Pistia stratiotes L.

PEES-tee-uh -- water ... Dave's Botanary
stra-tee-OH-tees -- soldier ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Nile cabbage, water cabbage, water lettuce • Assamese: বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi • Bengali: জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi, টাকাপানা takapana • Dogri: जल गोब्भा jal gobbha • Gujarati: ગોંડાળ gondal, જલકુંભી jalakumbhi, જલશંખલા jalshankhala • Hindi: अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath, जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi, जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja. पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिपर्णी variparni • Kannada: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ಅಂತರತಾವರೆ antarataavare, ಕುಂಬಿಕ kumbika • Konkani: जेलो jelo • Malayalam: ആകാശത്താമര akasathamara, കോടപ്പായൽ kodappayal, മുട്ടപ്പായൽ muttappayal, നീർച്ചീര neercheera • Manipuri: ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯡ kabokang, ꯀꯡꯖꯥꯑꯣ kangjao • Marathi: आकाशमूली akashamuli, गोंडाळ gondaal, जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi • Nepali: जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi • Odia: ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli, ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni • Sanskrit: आकाशमूली akashamuli, अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, हठालु hathalu, जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika, जलवल्कल jalavalkala, कत्तृन kattrna, कुम्भी kumbhi, कुमुदा kumuda, पह्लिका pahlika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprshthaja, पर्ण parna, पृश्नी prshni, शीतकुम्भी shitakumbhi, शीतला shitala, शुक्लपुष्पा shuklapushpa, श्वेतपर्णा shvetaparna, वारिचत्वर varichatvara, वारिकर्णिका varikarnika, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपालिका varipalika, वारिपर्णी variparni • Tamil: ஆகாசத்தாமரை akasha-t-tamarai, அந்தரத்தாமரை antara-t-tamarai, குழித்தாமரை kuli-t-tamarai • Telugu: అంతరతామర antara-tamara, బుడగ తామర budaga tamara, ఆకాశతామర akashatamara, నీరాకు neeraaku, నీరు బుడికి nirubudiki, తూడికూర tudikura • Tulu: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ನೀರಟ neerata • Urdu: پہنکا pahnika


botanical names: Pistia stratiotes L. ... several heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 03 April 2024

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.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Nile cabbage

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... it was first scientifically described from plants found on the Nile near Lake Victoria in Africa; this perennial monocotyledon with its thick, soft, rosetted leaves allude to cabbage
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

water cabbage

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• the aquatic habitat and its thick, soft, rosetted leaves of this perennial monocotyledon, alludes to cabbage, thus this name - water cabbage

water lettuce

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• the plants resemble small open heads of lettuce, and their aquatic habitat, lends the name - water lettuce

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi

• Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with these names ... facebook
• or বৰপুণি barpuni ... ৱিকিপিডিয়া - মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi

• Flora - Mehedi Voice

টাকাপানা takapana

• Many thanks to Dr Tapas Chakrabarty for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Tripathi P, Kumar R, Sharma AK, Mishra A, Gupta R. Pistia stratiotes (Jalkumbhi). Pharmacogn Rev. 2010 Jul;4(8):153-60. doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.70909. PMID: 22228955; PMCID: PMC3249915.
• or টোপাপানা topapana ... উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

जल गोब्भा jal gobbha

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ગોંડાળ gondal

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

જલકુંભી jalakumbhi

• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission
• Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

જલશંખલા jalshankhala

• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission
• Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
• or જળશંખલા jalshankhala ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath (or हठी hathi),जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja, पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिपर्णी variparni (or वारिपूर्णी varipurni)

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi

• विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಅಂತರತಾವರೆ antarataavare

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಕುಂಬಿಕ kumbika

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• or ಕುಂಬಿಕ್ kumbik ... ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ
• or ಜಲಕುಂಭಿಕಾ jalakumbhikaa ... S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

जेलो jelo

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• almost certainly, this name borrowed from Portuguese

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ആകാശത്താമര aakaashathaamara

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name ... facebook

കോടപ്പായൽ kodappaayal

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name ... facebook
• or കുടപ്പായൽ kudappayal ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

മുട്ടപ്പായൽ muttappaayal

• Many thanks to Ajayan Sadanandan for help with the name ... facebook
• Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name ... facebook

നീർച്ചീര neercheera

• A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name ... facebook

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯡ kabokang, ꯀꯡꯖꯥꯑꯣ kangjao

• Flowers of India, retrieved April 4, 2024

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

आकाशमूली akashamuli

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

गोंडाळ gondaal

• मराठी शब्दकोश - मराठी भाषा विभाग - महाराष्ट्र शासन

जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi

• विकिपीडिया - एक स्वतन्त्र विश्वकोश

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli, ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

आकाशमूली akashamuli, अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, जलवल्कल jalavalkala, कुमुदा kumuda, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprshthaja, पृश्नी prshni (or पृश्निका prshnika), श्वेतपर्णा shvetaparna, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपर्णी variparni (or वारिपूर्णी varipurni)

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

हठालु hathalu, कत्तृन kattrna, कुम्भी kumbhi (or कुम्भीक kumbhika, कुम्भिका kumbhika), पह्लिका pahlika, पर्ण parna, शीतकुम्भी shitakumbhi, शीतला shitala (or शीतली shitali), शुक्लपुष्पा shuklapushpa, वारिचत्वर varichatvara, वारिकर्णिका varikarnika, वारिपालिका varipalika

Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika (or जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi)

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ஆகாசத்தாமரை akasha-t-tamarai, அந்தரத்தாமரை antara-t-tamarai, குழித்தாமரை kuli-t-tamarai

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

అంతరతామర antharathaamara, బుడగ తామర budagatamara, ఆకాశతామర aakaasathaamara, నీరాకు neeraaku, నీరు బుడికి nirubudiki, తూడికూర thoodikoora

• 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

ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ನೀರಟ neerata (or ನೀರಡಿ neeradi)

• Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

پہنکا pahnika

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

almost throughout

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.2; last update April 1st, 2024. Last accessed 03/04/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 04-04-2024 ~~~~~

Araceae aquatic perennial forb herb "Pistia stratiotes" "water cabbage" "water lettuce"

Piper umbellatum L.

PIP-er or PYE-per -- an old name for pepper ... Dave's Botanary
um-bell-AY-tum -- in umbels ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: cow-foot leaf • Kannada: ಭಾರಿಪತ್ರ ಮೆಣಸು bhaaripatra menasu • Malayalam: അട്ടനാറി attanaari, പന്നിപെരുവലം panniperuvalam, പീച്ചമ്പാൻ peechampan • Marathi: घोसपिंपळी ghosapimpali • Tamil: பெரிய இலை மிளகு periya ilai milaku


botanical names: Piper umbellatum L. ... homotypic synonyms: Heckeria umbellata (L.) Kunth • Lepianthes umbellata (L.) Raf. ex Ramamoorthy • Peperidia umbellata (L.) Kostel. • Peperomia umbellata (L.) Kunth • Pothomorphe umbellata (L.) Miq. ... heterotypic synonyms: Piper subpeltatum Willd. • Pothomorphe subpeltata (Willd.) Miq. ... and more listed at POWO, retrieved 03 April 2024

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.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

cow-foot leaf

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಭಾರಿಪತ್ರ ಮೆಣಸು bhaaripatra menasu

• name coined, for want of name; ಭಾರಿ bhaari = large, huge; ಪತ್ರ patra = leaf; ಮೆಣಸು menasu = pepper ... this pepper plant bears conspicuously large heart-shaped leaves

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala

അട്ടനാറി attanaari, പന്നിപെരുവലം panniperuvalam, പീച്ചമ്പാൻ peechampan

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

घोसपिंपळी ghosapimpali

• name coined, for want of name; घोस ghosa = cluster, bunch; पिंपळी pimpali = pepper ... the cluster of pepper spikes are borne in leaf axils

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

பெரிய இலை மிளகு periya ilai milaku

• name coined, for want of name; பெரிய periya = large; இலை ilai = leaf; மிளகு milaku = pepper ... large-leaved pepper

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Introduced in India; naturalized in Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.2; last update April 1st, 2024. Last accessed 03/04/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 04-04-2024 ~~~~~

Piperaceae naturalized perennial herb "Piper umbellatum" "Heckeria umbellata" "Lepianthes umbellata" "Peperidia umbellata" "Peperomia umbellata" "Pothomorphe umbellata" "Piper subpeltatum" "Pothomorphe subpeltata" "cow-foot leaf"

Piper attenuatum Buch.-Ham. ex Miq.

PIP-er or PYE-per -- an old name for pepper ... Dave's Botanary
at-ten-yoo-AY-tum -- thin, weak ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: drooping spike pepper, flat-branched pepper, oval-leaved pepper plant • Adi: dolopan • Bodo: mosla madamgra • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಕರಿ ಮೆಣಸು kaadu kari menasu • Malayalam: കാട്ടുമുളക് kaattumulaku • Nepali: चाबा chaba, पिपल् pipal • Tamil: அரேணுகம் arenukam, காட்டுமிளகு kattu-milaku • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟುಮುಂಚಿ kattumunchi


botanical names: Piper attenuatum Buch.-Ham. ex Miq ... synonyms: listed at POWO, retrieved 01 April 2024

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.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

drooping spike pepper

• Flowers of India, retrieved April 3, 2024

flat-branched pepper

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

oval-leaved pepper plant

• Soni, Gaurav & Verma, Tripti. (2013). Antihyperlipidemic activity of seed extract of Piper attenuatum in triton X- 100 induced hyperlipidemia in rats.

~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh

dolopan

• Jeyaprakash,. (2017). Diversity of Medicinal Plants used by Adi Community in and Around Area of D’ Ering wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro

mosla madamgra

• Brahma, Jahnovi & Brahma, B.K.. (2016). Nutritional and phytochemical evaluation of some wild aromatic plants used as sources of food and medicines by the Bodo tribes of Kokrajhar district, Assam, India. 7. 137-146.
• Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook ... masla = spice, madamgra = scented, generally dalchini

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕಾಡು ಕರಿ ಮೆಣಸು kaadu kari menasu

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala

കാട്ടുമുളക് kaattumulaku

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

चाबा chaba, पिपल् pipal

• Mallick J K. 2020. An annotated checklist of Dicotyledonus Angiosperms in Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills, West Bengal, India. J New Biol Rep 9(2): 94- 208.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

அரேணுகம் arenukam

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for flat-branched pepper ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... more name variants: அரேணுகை arenukai, இரேணுகை irenukai

காட்டுமிளகு kattu-milaku

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಕಾಟ್ಟುಮುಂಚಿ kattumunchi

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, *Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, *Uttarakhand, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.2; last update March 29th, 2024. Last accessed 01/04/2024.

* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Last updated: 04-04-2024 ~~~~~

Piperaceae perennial evergreen climbing shrub vine spice crop medicinal "Piper attenuatum" "drooping spike pepper" "flat-branched pepper" "oval-leaved pepper plant"

Physalis peruviana L.

fy-SAL-is OR FY-sal-is -- referring to bladder ... Dave's Botanary
per-u-vee-AN-uh -- of or from Peru ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Cape gooseberry, goldenberry, husk cherry, Indian winter-cherry, Peruvian groundcherry • Adi: jojing-belang • Assamese: কপাল ফুটা kapal phuta • Bengali: টেপাৰি tepari • Dogri: पटाका टमाटर pataka tamatar, रसभरी rasbhari, टमाटर चेरी tamatar chery • Gujarati: મોટી પોપટી moti popti • Hindi: बमभुटका bambhutka, चिरपोटी chirpoti, पटपोटनी patpotni, रसभरी rasbhari, मकोय makoy • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬೊಂಡುಳ ಗಿಡ dodda bondula gida, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಗಿಡ dodda budde gida, ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗುಪ್ಪಟ್ಟೆ ಗಿಡ dodda guppatte gida • Karbi: নিহাং বক বক nihang bokbok • Konkani: ಚಿರಿಪುಟ್ಲ chiriputla • Malayalam: കരിമ്പൊട്ടി karimpotti, മലതക്കാളിക്കീര malathakkaalikkeera, പൊട്ടപ്പാലച്ചെടി pottappalachedi • Marathi: पोपटी popti • Mizo: puarpep • Nepali: इश्मगोल ishmagol, जंगली मेवा jangali mewaa, रसभरी rasabharee • Nyishi: donam as • Odia: ଡଙ୍କାରୀ dankari, ଟିପାରି tipari • Rajasthani: बडी चिरपोटी badi chirpoti, चिरपोटण chirpotan • Tagin: donam as • Tamil: பெரியதக்காளி periya-takkali • Tangsa: tungnyai • Telugu: బుడమ budama, బుడ్డబూషర buddabusara, బూసరకాయ busarakaaya, పాముబుడ్డ paambudda • Tulu: ಬೊಂಡೊಲಿ bondoli


botanical names: Physalis peruviana L. ... synonyms: listed at POWO, retrieved 31 March 2024

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.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Cape gooseberry, goldenberry, Peruvian groundcherry

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

husk cherry

• Husain, Mohammad & Singh, Devi & Eraqui, Suhel. (2023). Cape Goose Berry: A New Cash Crop in India. Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science. 8. 211-216. 10.9734/AJRCS/2023/v8i4200.

Indian winter-cherry

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh

jojing-belang

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 31 March 2024

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

কপাল ফুটা kapal phuta

• Baree - The Home Garden of Assam

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

টেপাৰি tepari

• A Manual of Indian Botany by Bose, G. C.
• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

पटाका टमाटर pataka tamatar, रसभरी rasbhari, टमाटर चेरी tamatar chery

• 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

મોટી પોપટી moti popti

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

बमभुटका bambhutka (prevalent in Bihar), चिरपोटी chirpoti (prevalent in Chhattisgarh), पटपोटनी patpotni (prevalent in eastern Uttar Pradesh), रसभरी rasbhari, मकोय makoy

• विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬೊಂಡುಳ ಗಿಡ dodda bondula gida

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• or ಬೊಂಡುಳ bondula ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಗಿಡ dodda budde gida

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• or ಬುಡ್ಡೆ ಹಣ್ಣು ಗಿಡ budde hannu gida ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗುಪ್ಪಟ್ಟೆ ಗಿಡ dodda guppatte gida

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng

নিহাং বক বক nihang bokbok

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 31 March 2024

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

ಚಿರಿಪುಟ್ಲ chiriputla

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala

കരിമ്പൊട്ടി karimpotti, പൊട്ടപ്പാലച്ചെടി pottappalachedi

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

മലതക്കാളിക്കീര malathakkaalikkeera

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

पोपटी popti

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

puarpep

• Many thanks to M Sawmliana for help with this name via Flowers of India, retrieved April 10, 2024

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

इश्मगोल ishmagol, जंगली मेवा jangali mewaa, रसभरी rasabharee

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung

donam as

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 31 March 2024

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଡଙ୍କାରୀ dankari, ଟିପାରି tipari

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

बडी चिरपोटी badi chirpoti, चिरपोटण chirpotan

• Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017

~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: West Dafla, Bangni ... spoken by: Tagin people or Ghasi Miri people

donam as

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 31 March 2024

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

பெரியதக்காளி periya-takkali

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... also பெருந்தக்காளி peru-n-takkali

~~~~~ 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

tungnyai

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 31 March 2024

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

బుడమ budama, బుడ్డబూషర buddabusara, బూసరకాయ busarakaaya, పాముబుడ్డ paambudda

• 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

ಬೊಂಡೊಲಿ bondoli

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

introduced throughout India; cultivated for its ripe fruits (West Bengal, north India, and eastern India), or planted as ornamental

• Husain, Mohammad & Singh, Devi & Eraqui, Suhel. (2023). Cape Goose Berry: A New Cash Crop in India. Asian Journal of Research in Crop Science. 8. 211-216. 10.9734/AJRCS/2023/v8i4200.
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.2; last update March 29th, 2024. Last accessed 31/03/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 10-04-2024 ~~~~~

Solanaceae perennial introduced herb "Physalis peruviana" "Cape gooseberry" goldenberry "husk cherry" "Indian winter-cherry" "Peruvian groundcherry"

Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene

FY-luh -- tribe ... Dave's Botanary
no-dee-FLOR-uh -- flowers from the nodes ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: frog fruit, purple lippia, turkey-tangle fogfruit, wild long pepper • Assamese: কুৰকুৰি বন kurkuri bon • Bengali: বুকুনবুটি bukunbuti, কাচড়াঘাস kacharaghas • Dogri: रतोलिया ratoliya • Gujarati: જલપીપર jalapipara, રતવેલીયો rataveliyo • Hindi: भू ओकरा bhu okra, छोटा ओकरा chota okra, जल बूटी jal buti, जल पिप्पली jal pippali, तान taan • Kachchhi: રતવલ ratval, રતોઉખરાર rato-ukharar • Kannada: ಜಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ jala hippali, ಕೆರೆಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ kere hippali, ನೀರುಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neeru hippali, ನೆಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ nela hippali • Konkani: अदली adali • Malayalam: ജലതിപ്പലി jalathippali, കാട്ടുതിപ്പലി kattuthippali, നീർതിപ്പലി neerthippali • Manipuri: ꯆꯤꯡꯂꯦꯡꯕꯤ chinglengbi • Marathi: गौर मुंडी goura mundi, जल पिंपळी jala pimpali, रतवेल ratavel • Nepali: अकमर akamar, जल पिप्ली jal piplee, कोकना kokanaa, कुरकुरे झार kurakure jhaar, मत्स्यगन्धा matsyagandhaa, फुली झार phulee jhaar • Odia: ଜଳପିପ୍ପଳୀ jalapippali, କଚରଙ୍ଗା kacharanga, ଲାଙ୍ଗଳୀଶାକ langalishaka, ଶକୁଳାହନୀ shakulahani, ଶାରଦୀ sharadi • Punjabi: ਗੋਰਖਮੁੰਡੀ gorakhmundi • Rajasthani: जलबूटी jalbuti • Sanskrit: अग्निज्वाला agnijvala, बहुशिखा bahushikha, जलपिप्पली jalapippali, लाङ्गली langali, महाराष्ट्री maharashtri, मत्स्यगन्धा matsyagandha, शकुलादनी shakuladani, शारदी sharadi, वशीर vashira • Tamil: பொடுதலை potutalai, தோயபாணம் toyapanam, வன்னிகா vannika • Telugu: బొక్కెనాకు bokenaku, బొక్కెన bokkena, గజ పిప్పలి కాడ gajapippali-kada, మొసలిపప్పు mosalipappu, నీరు పిప్పలి కాడ neeru pippali kada • Tulu: ನೀರ್ ಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neerpippali • Urdu: بکن بوٹی bukkan booti, تان taan


botanical names: Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene ... homotypic synonyms: Blairia nodiflora (L.) Gaertn. • Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. • Platonia nodiflora (L.) Raf. • Verbena nodiflora L. • Zappania nodiflora (L.) Lam. ... POWO, retrieved 29 March 2024

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.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

frog fruit

• Flowers of India, retrieved March 30, 2024

purple lippia

• for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

Turkey tangle fogfruit

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

wild long pepper

• for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

কুৰকুৰি বন kurkuri bon

• Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

বুকুনবুটি bukunbuti, কাচড়াঘাস kacharaghas

• Flora - Mehedi Voice

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

रतोलिया ratoliya

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

જલપીપર jalapipara

• for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• or જળપીપળી jalapippali ... for રતવેલીયો ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

રતવેલીયો rataveliyo

• for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• or રતવેલીયો ratavelio ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

भू ओकरा bhu okra

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• or भुंई ओकरा bhunyi okra ... for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
• or भूई ओकरा bhui okra ... for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
• भू bhu, भुंई bhunyi, भूई bhui = earth, ground; ओकरा okra = popular vernacular name given to Abelmoschus esculentus ... named so, for the plant's ground hugging habit, and presumably, the little flower spikes alluding to okra

छोटा ओकरा chota okra, जल बूटी jal buti, जल पिप्पली jal pippali

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• छोटा chota = small, little; ओकरा okra = popular vernacular name given to Abelmoschus esculentus ... presumably, the little flower spikes alluding to okra
• जल jal = water; बूटी buti = sprig of a plant, normally of some ethno-medicinal value ... referring to the plant's habitat near to water; and for the plant's medicinal qualities
• जल jal = water; पिप्पली pippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper

तान taan

• for Verbena nodiflora L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat

રતવલ ratval, રતોઉખરાર rato-ukharar

• for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಜಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ jala hippali

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• ಜಲ jala = water; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper

ಕೆರೆಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ kere hippali

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... also ಕರಿಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ kari hippali
• ಕೆರೆ kere = lake, pond; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to lake, pond; the tiny fruits on flower spikes allude to those of long pepper
• ಕರಿ kari = black, dark; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to the tiny fruits on purple flower spikes alluding to dark coloured long pepper

ನೀರುಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neeru hippali

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... also ನೀರಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neera hippali
• ನೀರು neeru, ನೀರ neera = water; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper

ನೆಲಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ nela hippali

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• ನೆಲ nela = earth, ground; ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ hippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habit of spreading on ground; and the fruit-spike resembling that of long pepper

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

अदली adali

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• name borrowed from Portuguese ... for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... A Portuguese-English Dictionary by James Lumpkin Taylor

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala

ജലതിപ്പലി jalathippali

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• ജല jala = water; തിപ്പലി thippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water; and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper

കാട്ടുതിപ്പലി kattuthippali

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• കാട്ടു kattu = wild; തിപ്പലി thippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat in wilderness; the tiny fruits on flower spikes resemble long pepper

നീർതിപ്പലി neerthippali

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• നീർ neer = water; തിപ്പലി thippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water; and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯆꯤꯡꯂꯦꯡꯕꯤ chinglengbi

• Flowers of India, retrieved March 30, 2024

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

गौर मुंडी goura mundi, जल पिंपळी jala pimpali

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• जल jala = water; पिंपळी pimpali = long pepper ... referring to the moist or near to water habitat, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper

रतवेल ratavel

• The Gazetteer Department ... औषधी वनस्पती

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

अकमर akamar, जल पिप्ली jal piplee, कोकना kokanaa, कुरकुरे झार kurakure jhaar, फुली झार phulee jhaar

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

मत्स्यगन्धा matsyagandhaa

• विकिपीडिया - एक स्वतन्त्र विश्वकोश

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଜଳପିପ୍ପଳୀ jalapippali, କଚରଙ୍ଗା kacharanga, ଲାଙ୍ଗଳୀଶାକ langalishaka, ଶକୁଳାହନୀ shakulahani (or ଶକୁଳାଦନୀ shakuladani), ଶାରଦୀ sharadi

• for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਗੋਰਖਮੁੰਡੀ gorakhmundi

• for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

जलबूटी jalbuti

• Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

अग्निज्वाला agnijvala, बहुशिखा bahushikha, जलपिप्पली jalapippali, लाङ्गली langali, महाराष्ट्री maharashtri, मत्स्यगन्धा matsyagandha, शकुलादनी shakuladani, शारदी sharadi, वशीर vashira

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

பொடுதலை potutalai

• for Lippia nodiflora (L.) Michx. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்

தோயபாணம் toyapanam, வன்னிகா vannika

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for wild long pepper ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

బొక్కెనాకు bokenaku, బొక్కెన bokkena, గజ పిప్పలి కాడ gajapippali-kada, మొసలిపప్పు mosalipappu, నీరు పిప్పలి కాడ neeru pippali kada

• 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

ನೀರ್ ಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ neerpippali

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• ನೀರ್ neer = water; ಪಿಪ್ಪಲಿ pippali = long pepper ... referring to plant's habitat near to water, and the tiny fruits on flower spikes resembling long pepper

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

بکن بوٹی bukkan booti

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

تان taan

• for Verbena nodiflora L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andaman & Nicobar, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.2; last update March 25th, 2024. Last accessed 29/03/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 30-03-2024 ~~~~~

Verbenaceae perennial herb "Phyla nodiflora" "Blairia nodiflora" "Lippia nodiflora" "Platonia nodiflora" "Verbena nodiflora" "Zappania nodiflora" "frog fruit" "purple lippia" "turkey-tangle fogfruit" "wild long pepper"