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/CABSQqC2sDQaWVZ8jd1OKoq0DmdLH1k8qNEVs3bMzrb9sQAqQRg%40mail.gmail.com.
