Names of Plants in India :: Amaranthus viridis L.

[Dinesh Valke]

Amaranthus viridis L.

am-uh-RANTH-us -- everlasting flower ... Dave's Botanary
VEER-ih-diss -- green ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth • Adi: gubor oying, tapi pilee • Ahom: খুতৰা khutora • Angami: tierhü tiepfü • Bengali: বন নটে ban note • Bodo: दावला खुंगुर dawla khunggur, khutrasu • Chakma: nyipak o • Dogri: चलेरी chaleri • Garhwali: जंगली चौलाई jangli-chaulai • Gujarati: ઢીમડો dhimado • Hindi: जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi • Kannada: ದಗ್ಲಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು dagli soppu, ಕೀರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು keere soppu, ಸಣ್ಣ ಹರಿವೇ sanna harive • Konkani: रानभाजी ranbhaji • Lisu: sagijaj • Lodhi: नोट्या आरा notya-ara • Malayalam: ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera • Manipuri: ꯂꯝ ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ lam chengkruk • Marathi: लहान माठ lahan math, माठ math, उनाडभाजी unadabhaji • Mizo: lenhling-hling-nei-lo • Nepali: लट्टे साग latte saag, लुण्डे lunde, लुँडे साग lunde saag, सेतो लुँडे seto lunde • Odia: ଭାଜି bhaji, କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia, ଲେଉଟିଆ leutia • Pahari: चौलाई chaulayee • Rabha: hathi-khuduna • Rajasthani: जंगली चौली jangali chauli • Sanskrit: तण्डुलीय tanduliya • Tamil: குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai • Tangsa: khahram • Telugu: చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora • Tulu: ಎಲ್ಲ್ಯ ಪದ್ಪೆ ellya padpe


botanical names: Amaranthus viridis L. ... homotypic synonyms: Euxolus viridis (L.) Moq. ... heterotypic synonyms: Amaranthus gracilis Desf. ex Poir. • Amaranthus polystachyus Willd. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 10 Novembder 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

green amaranth, pigweed, Prince of Wales feather, slender amaranth, tropical green amaranth

• Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh

gubor oying, tapi pilee

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025

~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~

written in: Ahom, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom

খুতৰা khutora

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025

~~~~~ ANGAMI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nagaland ... other names for this language: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie

tierhü tiepfü

• Singh, Akoijam & Teron, Robindra. (2015). Diversity of wild edible plants used by the Angami-Nagas in Kohima District of Nagaland, India. Pleione. 9. 311-324.

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

বন নটে ban note

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Sauris Panda - A Study on Leaves and Fronds Consumed as Vegetables and Salads in West Bengal State, India. - IJAPBC – Vol.4(3), Jul-Sep 2015 [Accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy)]

~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro

दावला खुंगुर dawla khunggur

• XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources

khutrasu

• Deka, Dipali (2007) - Chapter 5 - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ CHAKMA ~~~~~

written in: Chakma (𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴, Changhma Bhach or Ajha Path), Latin, Bengali ... spoken in: Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: the Chakma (or Changhma) people and Daingnet people

nyipak o

• Angami, A. & Gajurel, Padma & Rethy, P. & Kalita, S.K.. (2006). Status and potential of wild edible plants of Arunachal Pradesh. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge 5(4):541-550.

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

चलेरी chaleri

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (गढ़वळि) ... spoken in: Uttarakhand

जंगली चौलाई jangli-chaulai

• Tiwari, JK & Ballabha, Radha & Tiwari, Prabhawati. (2010). Some Promising Wild Edible Plants of Srinagar and its Adjacent Area in Alaknanda Valley of Garhwal Himalaya, India. Journal of American Science. 6.

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ઢીમડો dhimado

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

जंगली चौलाई jungali chaulayi

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• or simply चौलाई chaulayi ... Wagh, Vijay & Jain, Ashok. (2014). Floristic Diversity of Jhabua District, Madhya Pradesh, India. 6. 146-167. 10.5829/idosi.ajps.2013.6.4.1116.
• or चौलाई भाजी chaulayi bhaji ... कृषिका : प्रकृति का उपहार छत्तीसगढ़ में भाजियों की भरमार : भाग-1 ... डॉ. गजेन्द्र सिंह तोमर

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ದಗ್ಲಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು dagli soppu

• ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka ... or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daggali soppu
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishnaor ... or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ daggali
• Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA)
• or ದಗ್ಗಳಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು daggali soppu ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

ಕೀರೆ ಸೊಪ್ಪು keere soppu

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• ಕೀರೆ keere = generic name given to various plants of Amaranthaceae family that are used as green vegetable ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಸಣ್ಣ ಹರಿವೇ sanna harive

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• ಹರಿವೇ harive is also written as ಹರಿವೆ harive ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

रानभाजी ranbhaji

• V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ LISU ~~~~~

written in two scripts Fraser, Karen, or using scripts of other local language ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... spoken by: Yobin... other names for this language: Yobin; the names Lisu and Yobin are interchangeably used for people and their language

sagijaj

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ LODHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand ... spoken by: Lodha people

नोट्या आरा notya-ara

• Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ചെറുച്ചീര cherucheera, കുപ്പച്ചീര kuppacheera

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

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯂꯝ ꯆꯦꯡꯀ꯭ꯔꯨꯛ lam chengkruk

• Flowers of India, retrieved November 11, 2025

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

लहान माठ lahan math

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

माठ math

• The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]

उनाडभाजी unadabhaji

• WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

lenhling-hling-nei-lo

• ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram [Accessed 18/08/2022 (dd/mm/yyyy)]
• or hling nei lo ... Kar, An & Bora, Devanjal & Borthakur, Sashin & Goswami, N & Saharia, Daizi. (2013). WILD EDIBLE PLANT RESOURCES USED BY THE MIZOS OF MIZORAM, INDIA. KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY JOURNAL OF SCIENCE, ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. 9. 106-126. [Accessed 15/11/2021 (dd/mm/yyyy)]

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

लट्टे साग latte saag, लुण्डे lunde, लुँडे साग lunde saag, सेतो लुँडे seto lunde

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଭାଜି bhaji

• Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha

କଣ୍ଟାନେଉଟିଆ kantaneutia

• Behera, Kambaska Kumar (2006) Ethnomedicinal Plants used by the Tribals of Similipal Bioreserve, Orissa, India: A Pilot Study, Ethnobotanical Leaflets: Vol. 2006: Iss. 1, Article 17.

ଲେଉଟିଆ leutia

• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
• Kar, Tuhinansu & Nanda, Susanta & Bhatta, Krupasindhu & Nanda, Fanindra. (2020). MACROPHYTES OF ANSUPA.
• Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402.

~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand

चौलाई chaulayee

• Himalayan Wild Food Plants by Dr. Tara Sen Thakur

~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (ৰাভা), Bengali, English ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland, West Bengal, Meghalaya

hathi-khuduna

• Deka, Dipali (2007) - Chapter 5 - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

जंगली चौली jangali chauli

• Tripathi, Yogesh & Prabhu, V.V. & Pal, R.S. & Mishra, R.N.. (1996). Medicinal Plants of Rajasthan in Indian System of Medicine. Ancient Science of Life. 15. 190-212.
• or simply चौली chaulie ... Charan, P. & Sharma, K. (2016). FLORAL DIVERSITY OF THAR DESERT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN, INDIA.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

तण्डुलीय tanduliya

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

குள்ளத்தண்டுக்கீரை kulla-t-tantu-k-kirai, குப்பைக்கீரை kuppai-k-kirai

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~

written in: Tangsa, Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga

khahram

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 11 November 2025

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

చిలక తోటకూర chilaka-thotakoora

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

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

ಎಲ್ಲ್ಯ ಪದ್ಪೆ ellya padpe

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

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

throughout mainland and her islands; introduced, widely cultivated, escapes to limited extent

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.10; last update Oct. 12th, 2025. Last accessed 13/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 21:51 10-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 21:56 12-11-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/11/amaranthus-viridis-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice pic and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh