Names of Plants in India :: Crotalaria juncea L.

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Dinesh Valke

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Crotalaria juncea L. ... family: Fabaceae ~ Papilionaceae

Crotalaria juncea L. 

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kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken ... Dave's Botanary
JUN-kee-uh -- rush-like ... Dave's Botanary 


commonly known asbrown hempfalse hempIndian hempsunn hemp • Assameseআঁউচ aous • Bengaliশণ shan • Gujaratiશણ shanશણિયું shaniyu • Hindiपटसन patsanसन sanसनई sanai • Kannadaಸೆಣಬು senabu • Konkaniसोणबु sonabu • Malayalamചണം chanamകിലുകിലുപ്പ kilukiluppa • Manipuriঊ হৱাঈ oo hawai • Marathiधाकटी घागरी dhakti ghagariसन sanताग tag • Nepaliछिनछिने chhinchhineसनई sanai • Odiaଅତସୀ atasiଶଣ shana • Punjabiਸਣ sanਸੱਨੀ sanni • Sanskritअतसी atasiशण shanaसामान्य शणपट्ट samanya shanapatta • Tamilசணல் canalசடம்பு catampuவாக்குன்னார் vakkunnar • Teluguగిలకచెట్టు gilaka-chettuశణము shanamu • Tuluತಲಂಬು talambu • Urduسن san 

... and more names ... Hindiबिछुआ bichuaदीर्घपल्लव dirghpallavजनब janabमातुलानी matulani • Odiaଛଣପଟ chhanapataସମ୍ବତ୍ sambatଶନପୁଷ୍ପୀ shanapushpiସ୍ବଳ୍ପ ଶବ୍ଦା swalpa shabda • Sanskritदीर्घपल्लव dirghapallavaमदगन्धा madagandhaमाल्यपुष्प malyapuspaमातुलानी matulani • Tamilகோனிப்பூடு koni-p-putuகுத்திரம் kuttiramகுத்து kuttuமஞ்சி manciநணந்தம் nanantamநண்பன் nanpanஉமாதசி umataciஉத்திராபன்னி uttirapanni • Urduبچهوا bichuaجنب janabماتلاني matulani 


... plethora of trade names: Banares hemp (Benares hemp), Bengal hemp, Bombay hemp (Salsette hemp), Itarsi hemp, Konkani (Conkanee hemp), Jubbulpur hemp (Jubbalpore hemp), Madras hemp (Chennai hemp), Pilibhit hemp, Seoni hemp, Travancore flax, Warangel hemp 


botanical namesCrotalaria juncea L. ... synonymsCrotalaria benghalensis Lam. • Crotalaria fenestrata Sims • Crotalaria ferestrata Sims • Crotalaria porrecta Wall. • Crotalaria sericea Willd. • Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. • Crotalaria viminea Wall. ... synonyms: ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1. 





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Crotalaria juncea L.

Crotalaria juncea L.

kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken ... Dave's Botanary
JUN-kee-uh -- rush-like ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: brown hemp, false hemp, Indian hemp, sunn hemp • Assamese: আঁউচ aous • Bengali: শণ shan • Gujarati: શણ shan • Hindi: बिछुआ bichua, दीर्घपल्लव dirghpallav, जनब janab, मातुलानी matulani, पटसन patsan, सन san, सनई sanai • Kaachchhi: સણ san • Kannada: ಪುಂಡಿ pundi, ಸೆಣಬು senabu • Konkani: धाकटी घागरी dhakati ghagari, सन san, सोणबु ಸೊಣಬು sonabu • Malayalam: ചണം chanam, ചണക chanak • Manipuri: ঊ হৱাঈ oo hawai • Marathi: धाकटी घागरी dhakti ghagari, सन san, ताग tag • Mizo: tum-thang • Nepali: छिनछिने chhinchhine, सनई sanai • Odia: ଅତସୀ atasi, ଛଣପଟ chhanapata, ସମ୍ବତ୍ sambat, ଶଣ shana, ଶନପୁଷ୍ପୀ shanapushpi, ସ୍ବଳ୍ପ ଶବ୍ଦା swalpa shabda • Punjabi: ਸਣ san, ਸੱਨੀ sanni • Sanskrit: अतसी atasi, दीर्घपल्लव dirghapallava, मदगन्धा madagandha, माल्यपुष्प malyapuspa, मातुलानी matulani, सामान्य शणपट्ट samanya shanapatta, शण shana • Sindhi: سِڻي • Tamil: சணல் canal, சடம்பு catampu, கோனிப்பூடு koni-p-putu, குத்திரம் kuttiram, குத்து kuttu, மஞ்சி manci, நணந்தம் nanantam, நண்பன் nanpan, உமாதசி umataci, உத்திராபன்னி uttirapanni, வாக்குன்னார் vakkunnar • Telugu: గిలకచెట్టు gilaka-chettu, గిలిగిచ్చ giligichcha, శణము shanamu • Tulu: ತಲಂಬು talambu • Urdu: بچهوا bichua, جنب janab, ماتلاني matulani, سن san

popular trade names: Banares hemp (Benares hemp), Bengal hemp, Bombay hemp (Salsette hemp), Itarsi hemp, Konkani (Conkanee hemp), Jubbulpur hemp (Jubbalpore hemp), Madras hemp (Chennai hemp), Pilibhit hemp, Seoni hemp, Travancore flax, Warangel hemp


botanical names: Crotalaria juncea L. ... synonyms: Crotalaria benghalensis Lam. • Crotalaria fenestrata Sims • Crotalaria porrecta Wall. • Crotalaria sericea Willd. • Crotalaria tenuifolia Roxb. ex Hornem. • Isotropis argentea Ewart & Morrison ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
brown hemp
false hemp
  • there was a wonderful informative web page - SUNN, or INDIA HEMP (Crotalaria juncea) - it has simply gone off the internet. The name will yet remain compiled here, justified for the fact that this plant though fibre-yielding, it is not related to Cannabis family.
Indian hemp
  • Wikipedia ... it is generally considered to have originated in India
  • or Indian flax ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
  • this species is probably native to India, though it has never been found in a truly wild state, ... it is cultivated nearly all over, frequently naturalised ... ENVIS - FRLHT
  • an important fibre crop, widely cultivated in India, giving rise to many varieties. Most of them are known by the places from where they are produced. Thus, there are host of trade names: Banares hemp (Benares hemp), Bengal hemp, Bombay hemp (Salsette hemp), Itarsi hemp, Konkani hemp (Conkanee hemp), Jubbulpur hemp (Jubbalpore hemp), Madras hemp (Chennai hemp), Pilibhit hemp, Seoni hemp, Travancore flax, Warangel hemp
sunn hemp
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
আঁউচ aous
  • Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
  • Many thanks to Ranjan Hazarika (facebook friend) for help with this name in native script
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
শনপাট shanpat
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
શણ shan
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
बिछुआ bichua, दीर्घपल्लव dirghpallav, जनब janab, मातुलानी matulani (OR मातुला matula OR मातुली matuli)
पटसन patsan
सन san
सनई sanai
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
સણ san
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಪುಂಡಿ pundi
ಸೆಣಬು senabu
  • ENVIS - FRLHT ... also ಅಪ್ಸೆಣಬು apsenabu
  • Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar ... also ಅಪ್ಸೆಣಬು apsenabu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
धाकटी घागरी dhakati ghagari, सन san
सोणबु ಸೊಣಬು sonabu
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ചണം chanam
കിലുകിലുപ്പ kilukiluppa
  • ENVIS - FRLHT ... generic name for most of Crotalaria spp. meaning rattlebox
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ঊ হৱাঈ oo hawai
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
धाकटी घागरी dhakti ghagari
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • धाकटी dhakti = smaller; घागरी ghagari = morris bell or jingling ball (as of a child's girdle, or as worn on the toes by dancing girls &c.) ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... alludes to the sound, dried pods make when shaken
सन san
ताग tag
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
tum-thang
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
छिनछिने chhinchhine, सनई sanai
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଅତସୀ atasi, ଛଣପଟ chhanapata, ସମ୍ବତ୍ sambat, ଶଣ shana, ଶନପୁଷ୍ପୀ shanapushpi, ସ୍ବଳ୍ପ ଶବ୍ଦା swalpa shabda
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਸਣ san, ਸੱਨੀ sanni
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
अतसी atasi, दीर्घपल्लव dirghapallava, मदगन्धा madagandha, माल्यपुष्प malyapuspa, मातुलानी matulani, शण shana
सामान्य शणपट्ट samanya shanapatta
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  • सामान्य samanya = common; शणपट्ट shanapatta = hemp fabric; Crotalaria juncea is widely cultivated in India since olden times
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
سِڻي
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
சணல் canal, சடம்பு catampu, கோனிப்பூடு koni-p-putu, குத்திரம் kuttiram, குத்து kuttu, மஞ்சி manci, நணந்தம் nanantam, நண்பன் nanpan, உமாதசி umataci (or உமதகி umataki), உத்திராபன்னி uttirapanni (or simply பன்னி panni)
வாக்குன்னார் vakkunnar
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
గిలకచెట్టు gilaka-chettu
గిలిగిచ్చ giligichcha
శణము shanamu
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ತಲಂಬು talambu
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
بچهوا bichua, جنب janab, ماتلاني matulani (OR ماتلا matula OR ماتلي matuli), سن san
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J.M. Garg

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Apr 26, 2022, 8:14:42 PM4/26/22
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Thanks a lot, Dinesh ji, for the superb details.
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Great work Dinesh ji

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Thank you very much, Garg ji and Gurcharan ji for appreciation.
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Santali names added ...



Crotalaria juncea L.

Crotalaria juncea L.

kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken ... Dave's Botanary
JUN-kee-uh -- rush-like ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: brown hemp, false hemp, Indian hemp, sunn hemp • Assamese: আঁউচ aous • Bengali: শণ shan • Gujarati: શણ shan • Hindi: बिछुआ bichua, दीर्घपल्लव dirghpallav, जनब janab, मातुलानी matulani, पटसन patsan, सन san, सनई sanai • Kaachchhi: સણ san • Kannada: ಪುಂಡಿ pundi, ಸೆಣಬು senabu • Konkani: धाकटी घागरी dhakati ghagari, सन san, सोणबु ಸೊಣಬು sonabu • Malayalam: ചണം chanam, ചണക chanak • Manipuri: ঊ হৱাঈ oo hawai • Marathi: धाकटी घागरी dhakti ghagari, सन san, ताग tag • Mizo: tum-thang • Nepali: छिनछिने chhinchhine, सनई sanai • Odia: ଅତସୀ atasi, ଛଣପଟ chhanapata, ସମ୍ବତ୍ sambat, ଶଣ shana, ଶନପୁଷ୍ପୀ shanapushpi, ସ୍ବଳ୍ପ ଶବ୍ଦା swalpa shabda • Punjabi: ਸਣ san, ਸੱਨੀ sanni • Sanskrit: अतसी atasi, दीर्घपल्लव dirghapallava, मदगन्धा madagandha, माल्यपुष्प malyapuspa, मातुलानी matulani, सामान्य शणपट्ट samanya shanapatta, शण shana • Santali: ᱥᱟᱺᱪᱤ ᱥᱳᱱ saci son, ᱠᱳᱱ ᱡᱟᱹᱲᱤ san jari, ᱥᱳᱱ ᱠᱩᱫᱨᱩᱢ son kudrum • Sindhi: سِڻي • Tamil: சணல் canal, சடம்பு catampu, கோனிப்பூடு koni-p-putu, குத்திரம் kuttiram, குத்து kuttu, மஞ்சி manci, நணந்தம் nanantam, நண்பன் nanpan, உமாதசி umataci, உத்திராபன்னி uttirapanni, வாக்குன்னார் vakkunnar • Telugu: గిలకచెట్టు gilaka-chettu, గిలిగిచ్చ giligichcha, శణము shanamu • Tulu: ತಲಂಬು talambu • Urdu: بچهوا bichua, جنب janab, ماتلاني matulani, سن san
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱥᱟᱺᱪᱤ ᱥᱳᱱ saci son, ᱠᱳᱱ ᱡᱟᱹᱲᱤ san jari, ᱥᱳᱱ ᱠᱩᱫᱨᱩᱢ son kudrum

Gurcharan Singh

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