an-droh-GRAF-iss -- Greek:
andros (male) and
graphis (brush, pencil) - refers to filaments ...
Dave's Botanary
pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tuh or
pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tuh -- referring to the flower clusters (panicles) ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: creat, green chiretta, Indian echinacea, king of bitters •
Assamese: কালমেঘ kalmegh, মহাতিতা mahatita, চিৰতা sirota •
Bengali: কালমেঘ kalmegh •
Dogri: काला चिर्यात kala chiryata, किर्यात kiryata •
Gujarati: કરિયાતું kariyatu •
Hindi: हरा चिरायता hara chirayata, कालमेघ kalmegh, कल्पनाथ kalpanath, किरयित् kirayit, महातीता mahatita •
Kachchhi: નીલો કિરિયાતો nilo kiriyato •
Kannada: ನೆಲಬೇವು nelabevu, ಊರಕಿರಿಯಾತು urakiriyatu •
Konkani: व्हडलें किरायतें vhadlem kiraytem •
Malayalam: കിരിയാത്ത kiriyatta, നിലവേപ്പ് nilaveppu •
Manipuri: ꯚꯨꯕꯇꯤ bhubati •
Marathi: कालमेघ kalamegha, कल्प kalpa, ओले किरायत ole kirayat, पाले किरायत paale kirayat •
Mizo: hnakhapui •
Nepali: अकालमेघ kaalamegh, तितका titakaa •
Odia: ଭଦ୍ରତିକ୍ତା bhadratikta, ଭୁଇଁ ନିମ୍ବ bhui nimba, ହୈମ haima, ଶଙ୍ଖିନୀ shankhini, ଶ୍ବେତ ବୁହ୍ନା shweta buhna, ସ୍ଥୂଳପୁଷ୍ପୀ sthulapushpi •
Sanskrit: भूनिम्ब bhunimba, कालमेघ kalamegha, महातिक्ता mahatikta, यवतिक्ता yavatikta •
Santali: ᱠᱟᱞᱢᱮᱜᱽᱷ kalmegh •
Tamil: நிலவேம்பு nilavempu •
Telugu: నేలవేము nelavemu •
Tulu: ಕಿರಾತಕಡ್ಡಿ kirathakaddi
botanical names:
Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Nees ...
synonyms:
Justicia latebrosa Russell ex Wall. •
Justicia paniculata Burm.f. •
Justicia stricta Lam. ex Steud. ...
POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
creat
- Wikipedia
... most probably anglicised version of the popular vernacular name, किरायत kirayat, of this plant.
green chiretta
Indian echinacea
king of bitters
- Wikipedia
... extremely bitter in taste in all parts of the plant body. The plant is known in north-eastern India as maha-tita, literally "king of bitters".
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
কালমেঘ kalmegh
- Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
মহাতিতা mahatita
চিৰতা sirota
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
কালমেঘ kalmegh
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
काला चिर्यात kala chiryata
किर्यात kiryata
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
કરિયાતું kariyatu
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
हरा चिरायता hara chirayata
कालमेघ kalmegh
कल्पनाथ kalpanath
किरयित् kirayit
महातीता mahatita
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
નીલો કિરિયાતો nilo kiriyato
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ನೆಲಬೇವು nelabevu
ಊರಕಿರಿಯಾತು urakiriyatu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
व्हडलें किरायतें vhadlem kiraytem
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കിരിയാത്ത kiriyatta
നിലവേപ്പ് nilaveppu
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯚꯨꯕꯇꯤ bhubati
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
कालमेघ kalamegha
कल्प kalpa
ओले किरायत ole kirayat
पाले किरायत paale kirayat
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
hnakhapui
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
कालमेघ kaalamegh
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
तितका titakaa
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଭଦ୍ରତିକ୍ତା bhadratikta
ଭୁଇଁ ନିମ୍ବ bhui nimba
ହୈମ haima
ଶଙ୍ଖିନୀ shankhini
ଶ୍ବେତ ବୁହ୍ନା shweta buhna
ସ୍ଥୂଳପୁଷ୍ପୀ sthulapushpi
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
भूनिम्ब bhunimba
कालमेघ kalamegha
महातिक्ता mahatikta
यवतिक्ता yavatikta
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱠᱟᱞᱢᱮᱜᱽᱷ kalmegh
- Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
நிலவேம்பு nilavempu
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
నేలవేము nelavemu
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಕಿರಾತಕಡ್ಡಿ kirathakaddi
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