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/CADkXgDQfEdni6hACm3GW8hGONRmr9gxSK6Ox4aLc-UQhsxRG_Q%40mail.gmail.com.
