*Amaranthus cruentus* L. [image: Amaranthus cruentus L.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/136570427>
*am-uh-RANTH-us* -- everlasting flower ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Amaranthus> *kroo-EN-tus* -- bloody, gory colors ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=cruentus> *commonly known as*: African-spinach, blood amaranth, bush greens, caterpillar amaranth, Mexican grain amaranth, purple amaranth, red amaranth • *Bengali*: লাল নটে শাক lal note sak • *Gujarati*: રાજગરો rajgaro • *Hindi*: चौलाई chaulai, लाल साग lal sag, रामदाना ramdana • *Kannada*: ರಾಜಗಿರಿ rajgiri • *Kashmiri*: बुस्तान अफ्रोज़ بستان افروز bustan afroz, मवल् mawal • *Konkani*: राजगिरो rajgiro • *Marathi*: राजगिरा rajgira, श्रावणी माठ shravani maath • *Punjabi*: ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj khurus • *Sanskrit*: राजगिरि rajagiri, राजशाकिणी rajashakini • *Tamil*: பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai • *Urdu*: گل کيش gul-kesh, لال ساگ lal sag *botanical names*: *Amaranthus cruentus* L. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Amaranthus hybridus* subsp. *cruentus* (L.) Thell. • *Amaranthus paniculatus* var. *cruentus* (L.) Moq. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. • *Amaranthus sanguineus* L. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 07 Novembder 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 *blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth, Mexican grain amaranth* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaranthus_cruentus> - The Free Encyclopedia *African-spinach, bush greens, caterpillar amaranth* - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk <http://www.hear.org/pier/commonnames/details/amaranthus_cruentus.htm> (PIER) ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *লাল নটে শাক lal note sak* - Mukherjee, Chandrama, Debapriya Choudhury, Shinjan Dey, and Sikha Dutta. 2025. "An Overview on Amaranthus Cruentus L.:Alternative Source of Crop, Its Economical Uses and Associated Beneficial Microbes <https://journalajraf.com/index.php/AJRAF/article/view/361>". Asian Journal of Research in Agriculture and Forestry 11 (1):40-57. ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *રાજગરો rajgaro* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) - or રાજગિરા rajgira ... for *Amaranthus hybridus* subsp. *cruentus* (L.) Thell. ... Biological Diversity of Gujarat <https://www.researchgate.net/file.PostFileLoader.html?id=53e359a6d4c118a12a8b45b8&assetKey=AS%3A273575079022597%401442236789815> - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020] ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *चौलाई chaulai, रामदाना ramdana* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/150/c4c550d28ba9cab1468f8ab753128d34> *लाल साग lal sag* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ರಾಜಗಿರಿ rajgiri* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/150/c4c550d28ba9cab1468f8ab753128d34> - or ರಾಜಗೀರೆ rajagire / ರಾಜಕೀರೆ rajakire ... for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9C%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%86> created by V. Krishna ~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~ written in: *Koshur* (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), *Devanagari* (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: *Kashmir* ... other names for this language: Koshur *बुस्तान अफ्रोज़ بستان افروز bustan afroz, मवल् mawal (or mwwal म्ववल् )* - A dictionary of the Kashmiri language <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/grierson/> by George Abraham Grierson ~~~~~ 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 *राजगिरो rajgiro* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/153789> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *राजगिरा rajgira* - The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014] *श्रावणी माठ shravani maath* - मराठी विश्वकोश <https://marathivishwakosh.org/4927/> - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ ~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~ written in: *Gurmukhi* (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: *Punjab* *ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj khurus* - The Panjabi dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/singh/>. Bhai Maya Singh ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *राजगिरि rajagiri, राजशाकिणी rajashakini* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/150/c4c550d28ba9cab1468f8ab753128d34> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka *گل کيش gul-kesh* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts *لال ساگ lal sag* - for *Amaranthus paniculatus* L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Karnataka, Lakshadweep islands, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; introduced, cultivated both in hills as well as plains; exact state-wise statistics not known, escapes to limited extent - 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 07/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 15:03 07-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:56 07-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/amaranthus-cruentus-l.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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