Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation. Regards. Dinesh On Thu, Oct 30, 2025 at 8:54 AM Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 a topic in the > Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/0pH0Gb8X6sc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/9694a1b5-0ddf-43d8-831b-f5fad30bab3fn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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