Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation. Regards. Dinesh On Tuesday, 11 November 2025 at 17:47:42 UTC+5:30 Gurcharan Singh wrote:
> Beautiful image and very useful compilation Dinesh ji. > > On Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 11:06:43 AM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Santali name added ... >> >> >> >> *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 • *Nepali*: लट्टे दाना latte daanaa, लट्टे >> घाँस latte ghaas • *Punjabi*: ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj khurus • *Sanskrit*: राजगिरि >> rajagiri, राजशाकिणी rajashakini • *Santali*: ᱞᱟᱹᱨᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ larka baha • >> *Tamil*: பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai • *Urdu*: گل کيش gul-kesh, لال ساگ lal sag >> >> >> >> >> Names compiled / updated at >> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/amaranthus-cruentus-l.html >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 7:55 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation. >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Nice picture and wonderful efforts dear Dinesh ji. >>>> Regards, Sam. >>>> >>>> On Fri, 7 Nov, 2025, 11:21 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> *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. 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/6b23d3f4-1bf6-4959-8e38-3b71d0ab232en%40googlegroups.com.
