Names of Plants in India :: Gujarati name of Sigesbeckia orientalis L.

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear Gujarati-knowing friends, please help with the name pili-badkadi of Sigesbeckia orientalis in native script.

Reference: The Useful Plants of India published by NISCAIR and Gujarat State Biotechnology Mission.

Regards.

Dinesh

[vip...@gmail.com]

The Gujarati name of this plant is Pili Badakdi / પીળી બદકડી. Named after the incurved achenes that resemble a crane-shaped water container. પીળી refers to the yellow flowers.

Best wishes, Viplav

[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much for the help with this name, and in native script, Viplav ji. Great help.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much Viplav ji, for the reasoning of the name. It makes the documentation interesting.

Regards.

Dinesh