No need to revise it dear ji. Regards, Sam. On Thu, 16 Oct, 2025, 2:05 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, for helping with another > name, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings. > You are correct about the സാമ്പാർ ചീര being *Talinum fruticosum*, ... > Shall I revise the English spelling to saambaar cheera ? > Will incorporate the additional name shortly. > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2025 at 11:50 AM Sam Kuzhalanattu < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji, >> The true സാമ്പാർ ചീര sambar cheera is *Talinum fruticosum. *However >> offshore people may using it for culinary purposes because it's mucus >> characteristics. Both Malayalam and English names are correct. >> *കൊഴുപ്പ kozhuppa (*means mucus) is another name, regards, Sam. >> >> On Wed, 15 Oct, 2025, 11:53 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> *Sesuvium portulacastrum* (L.) L. >>> [image: Sesuvium portulacastrum (L.) L.] >>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153540889> >>> >>> *ses-OO-vee-um* -- from the area inhabited by the Sesuvii, a Gallic >>> tribe ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Sesuvium> >>> *port-yoo-luh-KAS-trum* -- resembles *Portulaca* ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=portulacastrum> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: sea purslane, shore purslane • *Bengali*: জাদু >>> পালং jadu palang • *Gujarati*: મંજાર manjaar • *Kachchhi*: ખારીયુ >>> khariyu • *Konkani*: धाप dhap • *Malayalam*: സാമ്പാർ ചീര saambar cheera >>> • *Marathi*: धापा dhapa • *Odia*: goda bani • *Rajasthani*: लूणीयो >>> lunio • *Tamil*: கடல் வழுக்கைக்கீரை katal valukkaikkirai, >>> பவளவங்காரவாச்சி pavala-vankaara-vaacci • *Telugu*: వంగరేడు కూర >>> vangaredu koora, వంగరేసి కూర vangaressi koora >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Sesuvium portulacastrum* (L.) L. ... *homotypic >>> synonyms*: *Halimus portulacastrum* (L.) Kuntze • *Portulaca >>> portulacastrum* L. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, >>> retrieved 13 October 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 <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> >>> 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 >>> *sea purslane, shore purslane* >>> >>> - Flowers of India >>> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sea%20Purslane.html>, >>> retrieved October 13, 2025 >>> >>> ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, >>> Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands >>> *জাদু পালং jadu palang* >>> >>> - Flora - Mehedi Voice >>> <https://mehedivoice.blogspot.com/p/flora.html> >>> >>> ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & >>> Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* >>> *મંજાર manjaar* >>> >>> - સૃષ્ટિ (અંક-૨૮, સપ્ટેમ્બર ૨૦૦૦, ચેર વિશેષાંક) >>> >>> <http://www.geerfoundation.gujarat.gov.in/Srushti%20PDF-3-11-2012/Ank-28.pdf> >>> publication by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) >>> Foundation >>> - ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ >>> >>> <https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%AE%E0%AB%85%E0%AA%A8%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%97%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%B5/> >>> - મૅન્ગ્રોવ - બળદેવભાઈ પટેલ >>> >>> ~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Gujarati* (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: *Kutch* >>> region of Gujarat >>> *ખારીયુ khariyu* >>> >>> - Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. >>> (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, >>> Gujarat, India. >>> >>> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/236020734_Study_of_the_Angiospermic_flora_of_Kachchh_district_Gujarat_India> >>> Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768. >>> >>> ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी) / *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam >>> (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) >>> ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat >>> *धाप dhap* >>> >>> - 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 >>> - Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo >>> methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. >>> >>> <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> >>> Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. >>> >>> ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep >>> *സാമ്പാർ ചീര saambar cheera* >>> >>> - Sahadevan P, Dinesan Cheruvat, Suma CC "On mangroves and mangrove >>> associates of Puthuvypin of Ernakulam district of Kerala (South India) >>> <https://www.allsubjectjournal.com/archives/2017/vol4/issue3/4-2-85>". >>> International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, >>> Volume >>> 4, Issue 3,2017, Pages 134-139 >>> >>> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, >>> Karnataka >>> *धापा dhapa* >>> >>> - The Useful Plants of India >>> >>> <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n581/mode/2up?q=Sesuvium>, >>> Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR >>> - *Common Indian Wild Flowers* by Isaac Kehimkar >>> - धापा dhapa = a >>> >>> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE+dhapa+%3D+a?entry=gmail&source=g> >>> kind of grass, also spelt as ढापा dhapa ... A dictionary, Marathi >>> and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> by >>> Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) >>> >>> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar >>> Islands >>> *goda bani* >>> >>> - Prasanna Kumar NAYAK, Raj Kishore MOHANTA, Ananta Kumar SAHU, >>> Kedar Kumar SWAIN - Mangroves of Mahanadi Delta in the state of >>> Odisha and aspects of their conservation >>> <https://ijcs.ro/public/IJCS-16-59_Nayak.pdf> - International >>> Journal of Conservation Science, Volume 7, Issue 4, October-December >>> 2016: >>> 1095-1104 >>> - the name needs to be rendered in native script >>> >>> ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* >>> *लूणीयो lunio* >>> >>> - for want of name, generic regional name of *Sesuvium* given to >>> this species >>> - Rashmi Vyas, Suman C. Sharma - Study of Phytodiversity of Sikar >>> District of Rajasthan >>> >>> <https://www.socialresearchfoundation.com/upoadreserchpapers/3/23/150207103752english.pdf> >>> - Shrinkhala: Vol II, Issue II, October 2014 >>> - Surbhi Agarwal, Dilip Gena and Jehangeer Rehman Quereishi, 2017. "Check >>> list of the vascular plants of Nasirabad tehsil, Ajmer district >>> >>> <https://www.journalcra.com/article/check-list-vascular-plants-nasirabad-tehsil-ajmer-district>" >>> International Journal of Current Research, 9, (12), 62265-62271 >>> - Abhishek Joshi, Bhanupriya Kanthaliya, Jaya Arora - Halophytes of >>> Thar Desert: Potential source of nutrition and feedstuff >>> >>> <https://www.ijbio.com/articles/halophytes-of-thar-desert-potential-source-of-nutrition-and-feedstuff.pdf> >>> - International Journal of Bioassays 8.1 (2018) pp. 5674-5683 >>> >>> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, >>> Andaman & Nicobar Islands >>> *கடல் வழுக்கைக்கீரை katal valukkaikkirai* >>> >>> - விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம் >>> >>> <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%B4%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%80%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%88>... >>> Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia >>> >>> *பவளவங்காரவாச்சி pavala-vankaara-vaacci* >>> >>> - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> >>> [Madras], University of Madras >>> >>> ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, >>> *Telangana*, Puducherry >>> *వంగరేడు కూర vangaredu koora* >>> >>> - for *Crithmus indicus* Rumph. ... A Telugu-English dictionary >>> <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/brown/> by Charles Philip >>> Brown >>> - *Crithmus indicus* Rumph. listed as a synonym of *Sesuvium >>> portulacastrum* (L.) L. ... Giesen, Wim & Wulffraat, Stephan & >>> Zieren, M. & Scholten, L.. (2006). Mangrove Guidebook for Southeast >>> Asia. Bangkok: Rap Publication. >>> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285799948> Food and >>> Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Regional Office For Asia >>> and >>> The Pacific. >>> >>> *వంగరేసి కూర vangaressi koora* >>> >>> - Flora Andhrika >>> <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Sesuvium+portulacastrum> >>> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India >>> - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants >>> >>> <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/4757/5b821a0e0ac31ebbf6a8920171ff784e> >>> >>> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >>> Andhra Pradesh, Daman, Goa, Gujarat, ***Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep >>> islands, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, West Bengal >>> >>> - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist >>> and Distribution of the World Flora. >>> >>> <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> >>> Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 13/10/2025 >>> (dd/mm/yyyy). >>> - Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora >>> >>> <https://archive.org/details/checklist-of-gujarat-flora/page/138/mode/2up?q=Sesuvium> >>> - West Bengal :: BENGAL PLANTS >>> <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> >>> VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID >>> >>> *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the >>> state >>> ~~~~~ Created on: 15:18 13-10-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:19 15-10-2025 >>> (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Names compiled / updated at >>> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/sesuvium-portulacastrum-l-l.html >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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