¿
li-po-BLEH-far-is ? -- ¿ Greek:
leipo (to fall);
blepharis (eyelash, fringed) ?
ur-tik-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- nettle-leaved; also spelled
urticaefolia ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: nettle-leaved wedelia •
Assamese: ভৃংগৰাজ bhringaraj •
Bodo: भिंगराज bhingaraj •
Garo: sok-so •
Kannada: ಭ್ರಂಗರಾಜ bhringaraaja, ಗರ್ಗರಿ gargari, ಕೇಶರಾಜ kesharaaja •
Konkani: आंबली ambli •
Marathi: खुरासन khurasan •
Odia: ପାର୍ବତୀଜୀରା parbatijeera •
Rabha: ভিংগৰাজ bhingaraj •
Santali: ᱢᱟᱹᱥᱩᱲᱰᱟᱝ masurdan •
Tamil: மஞ்சள் கரிசலை manjal karisalai
botanical names:
Lipoblepharis urticifolia (Blume) Orchard ...
homotypic synonyms:
Verbesina urticifolia Blume •
Wedelia urticifolia (Blume) DC. •
Wollastonia urticifolia (Blume) Hassk. ...
accepted infraspecifics:
Lipoblepharis urticifolia subsp.
urticifolia ...
heterotypic synonyms:
Wedelia montana var.
wallichii (Less.) H.Koyama •
Wedelia urticifolia var.
wallichii (Less.) DC. •
Wedelia wallichii Less. ... and more at
POWO, retrieved 30 January 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise
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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
nettle-leaved wedelia
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
ভৃংগৰাজ bhringaraj
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
भिंगराज bhingaraj
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
sok-so
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಭ್ರಂಗರಾಜ bhringaraaja, ಗರ್ಗರಿ gargari, ಕೇಶರಾಜ kesharaaja (or ಕೇಶರಾಜಿ kesharaaji)
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in:
Devanagari (कोंकणी) /
Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) /
Romi (
Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
आंबली ambli
- for Wedelia urticaefolia (Blume) DC. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
- the name rendered in native script needs validation ... could be आंबळी ambli
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
खुरासन khurasan
- for want of name, popularising the name prevalent in Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ପାର୍ବତୀଜୀରା parbatijeera
~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya
ভিংগৰাজ bhingaraj
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱢᱟᱹᱥᱩᱲᱰᱟᱝ masurdan
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
மஞ்சள் கரிசலை manjal karisalai
- for Wedelia urticifolia (Blume) DC. ... Nisha, Mathan C; Rajeshkumar, Sevanan - Survey of crude drugs from Coimbatore city - IJNPR, Vol. 1(3), September 2010, pp. 376-383
- for Wedelia urticifolia (Blume) DC. ... KALAISELVAN, M., and R. GOPALAN. “ETHNOBOTANICAL
STUDIES ON SELECTED WILD MEDICINAL PLANTS USED BY IRULA TRIBES OF
BOLAMPATTY VALLEY, NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE (NBR), SOUTHERN WESTERN
GHATS, INDIA”. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research, vol. 7, no. 6, Feb. 2014, pp. 22-26.
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, *Bihar, *Chhatisgarh, Goa, *Gujarat, Karnataka, *Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, *Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, *Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.01; last update January 28th, 2025. Last accessed 30/01/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
- Andhra Pradesh :: for Wedelia urticaefolia (Blume) DC. ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal :: Wikispecies - the free species directory
- Assam :: for Wedelia wallichii Less. ... Deka, Dipali - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga
- Bihar :: for Wedelia urticaefolia (Blume) DC. ... Saurabh Sachan, Anant Kumar, Partha Partim Ghoshal and Kumar Avinash Bharati - Checklist and Key to the Asteraceae of Bihar, India - Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci. (2020). 7(4): 1-20
- Goa :: for Wedelia urticaefolia (Blume) DC. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
- Gujarat :: for Wedelia urticaefolia (Blume) DC. ... Checklist of Gujarat Flora
- Karnataka :: for Wedelia urticaefolia (Blume) DC. ... Kavitha Sagar and Shivashankar P.N. (2023).Compositae of Chitradurga District, Karnataka: A Checklist and Key. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(6): 414-425.
- Madhya Pradesh :: for Wedelia urticifolia var. wallichii (Less.) DC. ... Wagh, Vijay & Jain, Ashok. (2014). Floristic Diversity of Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. 6. 146-167. 10.5829/idosi.ajps.2013.6.4.1116.
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
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