Very useful compilation Dinesh ji. On Saturday, October 25, 2025 at 9:04:28 PM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote:
> *Alternanthera brasiliana* (L.) Kuntze > [image: Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98584818> > > *al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh* -- alternating anther ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Alternanthera> > *bra-sill-ee-AY-nuh* -- of or from Brazil ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=brasil> > > *commonly known as*: bloodleaf, Brazilian joyweed, calico plant, > copperleaf, Joseph's coat, joy weed, parrot leaf, purple alternanthera, > ruby leaf • *Assamese*: বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani • *Kannada*: ಕೆಮ್ಪು > ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton • *Malayalam*: ചോരച്ചീര choracheera, ചുവന്ന ചീര > chuvanna cheera, ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera • *Tamil*: பொன்னாங்கண்ணி > ponnankanni • *Tulu*: ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton > > > *botanical names*: *Alternanthera brasiliana* (L.) Kuntze ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Gomphrena brasiliana* L. ... and more at POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 25 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 > *bloodleaf, copperleaf, Joseph's coat* > > - Top Tropicals > <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alternanthera_dentata.htm> - - > TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA > > *Brazilian joyweed, purple alternanthera* > > - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk > <http://www.hear.org/pier/species/alternanthera_brasiliana.htm> (PIER) > > *calico plant, joy weed (or joyweed), parrot leaf, ruby leaf* > > - Dave's Garden <https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/32241> - one of > the largest sites for gardeners in the world > > ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ > written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal > Pradesh, Meghalaya > *বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani* > > - Many thanks to Sankar Jyoti Bora and Teena Pathak for help with this > name ... facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=24156694584021188&set=gm.4211775589053334&idorvanity=1637558626475056> > - Many thanks to Jyotsna Saikia for her post of this species ... > facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=703918137039732&set=gm.2731254680438773> > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton* > > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka > > <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> > > - Shodhganga ... ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, named so, > due to the reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *ചോരച്ചീര choracheera* > > - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%B0> > > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > *ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera, ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera* > > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka > > <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> > > - Shodhganga > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni* > > - Kumar, Saawan & Singh, Pradeep & Mishra, Garima & Srivastav, Saurabh > & Jha, K.K. & Khosa, R.L.. (2011). Pharmacological review of > *Alternanthera > brasiliana* Linn. (Amranthaceae). > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/216410618> Asian Journal of > Plant Science and Research. 1. 41-47. > > ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ > written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in > Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, > north Kerala > *ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton* > > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka > > <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> > > - Shodhganga ... ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, named so, > due to the reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant > > ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > introduced as an ornamental, also cultivated for medicinal purposes; > originally from South and Central America > > - 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 25/10/2025 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > > ~~~~~ Created on: 21:15 03-12-2020 ¦ Last updated: 20:09 25-10-2025 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2020/12/alternanthera-brasiliana-l-kuntze.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 9:24 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh* -- alternating anther ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Alternanthera> >> *bra-sill-ee-AY-nuh* -- of or from Brazil ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=brasil> >> >> *commonly known as*: bloodleaf, Brazilian joyweed, calico plant, >> copperleaf, Joseph's coat, joy weed, parrot leaf, purple alternanthera, >> ruby leaf • *Kannada*: ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton • *Malayalam*: >> ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera, ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera • *Tulu*: ಕೆಮ್ಪು >> ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton >> >> >> *botanical names*: *Alternanthera brasiliana* (L.) Kuntze ... *synonyms*: >> *Achyranthes brasilianus* (L.) Standl. • *Gomphrena brasiliana* L. ... >> status at GBIF <https://www.gbif.org/species/3084934> >> Bibliography / etymology >> ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ >> *bloodleaf* >> >> - Top Tropicals >> <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alternanthera_dentata.htm> >> >> *Brazilian joyweed* >> >> - PIER <http://www.hear.org/pier/species/alternanthera_brasiliana.htm> >> >> *calico plant* >> >> - Dave's Garden <http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/32241/index.html> >> - Top Tropicals >> <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alternanthera_dentata.htm> >> >> *copperleaf* >> >> - Top Tropicals >> <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alternanthera_dentata.htm> >> >> *Joseph's coat* >> >> - PIER <http://www.hear.org/pier/species/alternanthera_brasiliana.htm> >> - Top Tropicals >> <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alternanthera_dentata.htm> >> >> *joy weed* >> >> - Dave's Garden <http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/32241/index.html> >> - Top Tropicals >> <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alternanthera_dentata.htm> >> >> *parrot leaf* >> >> - Dave's Garden <http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/32241/index.html> >> - Top Tropicals >> <http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/alternanthera_dentata.htm> >> >> *purple alternanthera* >> >> - PIER <http://www.hear.org/pier/species/alternanthera_brasiliana.htm> >> >> *ruby leaf* >> >> - Dave's Garden <http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/32241/index.html> >> >> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ >> *ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton* >> >> - Shodhganga >> >> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >> >> - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu >> this name - ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, is due to the >> reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant ... Shodhganga >> >> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >> >> >> ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ >> *ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera* >> >> - Shodhganga >> >> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >> >> - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu >> >> *ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera* >> >> - Shodhganga >> >> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >> >> - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu >> >> ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ >> *ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton* >> >> - Shodhganga >> >> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >> >> - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu >> this name - ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, is due to the >> reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant ... Shodhganga >> >> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >> >> >> ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ >> >> >> Names compiled / updated at >> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2020/12/alternanthera-brasiliana-l-kuntze.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]. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/9694a1b5-0ddf-43d8-831b-f5fad30bab3fn%40googlegroups.com.
