Names of Plants in India :: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.

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Dinesh Valke

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Mar 19, 2019, 11:27:42 AM3/19/19
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Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. ... family: Amaranthaceae

Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.

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AY-er-va -- Latinized form of the Arabic name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
juh-VAHN-ih-kuh -- of or from Java ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: desert cotton, Javanese wool plant, kapok bush, pillow-weed, snow bush • Gujarati: બૂર bour • Hindi: सफेद बूई safed bui • Kachchhi: બૂર bour • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida • Marathi: कल kal, खुल khul • Rajasthani: बूई bui • Tamil: சிமிலி cimili, பெரியபூளை periya-pulai • Telugu: మగబీర magabira, పెద్ద పిండి pedda pindi, పిండి కొండ pindi konda


botanical names: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. ... synonyms: Aerva incana Mart. • Aerva wallichii Moq. ... status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.





October 25, 2018 ... Jaisalmer


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Paradesi Anjaneyulu

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Mar 19, 2019, 11:53:28 AM3/19/19
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Please once check sir it's not A. javanica.

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Dinesh Valke

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Thanks Paradesi ji. Please help me with the ID if this is not A. javanica.
I have gone by the desert flora, though not with full confidence.
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Paradesi Anjaneyulu

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Mar 20, 2019, 12:00:32 PM3/20/19
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According to E Flora of India and Flora of Andhra Pradesh Could be A. sanguinolenta.

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much Paradesi ji.
Actually I am keen to know which characteristics of the posted plant rule out A. javanica,
A. javanica is supposed to be most common in Jaisalmer and the adjoining Thar desert.

In flora of Jaisalmer / Rajasthan, there are other species of Aerva too ... lanata, persica as well as sanguinolenta.
When I think of A. sanguinolenta, I see is as dense as posted plant, also I expect to see good amount of leaves.
I earnestly request more people to critically validate ID of the posted plant.

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Ushadi Micromini

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Mar 20, 2019, 1:37:21 PM3/20/19
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any close ups?

Usha di
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Dinesh Valke

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Usha di, I have some other pictures of the posted plant. I will post them separately day-after.
Plus, all other Aerva plants that I encountered at Jaisalmer and Jodhpur.
I think I have already posted most of them. Will check and post.

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Ushadi Micromini

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Mar 21, 2019, 6:07:42 AM3/21/19
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thanks Diesh

happy Holi

J.M. Garg

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Apr 4, 2019, 1:50:40 AM4/4/19
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After perusing comparative images at Aerva and further details, I think inflorescence is more closer to images at Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume.   
Flora of Pakistan says about leaves as below:
Leaves broadly to narrowly ellipitic or elliptic-lanceolate or elliptic-ovate, cuneate to attenuate at the base, acute to acuminate at the apex, densely whitish-canescent on both surfaces (rarely green and only thinly hairy), those of the main stem below the inflorescence c. 1.5-18 x 0.8-6 cm, petiole up to 2 cm long; branch and inflorescence leaves gradually reducing.
Pl. check.

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Dinesh Valke

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Apr 16, 2019, 6:10:51 AM4/16/19
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This is Aerva javanica as validated in another post.
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Dinesh

Anil Thakur

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Apr 17, 2019, 9:44:42 AM4/17/19
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Nice click, Sir

Dinesh Valke

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Apr 17, 2019, 10:36:12 AM4/17/19
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Thank you very much, Anil ji.
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Dinesh

On Wed, Apr 17, 2019 at 7:14 PM Anil Thakur <aniltha...@gmail.com> wrote:
Nice click, Sir


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AY-er-va -- Latinized form of the Arabic name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
juh-VAHN-ih-kuh -- of or from Java ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: desert cotton, Javanese wool plant, kapok bush, pillow-weed, snow bush • Gujarati: બૂર bour • Hindi: सफेद बूई safed bui • Kachchhi: બૂર bour • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida • Marathi: कल kal, खुल khul • Rajasthani: बूई bui • Tamil: சிமிலி cimili, பெரியபூளை periya-pulai • Telugu: మగబీర magabira, పెద్ద పిండి pedda pindi, పిండి కొండ pindi konda


botanical names: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. ... synonyms: Aerva incana Mart. • Aerva wallichii Moq. ... status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
desert cotton
Javanese wool plant
kapok bush
pillow-weed
snow bush
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
બૂર bour
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
सफेद बूई safed bui
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
બૂર bour
  • FLORA OF BARDA MOUNTAIN (KATHIAWAD) by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1910
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
कल kal
  • FLORA OF BARDA MOUNTAIN (KATHIAWAD) by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1910
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
खुल khul
    FLORA OF BARDA MOUNTAIN (KATHIAWAD) by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1910
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
    • style="margin-top:3px">
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
बूई bui
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
சிமிலி cimili
பெரியபூளை periya-pulai
  • Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • also பெரும்பூளை peru-m-pulai or, simply பூளை pulai ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
  • also found written as பீளை pilai ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
మగబీర magabira
పెద్ద పిండి pedda pindi
పిండి కొండ pindi konda

Dinesh Valke

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2nd version of names compilation updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2020/11/aerva-javanica-burmf-juss-ex-schult.html

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Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.

Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.

AY-er-va -- Latinized form of the Arabic name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
juh-VAHN-ih-kuh -- of or from Java ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: desert cotton, Javanese wool plant, kapok bush, pillow-weed, snow bush • Bengali: লাল বিসল্যকরনী lal bishalyakarani • Gujarati: બૂર bour • Haryanvi: बुई bui, ढोली dholi, मुंडी mundi • Hindi: सफेद बूई safed bui • Kachchhi: બૂર bour • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida • Marathi: कल kal, खुल khul • Punjab: ਬੂਈ ਕਾਲਟਨ bui-kaltan • Rajasthani: बूई bui • Tamil: சிமிலி cimili, பெரியபூளை periya-pulai • Telugu: మగబీర magabira, పెద్ద పిండి pedda pindi, పిండి కొండ pindi konda


botanical names: Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult. ... ... synonyms: Aerva incana Mart. • Aerva persica (Burm.f.) Merr. • Aerva tomentosa Forssk. • Aerva wallichii Moq. • Iresine javanica Burm.f. and more at ... Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.11; last update Nov. 11th, 2025. Last accessed 03/12/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
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. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
desert cotton
Javanese wool plant
kapok bush, pillow-weed, snow bush
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
লাল বিসল্যকরনী lal bishalyakarani
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
બૂર bour
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
बुई bui, ढोली dholi, मुंडी mundi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
सफेद बूई safed bui
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
બૂર bour
  • કચ્છ સ્વસ્થાન ની વનસ્પતિઓ ઠાકર જયકૃષ્ણ ઇન્દ્રજી 1926 [PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926]
  • for Aerva persica (Burm.f.) Merr. ... Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768.
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कल kal, खुल khul
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਬੂਈ ਕਾਲਟਨ bui-kaltan
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
बूई bui
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சிமிலி cimili (or சிமிளி cimili), பெரியபூளை periya-pulai (or பெரும்பூளை peru-m-pulai)
    ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
    written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
    మగబీర magabira,పెద్ద పిండి pedda pindi, పిండి కొండ pindi konda
    ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
    Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
    ~~~~~ Created on: 16:25 09-11-2020 ¦ Last updated: 17:12 06-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

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    Gurcharan Singh

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    Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

    Dinesh Valke

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    Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
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