Vitex trifolia L.

VY-teks -- Latin vieo (to bind, to weave, to tie up); a reference to the use of Vitex agnus-castus in basketry ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia
try-FOH-lee-a -- three leaves, or each leaf divided into three parts ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Arabian lilac, simple-leaf chaste tree, three-leaved chaste tree • Assamese: অনন্ত ononto • Bengali: পানি সমালু pani samalu • Dogri: बन्हां banha • Gujarati: ધોણી નગદી dhoni nagadi • Hindi: सफेद संबल safed sambal, सम्भालू sambhalu • Kachchhi: અછી નિગડ achi nigad • Kannada: ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki, ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki, ನಿರ್ಗುಂಡಿ nirgundi, ನೀರ್ಲಕ್ಕಿ nirlakki, ನೊಚ್ಚಿ nocchi. ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki • Konkani: ಕಾಳೊ ನಿಗುಂಡು kalo nigundu, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Malayalam: കരുനൊച്ചി karunochi, വെള്ളനൊച്ചി vellanochi • Manipuri: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Marathi: लिंगूर lingur, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Nepali: सिमली simalee • Odia: ଅନନ୍ତ ananta, ନୀଳ ବେଗୁନିଆ nila begunia, ନୀଳ ସିନ୍ଧୁବାର nila sindhubara, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi, ଶେତ ବେଗୁନିଆ seta begunia, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରସ surasa • Punjabi: ਰਿੰਗਾ ringga • Sanskrit: अनन्ता ananta, कृष्ण निर्गुण्डी krishna nirgundi, नील निर्गुण्डी nila nirgundi, सिन्दुवार sinduvara • Tamil: சிந்துவாரம் cintuvaram, சிறுநொச்சி ciru-nocci, கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நீலி nili, நீர்நொச்சி nir-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: చిరు వావిలి chiru vaavili, నీల వావిలి neela vaavili, నీరు వావిలి neeru vaavili, నీలి వావిలి nili vaavili, నొచ్చిలి nochili, సిరు వావిలి shiru vaavili, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili • Tibetan: si ndu ba ra • Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki • Urdu: سمبهالو sambhalu


botanical names: Vitex trifolia L. ... POWO, retrieved 27 January 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Arabian lilac

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• Dave's Garden - one of the largest sites for gardeners in the world

simple-leaf chaste tree

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

three-leaved chaste tree

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

অনন্ত ononto

• Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

পানি সমালু pani samalu

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

बन्हां banha

• 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

ધોણી નગદી dhoni nagadi

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

सफेद संबल safed sambal

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

सम्भालू sambhalu

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

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat

અછી નિગડ achi nigad

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 ... or અછી નગડ achi nagad
• or અસી નિગડ asi nigad, અસી નગડ asi nagad ... Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768.

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki, ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki, ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki = camphor chaste tree, is due to its characteristic smell; ಮರಳುನೆಕ್ಕಿ maralunekki = sand chaste tree and ಸಮುದ್ರನೆಕ್ಕಿ samudranekki = sea chaste tree, are due to the habitat; the plant usually grows along the sandy shores

ನಿರ್ಗುಂಡಿ nirgundi

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

ನೀರ್ಲಕ್ಕಿ nirlakki, ನೊಚ್ಚಿ nocchi

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

ಕಾಳೊ ನಿಗುಂಡು kalo nigundu

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

निर्गुंडी nirgundi

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

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

കരുനൊച്ചി karunochi

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

വെള്ളനൊച്ചി vellanochi

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi

• Flowers of India, retrieved January 27, 2025

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

लिंगूर lingur

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

सिमली simalee

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଅନନ୍ତ ananta, ନୀଳ ବେଗୁନିଆ nila begunia, ନୀଳ ସିନ୍ଧୁବାର nila sindhubara, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi, ଶେତ ବେଗୁନିଆ seta begunia, ସୁବହା subaha, ସୁରସ surasa

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਰਿੰਗਾ ringga

• The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

अनन्त ananta

• Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

कृष्ण निर्गुण्डी krishna nirgundi, नील निर्गुण्डी nila nirgundi

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

सिन्दुवार sinduvara

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• or सिन्धुवार sindhuvara ... Sanskrit Dictionary

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

சிந்துவாரம் cintuvaram, சிறுநொச்சி ciru-nocci

• for three-leaved chaste tree ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நீலி nili, நீர்நொச்சி nir-nocci, நொச்சி nocci

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

చిరు వావిలి chiru vaavili, నీల వావిలి neela vaavili, నీరు వావిలి neeru vaavili, నీలి వావిలి nili vaavili, నొచ్చిలి nochili, సిరు వావిలి shiru vaavili, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~

written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan

si ndu ba ra

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕರ್ಪೂರನೆಕ್ಕಿ karpuranekki = camphor chaste tree, is due to its characteristic smell

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

سمبهالو sambhalu

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

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• Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.01; last update January 21th, 2025. Last accessed 27/01/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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~~~~~ Created on: 19:59 26-01-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:55 28-01-2025 ~~~~~

Lamiaceae Verbenaceae shrub "Vitex trifolia" "Arabian lilac" "simple-leaf chaste tree" "three-leaved chaste tree"