Names of Plants in India :: Gomphrena serrata L.

[Dinesh Valke]

Gomphrena serrata L.

gom-FREE-nuh -- from the Latin gomphaena, ancient classical name for an amaranth ... Dave's Botanary
sair-AY-tuh or ser-RAT-uh -- toothed like a saw ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: coastal globe amaranth, prostrate globe amaranth, prostrate gomphrena • Kannada: ಅಡಿಕೆ ಹೂವು adike hoovu, ನೆಲರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ nelarudrakshi • Telugu: గడ్డి పూలు gaddi poolu


botanical names: Gomphrena serrata L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Gomphrena bicolor Moq. • Gomphrena decumbens Jacq. ... homotypic synonyms and more at POWO, retrieved 10 December 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

coastal globe amaranth, prostrate globe amaranth, prostrate gomphrena

• Flowers of India, retrieved December 10, 2025

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಅಡಿಕೆ ಹೂವು adike hoovu

• Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA)

ನೆಲರುದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ nelarudrakshi

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• Parimala, R & Hegde, G R (2011) - Flora of Dharwad district - Part 2 :: Chapter 1 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

గడ్డి పూలు gaddi poolu

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

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

Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; native of tropical America, introduced, naturalized

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ Created on: 21:06 10-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 09:26 12-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/gomphrena-serrata-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice picture and great efforts dear Dinesh ji,

Regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

[Gurcharan Singh]

Very useful compilation and beautiful photograph Dinesh ji.