am-uh-RANTH-us -- everlasting flower ... Dave's Botanary
VEER-ih-diss -- green ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth • Adi: gubor oying, tapi pilee • Ahom: খুতৰা khutora • Angami: tierhü tiepfü • Bengali: বন নটে ban note • Bodo: दावला खुंगुर dawla khunggur, khutrasu • Chakma: nyipak o • Dogri: चलेरी chaleri • Garhwali: जंगली चौलाई jangli-chaulai • Gujarati: ઢીમડો dhimado • Hindi: जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi • Kannada: ದಗ್ಲಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು dagli soppu, ಕೀರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು keere soppu, ಸಣ್ಣ ಹರಿವೇ sanna harive • Konkani: रानभाजी ranbhaji • Lisu: sagijaj • Lodhi: नोट्या आरा notya-ara • Malayalam: ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera • Manipuri: ꯂꯝ ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ lam chengkruk • Marathi: लहान माठ lahan math, माठ math, उनाडभाजी unadabhaji • Mizo: lenhling-hling-nei-lo • Nepali: लट्टे साग latte saag, लुण्डे lunde, लुँडे साग lunde saag, सेतो लुँडे seto lunde • Odia: ଭାଜି bhaji, କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia, ଲେଉଟିଆ leutia • Pahari: चौलाई chaulayee • Rabha: hathi-khuduna • Rajasthani: जंगली चौली jangali chauli • Sanskrit: तण्डुलीय tanduliya • Tamil: குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai • Tangsa: khahram • Telugu: చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora • Tulu: ಎಲ್ಲ್ಯ ಪದ್ಪೆ ellya padpe
botanical names: Amaranthus viridis L. ... homotypic synonyms: Euxolus viridis (L.) Moq. ... heterotypic synonyms: Amaranthus gracilis Desf. ex Poir. • Amaranthus polystachyus Willd. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 10 Novembder 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
green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
gubor oying, tapi pilee
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
খুতৰা khutora
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025
~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie
tierhü tiepfü
- Singh, Akoijam & Teron, Robindra. (2015). Diversity of wild edible plants used by the Angami-Nagas in Kohima District of Nagaland, India. Pleione. 9. 311-324.
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
বন নটে ban note
- The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
- Sauris Panda - A Study on Leaves and Fronds Consumed as Vegetables and Salads in West Bengal State, India. - IJAPBC – Vol.4(3), Jul-Sep 2015 [Accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy)]
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
दावला खुंगुर dawla khunggur
- XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources
khutrasu
- Deka, Dipali (2007) - Chapter 5 - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ CHAKMA ~~~~~
written in: Chakma (𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴, Changhma Bhach or Ajha Path), Latin, Bengali ... spoken in: Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: the Chakma (or Changhma) people and Daingnet people
nyipak o
- Angami, A. & Gajurel, Padma & Rethy, P. & Kalita, S.K.. (2006). Status and potential of wild edible plants of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 5(4):541-550.
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
चलेरी chaleri
- Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
जंगली चौलाई jangli-chaulai
- Tiwari, JK & Ballabha, Radha & Tiwari, Prabhawati. (2010). Some Promising Wild Edible Plants of Srinagar and its Adjacent Area in Alaknanda Valley of Garhwal Himalaya, India. Journal of American Science. 6.
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ઢીમડો dhimado
- 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
जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- or simply चौलाई chaulayi ... Wagh, Vijay & Jain, Ashok. (2014). Floristic Diversity of Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. 6. 146-167. 10.5829/idosi.ajps.2013.6.4.1116.
- or चौलाई भाजी chaulayi bhaji ... कृषिका : प्रकृति का उपहार छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजियों की भरमार : भाग-1 ... डॉ. गजेन्द्र सिंह तोमर
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ದಗ್ಲಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು dagli soppu
- ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka ... or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daggali soppu
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishnaor ... or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ daggali
- Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA)
- or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daggali soppu ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
ಕೀರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು keere soppu
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- ಕೀರೆ keere = generic name given to various plants of Amaranthaceae family that are used as green vegetable ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
ಸಣ್ಣ ಹರಿವೇ sanna harive
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
- ಹರಿವೇ harive is also written as ಹರಿವೆ harive ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
रानभाजी ranbhaji
- V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ LISU ~~~~~
written in two scripts Fraser, Karen, or using scripts of other local language ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Yobin... other names for this language: Yobin; the names Lisu and Yobin are interchangeably used for people and their language
sagijaj
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025
- the name needs to be rendered in native script
~~~~~ LODHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand ... spoken by: Lodha people
नोट्या आरा notya-ara
- Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯂꯝ ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ lam chengkruk
- Flowers of India, retrieved November 11, 2025
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
लहान माठ lahan math
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
माठ math
- The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
उनाडभाजी unadabhaji
- WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
lenhling-hling-nei-lo
- ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram [Accessed 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)]
- or hling nei lo ... Kar, An & Bora, Devanjal & Borthakur, Sashin & Goswami, N & Saharia, Daizi. (2013). WILD EDIBLE PLANT RESOURCES USED BY THE MIZOS OF MIZORAM, INDIA. KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. 9. 106-126. [Accessed 15/11/2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)]
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
लट्टे साग latte saag, लुण्डे lunde, लुँडे साग lunde saag, सेतो लुँडे seto lunde
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଭାଜି bhaji
- Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha
କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia
- Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17.
ଲେଉଟିଆ leutia
- Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Kar, Tuhinansu & Nanda, Susanta & Bhatta, Krupasindhu & Nanda, Fanindra. (2020). MACROPHYTES OF ANSUPA.
- Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402.
~~~~~ 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
चौलाई chaulayee
- Himalayan Wild Food Plants by Dr. Tara Sen Thakur
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
hathi-khuduna
- Deka, Dipali (2007) - Chapter 5 - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
जंगली चौली jangali chauli
- Tripathi, Yogesh & Prabhu, V.V. & Pal, R.S. & Mishra, R.N.. (1996). Medicinal Plants of Rajasthan in Indian System of Medicine. Ancient Science of Life. 15. 190-212.
- or simply चौली chaulie ... Charan, P. & Sharma, K. (2016). FLORAL DIVERSITY OF THAR DESERT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN, INDIA.
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
तण्डुलीय tanduliya
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~
written in: Tangsa, Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga
khahram
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora
- 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
ಎಲ್ಲ್ಯ ಪದ್ಪೆ ellya padpe
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout mainland and her islands; introduced, widely cultivated, escapes to limited extent
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 13/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
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