¿ wi-THAY-nee-uh ? -- commemorates the English paleobotanist, Henry Thomas Maire Witham ... ... Plant genera named after people (1753-1853) by José A. Mari Mut
som-NEE-fer-uh OR som-NIF-er-uh -- sleep-bringing, referring to narcotic properties ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: burr wood, horse root, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry • Assamese: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Gujarati: અશ્વગંધા ashwagandha, ઘોડાકુન ghodakun • Hindi: असगन्ध asgandh, अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, हयगंधा haya-gandha, पुष्टिदा pushtida, तुरगी turagi, वन्या vanya • Kachchhi: આસુન aasun, આસુંઢ aasund • Kannada: ಅಂಗರಬೇರು angaraberu, ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ ashwagandhi, ಹಿರೇಮದ್ದಿನ ಗಿಡ hiremaddina gida, ಪೆನ್ನೇರು penneru • Malayalam: അമുക്കുരം amukkuram, പേവെട്ടി pevetti • Marathi: अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, आस्कंद askanda, ढोरगुंज dorgunja, कंचुकी kanchuki • Nepali: अश्वगन्धा ashwagandhaa • Odia: ଅଶ୍ୱଗନ୍ଧା ashwagandha, ବୃଂହଣ brumhana, ବୃଷା brusha, ହୟାହ୍ୱୟା hayahwaya • Punjabi: ਅਸਗੰਧ asgandh, ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ ashwagandha • Rajasthani: अश्वगंधा ashwagandha • Sanskrit: अश्वगन्धा ashvagandha, अश्वकन्द ashvakanda, अवरोहिका avarohika, बलदा balada, गन्धपत्त्री gandhapattri, ग्रावरोहक gravarohaka, हयगन्धा hayagandha, हयप्रिया hayapriya, कामप्रियकरी kamapriyakari, कामरूपिणी kamarupini, कम्बुका kambuka, कम्बुकाष्ठा kambukashta, पलाशपर्णी palashaparni, पीवरा pivara, प्रियङ्करी priyangakari, पुण्य punya, पुष्टिद pushtida, शतकुम्भा shatakumbha, तुरगगन्धा turagagandha, वाजिगन्धा vajigandha, वाजिनी vajini, वनज vanaja, वराहकर्णी varahakarni, वराहपत्त्री varahapattri, वराहिका varahika, वातघ्नी vataghni • Tamil: அசையு acaiyu, அசுவகந்தி acuvakanti, அசுவம் acuvam, அமுக்கிரா amukkira • Telugu: అశ్వగంధ ashwagandha, దొమ్మడోలు dommadolu, పెన్నేరు penneru, వాజిగంథ vajigandha • Tulu: ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧೊ ashwagandho • Urdu: اسگندهہ asgandh, اشوگندها ashwagandha, ترگي turagi, ونيا vanya
botanical names: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ... homotypic synonyms: Physalis somnifera L. • Physaloides somnifera (L.) Moench ... heterotypic synonyms: Physalis flexuosa L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 05 February 2025
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
burr wood, horse root, winter cherry
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry
- Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha
- ৱিকিপিডিয়া - মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
- XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha
- উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
- BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
અશ્વગંધા ashwagandha, ઘોડાકુન ghodakun
- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
असगन्ध asgandh
- for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts ... or इसगन्ध isgandh | or नागौरी असगन्ध nagauri asgandh, popular "असगन्ध asgandh" from a place called Nagaur
- or असगुन्द asgund for Physalis somnifera L. ... Fallon, S. W. A new Hindustani-English dictionary, with illustrations from Hindustani literature and folk-lore. Banaras, London: Printed at the Medical Hall Press; Trubner and Co., 1879.
अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, हयगंधा haya-gandha, पुष्टिदा pushtida, तुरगी turagi, वन्या vanya
- for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts ... or इसगन्ध isgandh
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
આસુન aasun, આસુંઢ aasund
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಂಗರಬೇರು angaraberu, ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಾ ashwagandha (or ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ ashwagandhi),
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
ಹಿರೇಮದ್ದಿನ ಗಿಡ hiremaddina gida
- Many thanks to Mahadeswara Swamy for help with this name ... efloraofindia
- ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka
- or ಹಿರಿಮದ್ದು hirimaddu ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
- or ಹಿರೇಮದ್ದು hiremaddu ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
ಪೆನ್ನೇರು penneru
- ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
അമുക്കുരം amukkuram
- 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
- or അമുക്കിരം amukkiram ... for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
പേവെട്ടി pevetti
- or പീവട്ടി pivatti ... for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, आस्कंद askanda
- The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
- for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... name variants of आस्कंद askanda: असगंध asagandha, अस्कंद askanda, आसंद asanda
ढोरगुंज dorgunja
- The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
कंचुकी kanchuki
- for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
अश्वगन्धा ashwagandhaa
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଅଶ୍ୱଗନ୍ଧା ashwagandha, ବୃଂହଣ brumhana, ବୃଷା brusha, ହୟାହ୍ୱୟା hayahwaya
- Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਅਸਗੰਧ asgandh
- or ਆਸਗੰਧ aasgandh ... for Physalis flexuosa L. ... The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ ashwagandha
- ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ - ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
अश्वगंधा ashwagandha
- Bundi - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government
- Banswara - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
अश्वगन्धा ashvagandha, अश्वकन्द ashvakanda, अवरोहिका avarohika, बलदा balada, गन्धपत्त्री gandhapattri, ग्रावरोहक gravarohaka, हयगन्धा hayagandha, हयप्रिया hayapriya, कामप्रियकरी kamapriyakari, कामरूपिणी kamarupini, कम्बुका kambuka, कम्बुकाष्ठा kambukashta, पलाशपर्णी palashaparni, पीवरा pivara, प्रियङ्करी priyangakari, पुण्य punya, पुष्टिद pushtida, शतकुम्भा shatakumbha, तुरगगन्धा turagagandha, वाजिगन्धा vajigandha, वाजिनी vajini, वनज vanaja, वराहकर्णी varahakarni, वराहपत्त्री varahapattri, वराहिका varahika, वातघ्नी vataghni
- for Physalis flexuosa L. ... Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
அசையு acaiyu, அசுவகந்தி acuvakanti, அசுவம் acuvam
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
அமுக்கிரா amukkira
- or அமுக்கிரி amukkiri ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
అశ్వగంధ ashwagandha
- or అశ్వగంధి ashwagandhi ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
- వికీపీడియా - స్వేచ్ఛా విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వమ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
- or అశ్వగంధి ashwagandhi ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
దొమ్మడోలు dommadolu (or దొమ్మదారి dommadari), పెన్నేరు penneru, వాజిగంథ vajigandha
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
- for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown
- 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
ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧೊ ashwagandho
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
اسگندهہ asgandh
- for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts ... or ناگوري اسگندهہ nagauri asgandh, popular "اسگندهہ asgandh" from a place called Nagaur
- or اَسگُند asgund for Physalis somnifera L. ... Fallon, S. W. A new Hindustani-English dictionary, with illustrations from Hindustani literature and folk-lore. Banaras, London: Printed at the Medical Hall Press; Trubner and Co., 1879.
اشوگندها ashwagandha, ترگي turagi, ونيا vanya
- for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout the plains
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.01; last update January 28th, 2025. Last accessed 05/02/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
- Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
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Created on: 12:45 05-02-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:50 06-02-2025
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