'Martynia annua' from Durgwadi, Dist. Pune

[Swagat]

Dear all,

 

'Martynia annua' is called 'Vinchavi' in Marathi.

 

Photographed at Durgwadi, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra

 

Date- 30th Oct 2009.

 

Please confirm the ID.

 

Regards,

 

~Swagat

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[Dinesh Valke]

... for sure, Martynia annua.

Regards.

 

 

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[Pankaj Oudhia]

My pictures of Martynia.

http://pick14.pick.uga.edu/mp/20p?see=I_PAO9829&res=640

http://pick14.pick.uga.edu/mp/20p?see=I_PAO9826&res=640

http://pick14.pick.uga.edu/mp/20p?see=I_PAO9825&res=640

Pankaj Oudhia

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Swagat <swaga...@gmail.com> wrote:

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[rashida atthar]

Swagat ji looks like it is Vinchavi. Posting a pic of Vinchavi with flower buds for comparison, taken on the way to Kaas plateaus, Satara district, in Sep '09.
 
regards
Rashida.

 

 

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[Dinesh Valke]

Swagat ji, many thanks for sharing the photos, especially 301009-Vinchavi-Swagat3.jpg

 

... a very clear picture justifying all these names perfectly:

devil's claw, tiger's-claw • Bengali: বাঘনখী baghnakhi • Hindi: बाघनख baghnakh, हाथाजोड़ी hatha-jori, उलट-कांटा ulat-kanta • Kannada: ಗರುಡ ಮೂಗು ಮುಳ್ಳು garuda mugu mullu, ಹುಲಿ ನಖ huli nakha, ಹುಲಿ ಉಗುರು huli uguru • Malayalam: പുലിനഖം puli-nakham • Marathi: विंचवी vinchavi, विंचू vinchu • Nepalese: बिरालो-नङ्ग्रि biralo-nangri, ग्रिध्दरनंकी gridharnankee • Oriya: baghanakhi • Sanskrit: काकनसा kakanasa • Tamil: புலிநகம் puli-nakam, தேட்கொடுக்கி tet-kotukki • Telugu: గరుడముకు garudamukku

 

Regards.

[Pankaj Oudhia]

In my region farmers practice Traditional Agricultural Knowledge about Martynia to manage crop pest in many crops including rice. Herbal Mala prepared from Martynia is used by Tantriks. For details please visit

http://www.botanical.com/site/column_poudhia/57_mala.html


Pankaj Oudhia