Sunday, 23 November 2025

Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight

Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight

noth-oh-SAY-er-va -- from the Greek nothos (false); aerva (Latinized form of the Arabic name of a plant) ... Dave's Botanary
brak-ee-AY-tuh -- branched at right angles, arm-like ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: minute amaranth • Hindi: शिलाभेद shilabheda • Marathi: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Odia: moduranga • Rajasthani: धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri • Sanskrit: पाषाणभेद pashanabheda • Tamil: சிறுபீளையி seerupilai • Telugu: పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi


botanical names: Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight ... homotypic synonyms: Achyranthes brachiata L. • Aerva brachiata (L.) Mart. • Illecebrum brachiatum (L.) L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 18 Novembder 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
minute amaranth
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
शिलाभेद shilabheda
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
moduranga
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
धौला फिंडावरी dhaula phindawri
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
पाषाणभेद pashanabheda
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சிறுபீளையி seerupilai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
పాషాణబేది pashaanabedi
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, *Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Jharkhand, *Goa, *Gujarat, Haryana, *Himachal Pradesh, *Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, *Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 16:02 18-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 20:35 23-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Amaranthaceae annual herb "Nothosaerva brachiata" "Achyranthes brachiata" "Aerva brachiata" "Illecebrum brachiatum" "minute amaranth"

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Nothosaerva brachiata (L.) Wight

noth-oh-SAY-er-va -- from the Greek nothos (false); aerva (Latinized form of the Arabic name of a plant) ... Dave's Botanary bra...