¿ oo-RAY ? -- perhaps Latinised form of a vernacular name of the plant
san-gwin-oh-LEN-tuh -- full of blood ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: climbing wool-plant • Assamese: অষ্টমা বৈদ্য astama baidya, বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani • Bengali: নুরিয়া nuriya • Garo: phul-anchi • Gujarati: કરાડીયા karadiya, વેલારો velaro • Haryanvi: बुई bui • Hindi: नुरिया nuriya, सफेद फुलीया sufed phulia • Kachchhi: બૂરજી વલ boorji val, ગોરખ વલ gorakh val • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida, ನೆಲ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು nela hindi soppu • Konkani: व्हडलो तांडलो vhadlo tandlo • Malayalam: വള്ളിചെരുള vallicherula • Marathi: कापूरलता kapurlata • Nepali: अईतिनबोट aitinbot • Odia: ବଡ ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ bada chauladhua, ନରିୟା nariya • Punjabi: ਬੂਈ bui • Rabha: lalpata • Tamil: காட்டுப்பூளை kattu-p-pulai • Telugu: పురిటి తీగె purititige, తెలగ పిండి thelaga pindi
botanical names: Ouret sanguinolenta (L.) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Achyranthes sanguinolenta L. • Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... heterotypic synonyms: Achyranthes scandens Roxb. • Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 01 December 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
climbing wool-plant
- Flowers of India, retrieved December 1, 2025
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
অষ্টমা বৈদ্য astama baidya, বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Deka, Dipali (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam :: Chapter 5 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
নুরিয়া nuriya
- for Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
phul-anchi
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Deka, Dipali (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam :: Chapter 5 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
કરાડીયા karadiya, વેલારો velaro
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... S Rajendra Kumar, S Kalavathy (2010) - Floristic status and its conservation in the forests of the north Gujarat region (NGR) Gujarat, India :: Chapter 4 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
बुई bui
- for Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... Department of Bio Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University (2002) - Medicinal plants of some districts of Haryana an ethnobotanical survey :: Chapter 4 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
नुरिया nuriya
- Flowers of India, retrieved December 1, 2025
सफेद फुलीया sufed phulia
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
બૂરજી વલ boorji val (or બૂરવલ boorval), ગોરખ વલ gorakh val
- for Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... કચ્છ સ્વસ્થાન ની વનસ્પતિઓ ઠાકર જયકૃષ્ણ ઇન્દ્રજી 1926 [PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926]
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
ನೆಲ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು nela hindi soppu
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA)
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
व्हडलो तांडलो vhadlo tandlo
- name coined, for want of name; व्हडलो vhadlo = elder, bigger; तांडलो tandlo = name given to Ouret lanata (L.) Kuntze
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
വള്ളിചെരുള vallicherula
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2025). India Flora Online. Downloaded on 2 December 2025
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कापूरलता kapurlata
- name coined, for want of name; this plant is a clambering herb "लता lata", and the related species (Aerva lanata, Aerva javanica) are commonly associated with a characteristic that evokes scent of "कापूर kapur" (camphor)
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
अईतिनबोट aitinbot
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଡ ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ bada chauladhua
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402.
- or just ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ chauladhua ... for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
ନରିୟା nariya
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਬੂਈ bui
- for Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... Department of Bio Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University (2002) - Medicinal plants of some districts of Haryana an ethnobotanical survey :: Chapter 4 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
lalpata
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Deka, Dipali (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam :: Chapter 5 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
காட்டுப்பூளை kattu-p-pulai
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... தமிழ்ப்பேழை - தமிழ் அகரமுதலிகளின் களஞ்சியம் :: Tamil Pelai - Repository of Tamil Dictionaries
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... அருங்கலைச்சொல் அகரமுதலி ( ஆங்கிலம் - தமிழ் ) :: DICTIONARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS ( ENGLISH - TAMIL )
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
పురిటి తీగె purititige, తెలగ పిండి thelaga pindi
- for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.11; last update Nov. 11th, 2025. Last accessed 18/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
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Created on: 15:40 01-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:54 02-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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