Names of Plants in India :: Pistia stratiotes L.

111 views
Skip to first unread message

Dinesh Valke

unread,
Apr 1, 2018, 2:44:53 AM4/1/18
to efloraofindia
via Species‎ > ‎P‎ > ‎
Pistia stratiotes L. ... family: Araceae

Pistia stratiotes L.

Flowers of India Discussions at efloraofindia more views in flickr more views on Google Earth


PEES-tee-uh -- water ... Dave's Botanary
stra-tee-OH-tees -- soldier ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: water cabbage, water lettuce • Assamese: বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi • Bengali: টাকাপানা takapana • Gujarati: જલકુંભી jalakumbhi, જલશંખલા jalshankhala • Hindi: जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi • Kannada: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ಕುಂಬಿಕ್ kumbik • Malayalam: ആകാശതാമര akasathamara, കോടപ്പായൽ kodappayal, മുട്ട പായൽ mutta payal, നീര്‍ചീര neercheera • Manipuri: কবোকাঙ kabokang • Marathi: आकाशमूली akashamuli, जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi • Nepali: जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi • Odia: ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli • Sanskrit: आकाशमूली akashamuli, जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika • Tamil: ஆகாசத்தாமரை akasha-t-tamarai, அந்தரத்தாமரை antara-t-tamarai, குழித்தாமரை kuli-t-tamarai • Telugu: అంతరతామర antara-tamara, బుడగ తామర budaga tamara, ఆకాశతామర akashatamara, నీరాకు neeraaku, నీరు బుడికి nirubudiki, తూడికూర tudikura • Tulu: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ನೀರಟ nirata

... and more names: floating aroid, Nile cabbage, shellflower, St Lucy’s plant, tropical duckweed, water fern, water soldier • Hindi: अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath, जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja, पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपर्णी vari parni • Odia: ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni • Sanskrit: अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, हठालु hathalu, जलवल्कल jalavalkala, कत्तृन kattrna, कुम्भी kumbhi, कुमुदा kumuda, पह्लिका pahlika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprshthaja, पर्ण parna, पृश्नी prshni, शीतकुम्भी shitakumbhi, शीतला shitala, शुक्लपुष्पा shuklapushpa, श्वेतपर्णा shvetaparna, वारिचत्वर varichatvara, वारिकर्णिका varikarnika, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपालिका varipalika, वारिपर्णी variparni


botanical names: Pistia stratiotes L. ... synonyms: ... status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.





September 29, 2007 ... Katraj lake, Pune

Regards.
Dinesh

Tapas Chakrabarty

unread,
Apr 1, 2018, 4:24:35 AM4/1/18
to Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia
Extensive presentation.

--
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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to indian...@googlegroups.com.
Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

Dinesh Valke

unread,
Apr 1, 2018, 6:53:36 AM4/1/18
to Tapas Chakrabarty, efloraofindia
Thank you very much Tapas ji.
Regards.
Dinesh

Extensive presentation.

To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.

Dinesh Valke

unread,
Apr 1, 2018, 8:27:07 AM4/1/18
to efloraofindia

Prashant Awale

unread,
Apr 2, 2018, 12:46:09 AM4/2/18
to Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia
Wow, excellent..
Regards
Prashant

J.M. Garg

unread,
Apr 2, 2018, 9:26:36 AM4/2/18
to DineshValke, efloraofindia
Superb efforts, Dinesh ji. 

--
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 indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com.

Dinesh Valke

unread,
Apr 4, 2024, 9:38:10 AM4/4/24
to eFloraofIndia
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/04/pistia-stratiotes-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

unread,
Apr 4, 2024, 9:41:32 AM4/4/24
to indian...@googlegroups.com

Pistia stratiotes L.

Pistia stratiotes L.

PEES-tee-uh -- water ... Dave's Botanary
stra-tee-OH-tees -- soldier ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Nile cabbage, water cabbage, water lettuce • Assamese: বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi • Bengali: জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi, টাকাপানা takapana • Dogri: जल गोब्भा jal gobbha • Gujarati: ગોંડાળ gondal, જલકુંભી jalakumbhi, જલશંખલા jalshankhala • Hindi: अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath, जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi, जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja. पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिपर्णी variparni • Kannada: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ಅಂತರತಾವರೆ antarataavare, ಕುಂಬಿಕ kumbika • Konkani: जेलो jelo • Malayalam: ആകാശത്താമര akasathamara, കോടപ്പായൽ kodappayal, മുട്ടപ്പായൽ muttappayal, നീർച്ചീര neercheera • Manipuri: ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯡ kabokang, ꯀꯡꯖꯥꯑꯣ kangjao • Marathi: आकाशमूली akashamuli, गोंडाळ gondaal, जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi • Nepali: जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi • Odia: ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli, ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni • Sanskrit: आकाशमूली akashamuli, अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, हठालु hathalu, जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika, जलवल्कल jalavalkala, कत्तृन kattrna, कुम्भी kumbhi, कुमुदा kumuda, पह्लिका pahlika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprshthaja, पर्ण parna, पृश्नी prshni, शीतकुम्भी shitakumbhi, शीतला shitala, शुक्लपुष्पा shuklapushpa, श्वेतपर्णा shvetaparna, वारिचत्वर varichatvara, वारिकर्णिका varikarnika, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपालिका varipalika, वारिपर्णी variparni • Tamil: ஆகாசத்தாமரை akasha-t-tamarai, அந்தரத்தாமரை antara-t-tamarai, குழித்தாமரை kuli-t-tamarai • Telugu: అంతరతామర antara-tamara, బుడగ తామర budaga tamara, ఆకాశతామర akashatamara, నీరాకు neeraaku, నీరు బుడికి nirubudiki, తూడికూర tudikura • Tulu: ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ನೀರಟ neerata • Urdu: پہنکا pahnika


botanical names: Pistia stratiotes L. ... several heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 03 April 2024
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.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Nile cabbage
water cabbage
  • Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
  • the aquatic habitat and its thick, soft, rosetted leaves of this perennial monocotyledon, alludes to cabbage, thus this name - water cabbage
water lettuce
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
বৰপুনী barpuni, জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
জলকুম্ভী jalakumbhi
টাকাপানা takapana
  • Many thanks to Dr Tapas Chakrabarty for help with this name ... efloraofindia
  • Tripathi P, Kumar R, Sharma AK, Mishra A, Gupta R. Pistia stratiotes (Jalkumbhi). Pharmacogn Rev. 2010 Jul;4(8):153-60. doi: 10.4103/0973-7847.70909. PMID: 22228955; PMCID: PMC3249915.
  • or টোপাপানা topapana ... উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
जल गोब्भा jal gobbha
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ગોંડાળ gondal
જલકુંભી jalakumbhi
જલશંખલા jalshankhala
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
अन्तरगंगा antarganga, दलाढक daladhak, हठ hath (or हठी hathi),जलपृष्ठज jalaprishtaja, पन्हिका pahnika, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprishtaja, पर्णी parni, पृश्र्निका prishnika, वारिपर्णी variparni (or वारिपूर्णी varipurni)
जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange
ಅಂತರತಾವರೆ antarataavare
ಕುಂಬಿಕ kumbika
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
जेलो jelo
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ആകാശത്താമര aakaashathaamara
കോടപ്പായൽ kodappaayal
മുട്ടപ്പായൽ muttappaayal
  • Many thanks to Ajayan Sadanandan for help with the name ... facebook
  • Many thanks to Viswa Prabha for help with the name ... facebook
നീർച്ചീര neercheera
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯀꯕꯣꯀꯡ kabokang, ꯀꯡꯖꯥꯑꯣ kangjao
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
आकाशमूली akashamuli
गोंडाळ gondaal
जलमांडवी jalamandavi, पाणकुंभी paankumbhi
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଆକାଶମୂଳୀ akashamuli, ବର ଝାଞ୍ଜି bara jhanji, ହଠାଳୁ hathalu, ହଠୀ hathi, ଖମୂଳି khamuli, କୁତୃଣ kutruna, ପଲ୍ହିକା palhika, ପାଟଳା patala, ପୃଶ୍ନି prushni
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
आकाशमूली akashamuli, अशकुम्भि ashakumbhi, दलाढक daladhaka, हठ hatha, जलवल्कल jalavalkala, कुमुदा kumuda, पानीयपृष्ठज paniyaprshthaja, पृश्नी prshni (or पृश्निका prshnika), श्वेतपर्णा shvetaparna, वारिमूली varimuli, वारिपर्णी variparni (or वारिपूर्णी varipurni)
हठालु hathalu, कत्तृन kattrna, कुम्भी kumbhi (or कुम्भीक kumbhika, कुम्भिका kumbhika), पह्लिका pahlika, पर्ण parna, शीतकुम्भी shitakumbhi, शीतला shitala (or शीतली shitali), शुक्लपुष्पा shuklapushpa, वारिचत्वर varichatvara, वारिकर्णिका varikarnika, वारिपालिका varipalika
    Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
जलकुम्भिका jalakumbhika (or जलकुम्भी jalakumbhi)
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஆகாசத்தாமரை akasha-t-tamarai, அந்தரத்தாமரை antara-t-tamarai, குழித்தாமரை kuli-t-tamarai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
అంతరతామర antharathaamara, బుడగ తామర budagatamara, ఆకాశతామర aakaasathaamara, నీరాకు neeraaku, నీరు బుడికి nirubudiki, తూడికూర thoodikoora
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಅಂತರಗಂಗೆ antaragange, ನೀರಟ neerata (or ನೀರಡಿ neeradi)
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
پہنکا pahnika
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
almost throughout
~~~~~ Last updated: 04-04-2024 ~~~~~
You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group.
To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/SdYIk6TiAhs/unsubscribe.
To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to indiantreepi...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/9c4f0b98-6668-4b22-8263-2cf292476cffn%40googlegroups.com.

Sam Kuzhalanattu

unread,
Apr 4, 2024, 10:43:19 AM4/4/24
to Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia
Nice photo and excellent work dear Dinesh ji.  All Malayalam and English spellings are correct.
Regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

unread,
Apr 4, 2024, 11:01:13 AM4/4/24
to Sam Kuzhalanattu, efloraofindia
Thanks very much, Sam ji, for helping validate the Malayalam names, and for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

unread,
Apr 7, 2024, 1:43:08 AM4/7/24
to eFloraofIndia
Great contributions Dinesh ji, after another.

Dinesh Valke

unread,
Apr 8, 2024, 12:43:26 AM4/8/24
to indian...@googlegroups.com
Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/775b4bfd-3025-498a-ad23-a821a61e6980n%40googlegroups.com.
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages