*Commelina benghalensis* L. [image: Commelina benghalensis L.] *kom-uh-LEE-nuh* -- named for Dutch botanists: Johan and his nephew Caspar Commelin ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Commelina> *ben-gal-EN-sis* -- of or from Bengal (India); sometimes spelled *bengalensis* ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=benghalensis>
*commonly known as*: Bengal dayflower, fire leaf, tropical spiderwort, wandering Jew • *Assamese*: কনাশিমলু konaximolu • *Bengali*: ঢোলপাতা dholapata, কানশিরে kanshire, কানাইবাঁশি kanaibanshi • *Dogri*: छुरा chhura, काँचरा kanchra • *Garo*: samsi • *Gujarati*: મોટું શીશમૂળિયું motun shishmuliyun • *Hindi*: जल भू jal-bhu, कनकउआ kanakaua, कौआ केना भाजी kaua kena bhaji, केना kena, कृष्ण घास krishna ghas • *Kannada*: ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಬಾಳೆ gubbachchi bale, ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗನಿ hittugani, ಕಾನಸುರ kanasura, ಕನ್ನೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kanne soppu • *Konkani*: कंचट kamchat • *Malayalam*: കാനവാഴ kanavazhai, വാഴപ്പടത്തി vaazhappadaththi • *Manipuri*: ꯋꯥꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯤ ৱাঙদেন খোইবী wangden khoibi • *Marathi*: कंचट kanchat, केना kena • *Nepali*: काने घाँस kaane ghaans • *Odia*: କଞ୍ଚାର କାଙ୍କୁ kanchara kanku • *Sanskrit*: कञ्चट kanchata, कोषपुष्पी koshapushpi, वत्सप्रिय vatsapriya • *Tamil*: கானாங்கோழை kan-an-kolai, கனவாழை kanavalai • *Telugu*: అమృత కాడ amruta kaada, నీరు కసువు neerukaassuvu, వెన్నదేవి కూర venna devikura, వెన్నవెదురు venna veduru, యాండ్రఆకు yanadra aaku • *Tulu*: ಕನ್ನೆಚಪ್ಪು kannechappu *botanical names*: *Commelina benghalensis* L. ... *synonyms*: *Commelina mollis* Jacq. • *Commelina obscura* K.Schum. ... and many more synonyms listed at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:332090-2#synonyms> Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ *Bengal dayflower* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bengal%20Dayflower.html> *fire leaf, tropical spiderwort* - ENVIS - FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/e791199fe2b631a027488430f6ddfea8/6afd85a400377708236f72bd9a834c11> - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> *wandering Jew* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commelina_benghalensis> ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ *কনাশিমলু konaximolu* - XOBDO <http://xobdo.org/dic/commelina%20benghalensis> - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India ... also *কনাসিমলা konaximola* ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ *ঢোলপাতা dholapata, কানশিরে kanshire, কানাইবাঁশি kanaibanshi* - Wikipedia <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE> ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ *छुरा chhura, काँचरा kanchra* - Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/217229068342419/permalink/1820946377970672> ~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~ *samsi* - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/43377/12/12_chapter%205.pdf> by Dipali Deka ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ *મોટું શીશમૂળિયું motun shishmuliyun* - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) - Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/XYbKX0tMojs/3dtgqNiUBQAJ> ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ *जल भू jal-bhu* - A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts *कनकउआ kanakaua, केना kena, कृष्ण घास krishna ghas* - Wikipedia <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%86> *कौआ केना भाजी kaua kena bhaji* - कृषिका : प्रकृति का उपहार छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजियों की भरमार : भाग-1 <https://krishiguru2013.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_62.html> ... डॉ. गजेन्द्र सिंह तोमर ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ *ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಬಾಳೆ gubbachchi bale* - Mandayam Digital Library <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar *ಹಿಟ್ಟುಗನಿ hittugani, ಕಾನಸುರ kanasura, ಕನ್ನೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kanne soppu* - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> - Mandayam Digital Library <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ *कंचट kamchat* - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/153789/10/09_chapter%205.pdf> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ *കാനവാഴ kanavazhai* - Wikipedia <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B4> - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> *വാഴപ്പടത്തി vaazhappadaththi* - Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/Malayalamplantnames/?multi_permalinks=710907439106609¬if_t=like¬if_id=1505627074652885> ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ *ꯋꯥꯡꯗꯦꯟ ꯈꯣꯏꯕꯤ ৱাঙদেন খোইবী wangden khoibi* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Bengal%20Dayflower.html> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ *कंचट kanchat* - Vikaspedia <http://mr.vikaspedia.in/rural-energy/environment/91c94893593593f93593f92792493e-93592893894d92a924940/91594992e94793293f928947938940> *केना kena* - The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> - or *केणा kena* ... A dictionary, Marathi and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ *काने घाँस kaane ghaans* - Wikipedia <https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87_%E0%A4%98%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B8> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ *କଞ୍ଚାର କାଙ୍କୁ kanchara kanku* - Wikipedia <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%86> - Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> by Praharaj, G.C. ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ *कञ्चट kanchata* - ENVIS - FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/e791199fe2b631a027488430f6ddfea8/6afd85a400377708236f72bd9a834c11> - WISDOM LIBRARY <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kancata> - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge ... also *कञ्चटम् kanchatam* *कोषपुष्पी koshapushpi, वत्सप्रिय vatsapriya* - ENVIS - FRLHT <http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/e791199fe2b631a027488430f6ddfea8/6afd85a400377708236f72bd9a834c11> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ *கானாங்கோழை kan-an-kolai* - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *கனவாழை kanavalai* - Wikipedia <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A9%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%88> - or *கானாவாழை kanavalai* ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ *అమృత కాడ amruta kaada, నీరు కసువు neerukaassuvu, వెన్నదేవి కూర venna devikura, వెన్నవెదురు venna veduru, యాండ్రఆకు yanadra aaku* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Commelina+benghalensis> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ *ಕನ್ನೆಚಪ್ಪು kannechappu* - Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> ... this plant usually develops flowers in underground branches and these fertile flowers are not seen above ground, hence the name ಕನ್ನೆಚಪ್ಪು kanne chappu, literal meaning: virgin leaf ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/04/commelina-benghalensis-l.html Regards. Dinesh On Mon, Apr 11, 2022 at 5:18 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/04/commelina-benghalensis-l.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Tuesday, 19 September 2017 at 18:28:50 UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > >> Thanks, Dinesh ji, for your continuous efforts. >> >> On 19-Sep-2017 6:00 PM, "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> via Species >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > C >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/c> > >>> *Commelina benghalensis* L. ... *family*: Commelinaceae >>> >>> [image: Commelina benghalensis L.] >>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F1426602137%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHtGVZiL7K2Wpm6KVeuGvtstyTWAg> >>> >>> >>> [image: Flowers of India] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Frisearch%2Fsearch.php%3Fquery%3DCommelina%2Bbenghalensis%26stpos%3D0%26stype%3DAND&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGP-t8SW4mh0juStgiDHHosblJaDg> >>> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] >>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/indiantreepix/Commelina%20benghalensis> >>> [image: more views in flickr] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DCommelinabenghalensis%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGACcsIqa291_QTcEeomal81Mn9Aw> >>> [image: more views on Google Earth] >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DCommelinabenghalensis%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFr2mcgaNAFN2JS9T2pMVm1RXyu-A> >>> >>> >>> *kom-uh-LEE-nuh* -- named for Dutch botanists: Johan and his nephew >>> Caspar Commelin ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DCommelina&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEEIlLvBEIwRd2mHAjyiXdXCPb1vA> >>> *ben-gal-EN-sis* -- of or from Bengal (India); sometimes spelled >>> *bengalensis* ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dbenghalensis&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEBuL6zYLMR32RVZoLVRSnQzXt2JA> >>> >>> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: Bengal dayflower >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/bengal-dayflower> >>> , fire leaf >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/fire-leaf> >>> , tropical spiderwort >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/tropical-spiderwort> >>> , wandering Jew >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/wandering-jew> >>> • *Assamese*: কনাশিমলু konaximolu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/kanasimalu-konaximolu> >>> • *Bengali*: ঢোলপাতা dholapata >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/dholapata-dholapata> >>> • *Gujarati*: મોટું શીશમૂળિયું motun shishmuliyun >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/motum-sisamuliyum-motun-shishmuliyun> >>> • *Hindi*: जल भू jal-bhu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/jala-bhu-jal-bhu> >>> , कनकउआ kanakaua >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/kanaka-u-a-kanakaua> >>> , केना kena >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/kena-kena> >>> , कृष्ण घास krishna ghas >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/krsna-ghasa-krishna-ghas> >>> • *Kannada*: ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಬಾಳೆ gubbachchi bale >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/gubbacci-bale-gubbachchi-bale> >>> , ಗುಬ್ಬಚ್ಚಿ ಬಸಳೆ gubbachchi basale >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/gubbacci-basale-gubbachchi-basale> >>> , ಕನ್ನೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು kanne soppu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/kanne-soppu-kanne-soppu> >>> • *Konkani*: कंचट kamchat >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/kancata-kamchat> >>> • *Malayalam*: കാനവാഴ kanavazhai >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kanavala-kanavazhai> >>> , വാഴപ്പടത്തി vuzhaipadathi >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/valappatatti-vuzhaipadathi> >>> • *Manipuri*: ৱাঙদেন খোইবী wangden khoibi >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/raanadena-kho-ibi-wangden-khoibi> >>> • *Marathi*: कंचट kanchat >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/kancata-kanchat> >>> , केना kena >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/kena-kena> >>> • *Nepali*: काने घाँस kaane ghaans >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/nepali/kane-ghamsa-kaane-ghaans> >>> • *Sanskrit*: कञ्चट kanchata >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/kancata-kanchata> >>> • *Tamil*: கானாங்கோழை kan-an-kolai >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kanankolai-kan-an-kolai> >>> , கனவாழை kanavalai >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kanavalai-kanavalai> >>> • *Telugu*: అమృత కాడ amruta kaada >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/amrta-kada-amruta-kaada> >>> , నీరు కసువు neerukaassuvu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/niru-kasuvu-neerukaassuvu> >>> , వెన్నదేవి కూర venna devikura >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/vennadevi-kura-venna-devikura> >>> , వెన్నవెదురు venna veduru >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/vennaveduru-venna-veduru> >>> , యాండ్రఆకు yanadra aaku >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/yandra-aku-yanadra-aaku> >>> • *Tulu*: ಕನ್ನೆಚಪ್ಪು kannechappu >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/kannecappu-kannechappu> >>> >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Commelina benghalensis* L. ... *synonyms*: *Commelina >>> canescens* Vahl • *Commelina cucullata* L. • *Commelina hirsuta* R.Br. >>> ... status at *The Plants List*(2013). 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