள்ளைக்காரன் செடி vellaikkaran ceti • Telugu: కతమ్పం katampam, రెక్కల రావి rekkala ravi


botanical names: Sigesbeckia orientalis L. ... synonyms: heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 25 August 2024
Orthographic error: Sigesbeckia incorrectly spelt as Siegesbeckia
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
eastern St. Paul's wort, small yellow crownbeard
holy herb
Indian weed
stickyweed
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
কাটামপাম katampam
  • Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
बिल्ल जड़ी bill jadi
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
लिचकुरा lichkura
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
પીળી બદકડી pili badakdi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
गोबरिया gobariya
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
પીરી ફુલડી piri fuldi
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಂಟು ಹೂವಿನ ಗಿಡ antu huvina gida
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
soh-barthud-lib
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कटंपू katampu
  • name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കടംപൂ katampoo
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कटंपू katampu
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
ansa-pui-suak
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
दुधे झार dudhe jhaar, गोब्रे झार gobre jhaar, नौनिं पत्र nauni patra
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଆଖିମିଟକା akhimitaka
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
तीनपथ teenpath
कुंब्रे kumbre
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱞᱚᱴᱞᱟᱴᱤᱟ latlatia, ᱢᱟᱨᱟᱝ ᱠᱟᱞᱢᱮᱜᱽ marang kalmegh
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கடம்பு katampu (or கடம்பம் katampam), ஒட்டடை ottadai, வெள்ளைக்காரன் செடி vellaikkaran ceti
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
కతమ్పం katampam, రెక్కల రావి rekkala ravi
  • Many thanks to A.Lalithamba for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout
~~~~~ Created on: 16:15 25-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 09:41 28-08-2024 ~~~~~
Asteraceae Compositae annual herb "Sigesbeckia orientalis" "Siegesbeckia orientalis" "common St. Paul's wort" "eastern St. Paul's wort" "holy herb" "Indian weed" "small yellow crownbeard" stickyweed

Saturday, 24 August 2024

Sida mysorensis Wight & Arn.

Sida mysorensis Wight & Arn.

SEE-duh -- in Greek, a type of water lily; although now a name for a type of mallow ... Dave's Botanary
my-sor-EN-sis -- of or from Mysore, India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Mysore fanpetals, Mysore sida • Bengali: আঁঠালো জুঙ্কা aanthaalo junka • Gujarati: મૈસૂર બલ maisoor bala • Hindi: मैसूर बला maisoor bala • Kannada: ಅಂಟುತುತ್ತಿ antuthutti • Konkani: धाकटी तुपकटी dhakti tupkati • Malayalam: മൈസൂരു കുറുന്തോട്ടി mysooru kurunthotti • Marathi: म्हैसूर बला mhaisoor bala • Odia: ମହୀଶୂର ବଳା mahisura bala • Rajasthani: मैसूर बला maisoor bala • Tamil: புளவத்துரட்டி pulavathuratti; வட்டக் குருத்தாங்கண்ணி vata guruthankanni • Telugu: కుండి వెలగ kundi velaga • Tulu: ಅಂಟುಕಡೀರ್ antukadeer


botanical names: Sida mysorensis Wight & Arn. ... heterotypic synonyms: Sida glutinosa Roxb. • Sida urticifolia Wight & Arn. • Sida wightiana D.Dietr. ... POWO, retrieved 22 August 2024
Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Mysore fanpetals, Mysore sida
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
আঁঠালো জুঙ্কা aanthaalo junka
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
મૈસૂર બલ maisoor bala
  • name coined, for want of name; મૈસૂર maisoor = Mysuru or Mysore, a city in south India, a province during British Raj; બલ bala = strength, Sanskrit generic name given to Sida spp. ... this species was described from Mysore province during erstwhile British Raj ¦ Sida spp. have nervine tonic property
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
मैसूर बला maisoor bala
  • name coined, for want of name; मैसूर maisoor = Mysuru or Mysore, a city in south India, a province during British Raj; बला bala = strength, Sanskrit generic name given to Sida spp. ... this species was described from Mysore province during erstwhile British Raj ¦ Sida spp. have nervine tonic property
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಂಟುತುತ್ತಿ antuthutti
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
धाकटी तुपकटी dhakti tupkati
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
മൈസൂരു കുറുന്തോട്ടി mysooru kurunthotti
  • Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
  • name coined, for want of name; മൈസൂരു mysooru = Mysuru or Mysore, a city in south India, a province during British Raj; കുറുന്തോട്ടി kurunthotti = a generic name given to Sida spp. ... this species was described from Mysore province during erstwhile British Raj
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
म्हैसूर बला mhaisoor bala
  • name coined, for want of name; म्हैसूर mhaisoor = Mysuru or Mysore, a city in south India, a province during British Raj; बला bala = strength, Sanskrit generic name given to Sida spp. ... this species was described from Mysore province during erstwhile British Raj ¦ Sida spp. have nervine tonic property
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ମହୀଶୂର ବଳା mahisura bala
  • name coined, for want of name; ମହୀଶୂର mahisura = Mysuru or Mysore, a city in south India, a province during British Raj; ବଳା bala = strength, Sanskrit generic name given to Sida spp. ... this species was described from Mysore province during erstwhile British Raj ¦ Sida spp. have nervine tonic property
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
मैसूर बला maisoor bala
  • name coined, for want of name; मैसूर maisoor = Mysuru or Mysore, a city in south India, a province during British Raj; बला bala = strength, Sanskrit generic name given to Sida spp. ... this species was described from Mysore province during erstwhile British Raj ¦ Sida spp. have nervine tonic property
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
புளவத்துரட்டி pulavathuratti; வட்டக் குருத்தாங்கண்ணி vata guruthankanni
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
కుండి వెలగ kundi velaga
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಅಂಟುಕಡೀರ್ antukadeer
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 22:59 22-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 10:11 24-08-2024 ~~~~~
Malvaceae perennial herb "Sida mysorensis" "Sida glutinosa" "Sida urticifolia" "Sida wightiana" "Mysore fanpetals" "Mysore sida"

Thursday, 22 August 2024

Senna sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

SEN-nuh -- Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush ... Dave's Botanary
sul-FER-ee-uh -- sulphur yellow (also spelled sulphurea) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: glaucous cassia, sulphur cassia, sulphur-flowered senna • Gujarati: કૃષ્ણમોક્ષ krushnamoksh • Kannada: ಅಡವಿ ತಂಗಡಿ adavi thangadi • Konkani: सरपुली sarpuli • Marathi: मोठी तरवड mothi tarvad • Tamil: குண்டுப்பூக்கொன்றை kuntu-p-pu-k-konrai, மஞ்சட்கொன்றை mancat-konrai, வெள்ளைத்தகரை vellai-t-takarai • Telugu: మెట్టతంగేడు mettatangedu


botanical names: Senna sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby ... homotypic synonyms: Cassia sulfurea DC. ex Collad. • Senna surattensis subsp. sulfurea (DC. ex Collad.) Randell ... heterotypic synonyms: Cassia enneaphylla J.Koenig ex Wight & Arn. • Cassia glauca Lam. • Cassia surattensis subsp. glauca (Lam.) K.Larsen & S.S.Larsen • Senna surattensis subsp. glauca (Lam.) X.Y.Zhu ... and more listed at POWO, retrieved 21 August 2024
Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
glaucous cassia
  • this name is literal translation of the synonym Cassia glauca Lam.
  • Cassia glauca Lam. is not a synonym of Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby ... though was so in earlier times
  • De Wit's description of S.surattensis has become confused with S.sulfurea ... refer to "NOTES" in ILDIS World Database of Legumes Version 10.38 20 July 2010 [accessed: 21 August 2024]
  • as such, the common name "glaucous cassia" is not appropriate for S.surattensis
sulphur cassia
sulphur-flowered senna
  • for Cassia glauca Lam. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
કૃષ્ણમોક્ષ krushnamoksh
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಡವಿ ತಂಗಡಿ adavi thangadi
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
सरपुली sarpuli
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
मोठी तरवड mothi tarvad
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கொவளை kovalai
  • for sulphur-flowered senna ... for Cassia glauca Lam. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
குண்டுப்பூக்கொன்றை kuntu-p-pu-k-konrai, மஞ்சட்கொன்றை mancat-konrai, வெள்ளைத்தகரை vellai-t-takarai
  • for Cassia glauca Lam. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
మెట్టతంగేడు mettatangedu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
widespread
NOTE: this species has been much confused with S.surattensis ¦ in historical literature, the name Cassia glauca Lam. referred to either of these species, thus their common / regional names too have become muddled
~~~~~ Created on: 11:57 21-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:22 22-08-2024 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Caesalpiniaceae semi-deciduous "large shrub" "small tree" "Senna sulfurea" "Cassia sulfurea" "Cassia glauca" "glaucous cassia" "sulphur cassia" "sulphur-flowered senna"

Triumfetta annua L.

tree-um-FET-a -- named for Giovanni Battista Triumfetti, professor of botany ... Dave's Botanary AN-yoo-uh -- annual ... Dave...