*Amaranthus viridis* L. [image: Amaranthus viridis L.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154067719>
*am-uh-RANTH-us* -- everlasting flower ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Amaranthus> *VEER-ih-diss* -- green ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=viridis> *commonly known as*: green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth • *Adi*: gubor oying, tapi pilee • *Ahom*: খুতৰা khutora • *Angami*: tierhü tiepfü • *Bengali*: বন নটে ban note • *Bodo*: दावला खुंगुर dawla khunggur, khutrasu • *Chakma*: nyipak o • *Dogri*: चलेरी chaleri • *Garhwali*: जंगली चौलाई jangli-chaulai • *Gujarati*: ઢીમડો dhimado • *Hindi*: जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi • *Kannada*: ದಗ್ಲಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು dagli soppu, ಕೀರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು keere soppu, ಸಣ್ಣ ಹರಿವೇ sanna harive • *Konkani*: रानभाजी ranbhaji • *Lisu*: sagijaj • *Lodhi*: नोट्या आरा notya-ara • *Malayalam*: ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera • *Manipuri*: ꯂꯝ ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ lam chengkruk • *Marathi*: लहान माठ lahan math, माठ math, उनाडभाजी unadabhaji • *Mizo*: lenhling-hling-nei-lo • *Nepali*: लट्टे साग latte saag, लुण्डे lunde, लुँडे साग lunde saag, सेतो लुँडे seto lunde • *Odia*: ଭାଜି bhaji, କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia, ଲେଉଟିଆ leutia • *Pahari*: चौलाई chaulayee • *Rabha*: hathi-khuduna • *Rajasthani*: जंगली चौली jangali chauli • *Sanskrit*: तण्डुलीय tanduliya • *Tamil*: குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai • *Tangsa*: khahram • *Telugu*: చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora • *Tulu*: ಎಲ್ಲ್ಯ ಪದ್ಪೆ ellya padpe *botanical names*: *Amaranthus viridis* L. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Euxolus viridis* (L.) Moq. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Amaranthus gracilis* Desf. ex Poir. • *Amaranthus polystachyus* Willd. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 10 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 *green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth* - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk <http://www.hear.org/pier/species/amaranthus_viridis.htm> (PIER) ~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~ written in: *Latin* ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh* *gubor oying, tapi pilee* - Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India <https://sites.google.com/view/ethnobotanyofnortheastindia/home?authuser=0> - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025 ~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~ written in: *Ahom*, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile *Ahom kingdom* (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom *খুতৰা khutora* - Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India <https://sites.google.com/view/ethnobotanyofnortheastindia/home?authuser=0> - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025 ~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~ written in: *Latin* ... spoken in: *Nagaland* ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie *tierhü tiepfü* - Singh, Akoijam & Teron, Robindra. (2015). Diversity of wild edible plants used by the Angami-Nagas in Kohima District of Nagaland, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317826041> Pleione. 9. 311-324. ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *বন নটে ban note* - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n43/mode/2up?q=Amaranthus>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR - Sauris Panda - A Study on Leaves and Fronds Consumed as Vegetables and Salads in West Bengal State, India. <http://www.ijapbc.com/files/19-09-15/19-34140.pdf> - IJAPBC – Vol.4(3), Jul-Sep 2015 [Accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy)] ~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* or Latin ... spoken in: *Assam* ... other names for this language: Boro *दावला खुंगुर dawla khunggur* - XOBDO <https://www.xobdo.org/dic/Amaranthus%20viridus%20L> - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources *khutrasu* - Deka, Dipali (2007) - Chapter 5 - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/68399> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ CHAKMA ~~~~~ written in: *Chakma* (𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴, *Changhma Bhach* or *Ajha Path*), Latin, Bengali ... spoken in: *Mizoram*, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: the Chakma (or Changhma) people and Daingnet people *nyipak o* - Angami, A. & Gajurel, Padma & Rethy, P. & Kalita, S.K.. (2006). Status and potential of wild edible plants of Arunachal Pradesh. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/288633517> Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 5(4):541-550. ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (डोगरी) ... spoken in: *Jammu & Kashmir* ... spoken by the Dogras *चलेरी chaleri* - Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vomprakash/posts/pfbid0nSU4hPaXb98fkFTsUdhNK4iY6KKnDSkaW2dzaHYkhXQNMhCTzerfTE7TzxMKv4Ccl> ~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: *Uttarakhand* *जंगली चौलाई jangli-chaulai* - Tiwari, JK & Ballabha, Radha & Tiwari, Prabhawati. (2010). Some Promising Wild Edible Plants of Srinagar and its Adjacent Area in Alaknanda Valley of Garhwal Himalaya, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228498289> Journal of American Science. 6. ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *ઢીમડો dhimado* - 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* *जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/155/1d9648ef6262f51b549cd960abc8b47c> - or simply चौलाई chaulayi ... Wagh, Vijay & Jain, Ashok. (2014). Floristic Diversity of Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275894234> 6. 146-167. 10.5829/idosi.ajps.2013.6.4.1116. - or चौलाई भाजी chaulayi bhaji ... कृषिका : प्रकृति का उपहार छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजियों की भरमार <https://krishiguru2013.blogspot.com/2018/10/blog-post_62.html> : भाग-1 ... डॉ. गजेन्द्र सिंह तोमर ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ದಗ್ಲಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು dagli soppu* - ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ <https://padakanaja.karnataka.gov.in/> ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka ... or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daggali soppu - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishnaor ... or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ daggali - Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag <https://kampa.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/publications/MediicnalPlantsofKappathgudda.pdf> - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA) - or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daggali soppu ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/155/1d9648ef6262f51b549cd960abc8b47c> *ಕೀರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು keere soppu* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/155/1d9648ef6262f51b549cd960abc8b47c> - ಕೀರೆ keere = generic name given to various plants of Amaranthaceae family that are used as green vegetable ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%95%E0%B3%80%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%86> created by V. Krishna *ಸಣ್ಣ ಹರಿವೇ sanna harive* - 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 - ಹರಿವೇ harive is also written as ಹರಿವೆ harive ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B5%E0%B3%86> created by V. Krishna ~~~~~ 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 *रानभाजी ranbhaji* - 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 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ LISU ~~~~~ written in two scripts *Fraser, Karen*, or using scripts of other local language ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh* ... spoken by: Yobin... other names for this language: Yobin; the names Lisu and Yobin are interchangeably used for people and their language *sagijaj* - Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India <https://sites.google.com/view/ethnobotanyofnortheastindia/home?authuser=0> - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025 - the name needs to be rendered in native script ~~~~~ LODHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* ... spoken in: *Odisha*, West Bengal, Jharkhand ... spoken by: Lodha people *नोट्या आरा notya-ara* - Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study <https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2006/iss1/17/>, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17. ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera* - 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 ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei *ꯂꯝ ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ lam chengkruk* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Green%20Amaranth.html>, retrieved November 11, 2025 ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *लहान माठ lahan math* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/155/1d9648ef6262f51b549cd960abc8b47c> - The Useful Plants of India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.126090/page/n43/mode/2up?q=Amaranthus>, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR *माठ math* - 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] *उनाडभाजी unadabhaji* - WISDOM LIBRARY <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/unadabhaji> - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ written in: *Latin*, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: *Mizoram* ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian *lenhling-hling-nei-lo* - ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram <http://mizenvis.nic.in/Database/Biodiversity_1444.aspx> [Accessed 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)] - or hling nei lo ... Kar, An & Bora, Devanjal & Borthakur, Sashin & Goswami, N & Saharia, Daizi. (2013). WILD EDIBLE PLANT RESOURCES USED BY THE MIZOS OF MIZORAM, INDIA. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/308886133_WILD_EDIBLE_PLANT_RESOURCES_USED_BY_THE_MIZOS_OF_MIZORAM_INDIA> KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. 9. 106-126. [Accessed 15/11/2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)] ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, *Assam*, *Sikkim* *लट्टे साग latte saag, लुण्डे lunde, लुँडे साग lunde saag, सेतो लुँडे seto lunde* - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/21o4QnqzO8s/m/FMh_VKXCAAAJ> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *ଭାଜି bhaji* - Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374233729_Floral_diversity_of_Koira_and_Barsuan_Ranges_Bonai_Forest_Division_Odisha> *କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia* - Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study <https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/ebl/vol2006/iss1/17/>, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17. *ଲେଉଟିଆ leutia* - Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> - Kar, Tuhinansu & Nanda, Susanta & Bhatta, Krupasindhu & Nanda, Fanindra. (2020). MACROPHYTES OF ANSUPA. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339874490> - Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/347982851_Report_on_Floral_Diversity_of_SAMBHAV_Nayagarh_Odisha_India> 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402. ~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand *चौलाई chaulayee* - Himalayan Wild Food Plants <https://himalayanwildfoodplants.com/2019/03/amaranthus-viridis_-chaulayee-%e0%a4%9a%e0%a5%8c%e0%a4%b2%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%88/> by Dr. Tara Sen Thakur ~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~ written in: *Assamese* (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya *hathi-khuduna* - Deka, Dipali (2007) - Chapter 5 - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/68399> - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* *जंगली चौली jangali chauli* - Tripathi, Yogesh & Prabhu, V.V. & Pal, R.S. & Mishra, R.N.. (1996). Medicinal Plants of Rajasthan in Indian System of Medicine. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/224897983> Ancient Science of Life. 15. 190-212. - or simply चौली chaulie ... Charan, P. & Sharma, K. (2016). FLORAL DIVERSITY OF THAR DESERT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN, INDIA. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/326224160_FLORAL_DIVERSITY_OF_THAR_DESERT_OF_WESTERN_RAJASTHAN_INDIA> ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *तण्डुलीय tanduliya* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/155/1d9648ef6262f51b549cd960abc8b47c> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai* - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras ~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~ written in: *Tangsa*, Latin ... spoken in: *Arunachal Pradesh*, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga *khahram* - Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India <https://sites.google.com/view/ethnobotanyofnortheastindia/home?authuser=0> - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025 ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Amaranthus+viridis> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/155/1d9648ef6262f51b549cd960abc8b47c> ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, north Kerala *ಎಲ್ಲ್ಯ ಪದ್ಪೆ ellya padpe* - 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 ~~~~~ throughout mainland and her islands; introduced, widely cultivated, 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 13/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 21:51 10-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:56 12-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/amaranthus-viridis-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/CABSQqC2CsUBraBWp672S5tZcw2jU5OV2GO5xiP6owwN0oM2MRw%40mail.gmail.com.
