Names of Plants in India :: Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze

[Dinesh Valke]

al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh -- alternating anther ... Dave's Botanary
bra-sill-ee-AY-nuh -- of or from Brazil ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bloodleaf, Brazilian joyweed, calico plant, copperleaf, Joseph's coat, joy weed, parrot leaf, purple alternanthera, ruby leaf • Kannada: ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton • Malayalam: ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera, ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera • Tulu: ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton


botanical names: Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze ... synonyms: Achyranthes brasilianus (L.) Standl. • Gomphrena brasiliana L. ... status at GBIF

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

bloodleaf

• Top Tropicals

Brazilian joyweed

• PIER

calico plant

• Dave's Garden
• Top Tropicals

copperleaf

• Top Tropicals

Joseph's coat

• PIER
• Top Tropicals

joy weed

• Dave's Garden
• Top Tropicals

parrot leaf

• Dave's Garden
• Top Tropicals

purple alternanthera

• PIER

ruby leaf

• Dave's Garden

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  this name - ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, is due to the reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant ... Shodhganga

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton

• Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
  this name - ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, is due to the reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant ... Shodhganga

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2020/12/alternanthera-brasiliana-l-kuntze.html

Regards.
Dinesh


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[Dinesh Valke]

Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze

al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh -- alternating anther ... Dave's Botanary
bra-sill-ee-AY-nuh -- of or from Brazil ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bloodleaf, Brazilian joyweed, calico plant, copperleaf, Joseph's coat, joy weed, parrot leaf, purple alternanthera, ruby leaf • Assamese: বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani • Kannada: ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton • Malayalam: ചോരച്ചീര choracheera, ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera, ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera • Tamil: பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni • Tulu: ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton


botanical names: Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Gomphrena brasiliana L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 25 October 2025

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

bloodleaf, copperleaf, Joseph's coat

• Top Tropicals - - TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA

Brazilian joyweed, purple alternanthera

• Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

calico plant, joy weed (or joyweed), parrot leaf, ruby leaf

• Dave's Garden - one of the largest sites for gardeners in the world

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani

• Many thanks to Sankar Jyoti Bora and Teena Pathak for help with this name ... facebook
• Many thanks to Jyotsna Saikia for her post of this species ... facebook

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, named so, due to the reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ചോരച്ചീര choracheera

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

ചുവന്ന ചീര chuvanna cheera, ക്രോട്ടൺ ചീര croton cheera

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

பொன்னாங்கண்ணி ponnankanni

• Kumar, Saawan & Singh, Pradeep & Mishra, Garima & Srivastav, Saurabh & Jha, K.K. & Khosa, R.L.. (2011). Pharmacological review of Alternanthera brasiliana Linn. (Amranthaceae). Asian Journal of Plant Science and Research. 1. 41-47.

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಕೆಮ್ಪು ಕ್ರೊಟೊನ್ kempu croton = red croton, named so, due to the reddish plant body and ornamental nature of the plant

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

introduced as an ornamental, also cultivated for medicinal purposes; originally from South and Central America

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 25/10/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 21:15 03-12-2020 ¦ Last updated: 20:09 25-10-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2020/12/alternanthera-brasiliana-l-kuntze.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

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