Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation. Regards. Dinesh On Thursday, 30 October 2025 at 09:12:47 UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> Very useful Compilation Dinesh ji. > > On Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at 9:20:50 AM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the >> Malayalam name and its English spelling. >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Wed, Oct 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Fabulous image and nice work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English >>> names are correct, regards, Sam. >>> >>> On Tue, 28 Oct, 2025, 7:36 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> *Alternanthera ficoidea* (L.) P.Beauv. >>>> [image: Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P.Beauv.] >>>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/73184189> >>>> >>>> *al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh* -- alternating anther ... Dave's Botanary >>>> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Alternanthera> >>>> *fy-KOY-dee-uh* -- fig-like ... Dave's Botanary >>>> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=ficoidea> >>>> >>>> *commonly known as*: fig joyweed, sanguinaria • *Bengali*: নানথি শাক >>>> nanthi shak, পলতে কেশুত palte keshut, সলতে কেশুত salte keshut • >>>> *Gujarati*: વેલરો ગોરખ velro gorakh • *Hindi*: रेशमकाथा reshamkatha • >>>> *Kannada*: ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಷಿ matsyakshi • *Malayalam*: പൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി >>>> ponnaankanni • *Marathi*: कुसळ kusal • *Sanskrit*: मत्स्याक्षी >>>> matsyakshi • *Tamil*: பொன்னாங்காணி ponnankanni • *Telugu*: అడవి >>>> పున్నాగంటె అలము adavi punnaganti aalamu • *Tulu*: ಮೀನಂಕಣ್ಣಿ >>>> meenamkanni >>>> >>>> >>>> *botanical names*: *Alternanthera ficoidea* (L.) P.Beauv. ... *homotypic >>>> synonyms*: *Achyranthes ficoidea* (L.) Lam. • *Gomphrena ficoidea* L. >>>> ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Alternanthera tenella* Colla ... and more >>>> at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 26 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 >>>> *fig joyweed* >>>> >>>> - Flowers of India >>>> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fig%20Joyweed.html>, >>>> retrieved October 26, 2025 >>>> >>>> *sanguinaria* >>>> >>>> - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk >>>> <http://www.hear.org/Pier/species/alternanthera_ficoidea.htm> (PIER) >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, >>>> Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands >>>> *নানথি শাক nanthi shak, পলতে কেশুত palte keshut, সলতে কেশুত salte >>>> keshut* >>>> >>>> - Many thanks to Shubhankar Patra for help with these names ... >>>> facebook >>>> >>>> <https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2790019601178153&set=gm.10162549926546103&idorvanity=63742996102> >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & >>>> Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* >>>> *વેલરો ગોરખ velro gorakh* >>>> >>>> - વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી >>>> >>>> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> >>>> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar >>>> Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya >>>> Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* >>>> *रेशमकाथा reshamkatha* >>>> >>>> - Kumar, Sanjeet. (2025). Wildlife Management in Latehar Forest >>>> Division: Enhancing Elephant Habitat Through Enumeration of Fodder >>>> Plants & >>>> Mitigation Measures-A Report 2025. >>>> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394983047> >>>> 10.13140/RG.2.2.19994.30407. >>>> - Richa Gupta, Priyanka Pal, Seema and Chanchal Malhotra - Floristic >>>> Vegetation Pattern Of Karnal City, Haryana, India >>>> <https://bepls.com/special_issue(1)2022/108.pdf> - Bull. Env. >>>> Pharmacol. Life Sci., Special Issue [1]2022 : 740-752 >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* >>>> *ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಷಿ matsyakshi* >>>> >>>> - for *Alternanthera tenella* Colla ... 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 ... ಮತ್ಸ್ಯಾಕ್ಷಿ matsyakshi = fish eye, the plant's >>>> leaf alludes to the eye of fish >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep >>>> *പൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി ponnaankanni* >>>> >>>> - for *Alternanthera tenella* Colla ... 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 ... പൊന്നാങ്കണ്ണി ponnaankanni = golden eye, indicates >>>> it is as precious as gold for the eyes >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, >>>> Karnataka >>>> *कुसळ kusal* >>>> >>>> - for *Alternanthera tenella* Colla ... *Further Flowers of >>>> Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three >>>> field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, >>>> based >>>> on flowers >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by >>>> priests and scholars >>>> *मत्स्याक्षी matsyakshi* >>>> >>>> - for *Alternanthera tenella* Colla ... 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 ... मत्स्याक्षी matsyakshi = fish eye, the plant's >>>> leaf alludes to the eye of fish >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, >>>> Andaman & Nicobar Islands >>>> *பொன்னாங்காணி ponnankanni* >>>> >>>> - A, K., & V, M. K. (2019). Survey Of Wild Edible Plants Of >>>> Dhanakarkulam Panchayath, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, India. >>>> <https://krjournal.com/index.php/krj/article/view/387> Kongunadu >>>> Research Journal, 6(2), 20-27. >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, >>>> *Telangana*, Puducherry >>>> *అడవి పున్నాగంటె అలము adavi punnaganti aalamu* >>>> >>>> - for *Alternanthera tenella* Colla ... Harriet V. Kuhnlein, Bill >>>> Erasmus, Dina Spigelski - Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: the many >>>> dimensions of culture, diversity and environment for nutrition and >>>> health - >>>> Chapter 9, pages: 185-208 - Traditional food system of Dalit in >>>> Zaheerabad Region, Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India >>>> <https://www.fao.org/4/i0370e/i0370e10.pdf> by Buduru Salomeyesudas >>>> and Periyapatna V. Satheesh © FAO 2009 >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ >>>> written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in >>>> Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, >>>> north Kerala >>>> *ಮೀನಂಕಣ್ಣಿ meenamkanni* >>>> >>>> - for *Alternanthera tenella* Colla ... 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 >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >>>> naturalized: Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, >>>> Jharkhand, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, 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). >>>> - Andhra Pradesh :: Harriet V. Kuhnlein, Bill Erasmus, Dina >>>> Spigelski - Indigenous Peoples’ food systems: the many dimensions of >>>> culture, diversity and environment for nutrition and health - Chapter >>>> 9, >>>> pages: 185-208 - Traditional food system of Dalit in Zaheerabad >>>> Region, Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India >>>> <https://www.fao.org/4/i0370e/i0370e10.pdf> by Buduru Salomeyesudas >>>> and Periyapatna V. Satheesh © FAO 2009 >>>> - Gujarat :: Checklist of Gujarat Flora >>>> <https://archive.org/details/checklist-of-gujarat-flora> >>>> - Haryana :: Richa Gupta, Priyanka Pal, Seema and Chanchal Malhotra >>>> - Floristic Vegetation Pattern Of Karnal City, Haryana, India >>>> <https://bepls.com/special_issue(1)2022/108.pdf> - Bull. Env. >>>> Pharmacol. Life Sci., Special Issue [1]2022 : 740-752 >>>> - Jharkhand :: Kumar, Sanjeet. (2025). Wildlife Management in >>>> Latehar Forest Division: Enhancing Elephant Habitat Through Enumeration >>>> of >>>> Fodder Plants & Mitigation Measures-A Report 2025. >>>> <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/394983047> >>>> 10.13140/RG.2.2.19994.30407. >>>> >>>> ~~~~~ Created on: 18:32 26-10-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:50 28-10-2025 >>>> (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Names compiled / updated at >>>> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/alternanthera-ficoidea-l-pbeauv.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/6d0590aa-2dd7-41b0-9477-4d31570206aan%40googlegroups.com.
