Tuesday, 9 December 2025

Gomphrena globosa L.

Gomphrena globosa L.

gom-FREE-nuh -- from the Latin gomphaena, ancient classical name for an amaranth ... Dave's Botanary
glo-BOH-suh -- spherical ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bachelor's buttons, globe amaranth, gomphrena • Assamese: ৰক্তমল্লিকা raktamallika • Bengali: বোতাম ফুল botaam phool • Dogri: गुलतम gultam, गुलतारा gultara • Gujarati: જફલી ગુંદી japhali gundi • Hindi: गुले औरंग gul-e-aurang, गुले मख़मल gul-e-maḵẖmal • Kannada: ಅಡಿಕೆ ಹು adike hoo, ಬಿಳಿರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bilirudrakshi, ಕಾಶಿಗೊಂಡೆ kaashigonde, ಕೆಂಪುಗೊಂಡೆ kempugonde, ಮಹಾಸಹೆ mahaasahe, ನೆಲರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ nelarudrakshi • Konkani: बुतांव गोंडो butamv gomdo • Maithili: सुपाड़ी फूल supaaree phool • Malayalam: വാടാർമല്ലി vaadaamalli • Manipuri: ꯄꯦꯠꯔꯨꯛꯂꯩ petruklei • Marathi: गुलमखमल gulmakhamal, जाफरीगुंडी japharigundi, मखमल makhmal • Mizo: chuai-lo-par • Nepali: मखमली फूल makhamalee phool, सुपारी फूल supaaree phool • Odia: ରକ୍ତକ raktaka • Punjabi: ਗੌਫ਼ਰੀਨਾ gaufrina • Santali: ᱰᱩᱝᱰᱩᱝ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ dundun baha • Sindhi: گل مخمل gal mukhmal • Tamil: வாடாமல்லிகை vatamallikai • Telugu: బొండు మల్లి bandu malli, ఎర్ర పగడ బంతి erra pagada banti, రుద్రాక్షి rudraakshi, తెల్ల పొగడ గోరంట thella pedda goranta • Urdu: گُلِ اَورَنگْ gul-e-aurang, گُلِ مَخْمَل gul-e-makhmal


botanical names: Gomphrena globosa L. ... synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 08 December 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
bachelor's buttons
globe amaranth
gomphrena
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
ৰক্তমল্লিকা raktamallika
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
বোতাম ফুল botaam phool
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
गुलतम gultam, गुलतारा gultara
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
જફલી ગુંદી japhali gundi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
गुले औरंग gul-e-aurang, गुले मख़मल gul-e-maḵẖmal
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಡಿಕೆ ಹು adike hoo
ಬಿಳಿರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bilirudrakshi, ನೆಲರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ nelarudrakshi
ಕಾಶಿಗೊಂಡೆ kaashigonde
ಕೆಂಪುಗೊಂಡೆ kempugonde
ಮಹಾಸಹೆ mahaasahe
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
बुतांव गोंडो butamv gomdo
~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मैथिली) ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand
सुपाड़ी फूल supaaree phool
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
വാടാർമല്ലി vaadaamalli (or വാടാർമല്ലി vaadaarmalli)
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯄꯦꯠꯔꯨꯛꯂꯩ petruklei
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
गुलमखमल gulmakhamal, जाफरीगुंडी japharigundi, मखमल makhmal (or मखमाल makhmaal)
  • Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). A dictionary, Marathi and English. 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857.
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
chuai-lo-par
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
मखमली फूल makhamalee phool, सुपारी फूल supaaree phool
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... eFloraofIndia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ରକ୍ତକ raktaka
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਗੌਫ਼ਰੀਨਾ gaufrina
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱰᱩᱝᱰᱩᱝ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ dundun baha
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
گل مخمل gal mukhmal
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
வாடாமல்லிகை vatamallikai
  • University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
బొండు మల్లి bandu malli, ఎర్ర పగడ బంతి erra pagada banti, రుద్రాక్షి rudraakshi, తెల్ల పొగడ గోరంట thella pedda goranta
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
گُلِ اَورَنگْ gul-e-aurang, گُلِ مَخْمَل gul-e-makhmal
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
introduced in mainland and all her islands; primarily cultivated as an ornamental
~~~~~ Created on: 09:54 08-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 15:15 09-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~
Amaranthaceae introduced annual ornamental herb "Gomphrena globosa" "bachelor's buttons" "globe amaranth"
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