Names of Plants in India :: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Dinesh Valke

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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ... family: Solanaceae

¿ wi-THAY-nee-uh ? -- commemorates the English paleobotanist, Henry Thomas Maire Witham ... IJDD
som-NEE-fer-uh OR som-NIF-er-uh -- sleep-bringing, referring to narcotic properties ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry • Assamese: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Gujarati: આકસંદ aksand, અશ્વગંધા asvagandha • Hindi: असगन्ध asgandh, अश्वगंधा ashwagandha • Kannada: ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ ashwagandhi, ಹಿರೆಮಡ್ಡಿನಗಿಡ hiremaddinagida, ಪನ್ನೇರು panneru • Malayalam: അമുക്കുരം amukkuram, പേവെട്ടി pevetti • Marathi: अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, आस्कंद askanda • Nepali: अश्वगन्धा ashwagandha • Oriya: ଅଶ୍ବଗନ୍ଧା ashwagandha • Punjabi: ਅਸਗੰਧ asgandh, ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ ashwagandha •Sanskrit: अश्वगन्धा ashvagandha • Tamil: அமுக்கிரா amukkira • Telugu: అశ్వగంధ ashwagandha • Tibetan: a swa ga ndhi, ba-dzi-ga-ndha • Urdu: اسگندهہ asgandh

... and more names: Hindi: हयगंधा haya-gandha, नागौरी nagauri, पुष्टिदा pushtida, तुरगी turagi, वन्या vanya • Marathi: ढोरगुंज dorgunja, कंचुकी kanchuki • Oriya: ବୃଂହଣ brumhana, ବୃଷା brusha, ହଯାହ୍ବଯା hoyahwaya • Sanskrit: अश्वकन्द ashvakanda, अवरोहिका avarohika, बलदा balada, गन्धपत्त्री gandhapattri, ग्रावरोहक gravarohaka, हयगन्धा hayagandha, हयप्रिया hayapriya, कामप्रियकरी kamapriyakari, कामरूपिणी kamarupini, कम्बुका kambuka, पलाशपर्णी palashaparni, पीवरा pivara, प्रियङ्करी priyangakari, पुण्य punya, पुष्टिद pushtida, शतकुम्भा shatakumbha, तुरगगन्धा turagagandha, वाजिगन्धा vajigandha, वाजिनी vajini, वनज vanaja, वराहकर्णी varahakarni, वराहपत्त्री varahapattri, वराहिका varahika, वातघ्नी vataghni • Tamil:அசையு acaiyu, அசுவகந்தி acuvakanti, அசுவம் acuvam • Telugu: దొమ్మడోలు dommadolu, పెన్నేరు penneru, వాజిగంథ vajigandha

botanical names: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ... synonyms: Physalis flexuosa L. • Physalis somnifera L. ... more at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.

September 24, 2015 ... along NH4 near Satara

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Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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Jul 12, 2016, 10:33:19 AM7/12/16

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Great

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Ushadi Micromini

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Jul 12, 2016, 11:13:25 AM7/12/16

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very well done

love the angle of the pic

ushadi

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Dinesh Valke

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Jul 12, 2016, 11:23:24 AM7/12/16

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Thanks Garg ji, Usha di.

It just struck me that I missed putting name in Bangla and the reference.

• Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha

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Dinesh

Dr Pankaj Kumar

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Jul 12, 2016, 9:29:35 PM7/12/16

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Very nice.

It is called ashwaganda because the plant actually smells like a horse.... :)

Dinesh Valke

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Jul 12, 2016, 11:59:00 PM7/12/16

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Thanks Pankaj.

Yes, to be precise, it (plant root) smells like horse's urine.

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Dinesh

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Dinesh Valke

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Original post.

Names update ... entire block of names put again ..

commonly known as: burr wood, horse root, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry • Assamese: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Gujarati: આકસંદ aksand, અશ્વગંધા asvagandha • Hindi: असगन्ध asgandh, अश्वगंधा ashwagandha • Kachchhi: આસુન aasun, આસુંઢ aasund • Kannada: ಅಂಗಾರ ಬೇರು angara beru, ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ ashwagandhi, ಹಿರೆಮಡ್ಡಿನಗಿಡ hiremaddinagida, ಪನ್ನೇರು panneru, ಸೊಗದೆ ಬೇರು sogade beru • Malayalam: അമുക്കുരം amukkuram, പേവെട്ടി pevetti • Marathi: अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, आस्कंद askanda • Nepali: अश्वगन्धा ashwagandha • Oriya: ଅଶ୍ବଗନ୍ଧା ashwagandha • Punjabi: ਅਸਗੰਧ asgandh, ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ ashwagandha • Sanskrit: अश्वगन्धा ashvagandha • Tamil: அமுக்கிரா amukkira • Telugu: అశ్వగంధ ashwagandha • Tibetan: a swa ga ndhi, ba-dzi-ga-ndha • Tulu: ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧೊ ashwagandho • Urdu: اسگندهہ asgandh

... and more names: Gujarati: ઘોડાકુન ghodakun, ઘોડાઆસોડ ghodasod, સાંઢીયાના પોપટા sandiyana popata • Hindi: हयगंधा haya-gandha, नागौरी nagauri, पनीर panir, पुष्टिदा pushtida, तुरगी turagi, वन्या vanya • Marathi: ढोरगुंज dorgunja, कंचुकी kanchuki • Oriya: ବୃଂହଣ brumhana, ବୃଷା brusha, ହଯାହ୍ବଯା hoyahwaya • Sanskrit: अश्वकन्द ashvakanda, अवरोहिका avarohika, बलदा balada, गन्धपत्त्री gandhapattri, ग्रावरोहक gravarohaka, हयगन्धा hayagandha, हयप्रिया hayapriya, कामप्रियकरी kamapriyakari, कामरूपिणी kamarupini, कम्बुका kambuka, पलाशपर्णी palashaparni, पीवरा pivara, प्रियङ्करी priyangakari, पुण्य punya, पुष्टिद pushtida, शतकुम्भा shatakumbha, तुरगगन्धा turagagandha, वाजिगन्धा vajigandha, वाजिनी vajini, वनज vanaja, वराहकर्णी varahakarni, वराहपत्त्री varahapattri, वराहिका varahika, वातघ्नी vataghni • Tamil: அசையு acaiyu, அசுவகந்தி acuvakanti, அசுவம் acuvam • Telugu: దొమ్మడోలు dommadolu, పెన్నేరు penneru, వాజిగంథ vajigandha

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Mahadeswara

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Apr 26, 2019, 12:36:17 AM4/26/19

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Diniesh ji,

Please note few suggestions for kannada names : ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧ (Ashwagandha ) ; ಹಿರೇಮದ್ದಿನ ಗಿಡ (Hiremaddina gida) .

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Dinesh Valke

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Apr 26, 2019, 1:05:48 AM4/26/19

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Thanks Mahadeswara ji, for the validations.

Will do the corrections soon in my notes.

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Dinesh

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