Names of Plants in India :: Amaranthus cruentus L.

Dinesh Valke

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Amaranthus cruentus L.

am-uh-RANTH-us -- everlasting flower ... Dave's Botanary
kroo-EN-tus -- bloody, gory colors ... Dave's Botanary

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, retrieved 07 Novembder 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth, Mexican grain amaranth

Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

African-spinach, bush greens, caterpillar amaranth

Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (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". 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 (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
or રાજગિરા rajgira ... for Amaranthus hybridus subsp. cruentus (L.) Thell. ... Biological Diversity of Gujarat - 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

लाल साग lal sag

for Amaranthus paniculatus L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English 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
or ರಾಜಗೀರೆ rajagire / ರಾಜಕೀರೆ rajakire ... for Amaranthus paniculatus L. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus 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 by George Abraham Grierson

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

राजगिरो rajgiro

for Amaranthus paniculatus L. ... V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India 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 [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

श्रावणी माठ shravani maath

मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj khurus

The Panjabi dictionary. 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

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai

for Amaranthus paniculatus L. ... Tamil lexicon [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 by John T. Platts

لال ساگ lal sag

for Amaranthus paniculatus L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English 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. 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

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Dinesh

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Nov 8, 2025, 1:52:00 AM11/8/25

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Nice picture and wonderful efforts dear Dinesh ji.

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Dinesh Valke

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Nov 8, 2025, 9:25:43 AM11/8/25

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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation.
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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 9, 2025, 12:36:43 AM11/9/25

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Santali name added ...

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 • Nepali: लट्टे दाना latte daanaa, लट्टे घाँस latte ghaas • Punjabi: ਤਜ ਖੁਰੁਸ taj khurus • Sanskrit: राजगिरि rajagiri, राजशाकिणी rajashakini • Santali: ᱞᱟᱹᱨᱠᱟ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ larka baha • Tamil: பூங்கீரை pu-n-kirai • Urdu: گل کيش gul-kesh, لال ساگ lal sag

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/amaranthus-cruentus-l.html

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Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 11, 2025, 7:17:42 AM11/11/25

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Beautiful image and very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
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