Names of Plants in India :: Vitex negundo L.

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Vitex negundo L. ... family: Lamiaceae, also placed in Verbenaceae

   

VY-teks -- Latin name for the Grape genus ... Dave's Botanary
neg-UN-doh: -- Latinised form of the Sanskrit name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: five-leaved chaste tree, Indian privet • Assamese: পচতীয়া posotiya • Bengali: নিসিন্দা nishinda • Gujarati: નગોડ nagod • Hindi: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, सम्भालू sambhalu • Kannada: ಇನ್ದ್ರಾಣಿ indrani, ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ kari lakki, ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ lakki gida • Konkani: निंगुड nimgud, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Malayalam: കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi, നൊച്ചി nocchi • Manipuri: urik shibi • Marathi: इंद्राणी indrani, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Mizo: thingkhawilupa • Nepalese: सिमाली simali • Oriya: ବେଗୁନିଆ begunia, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi • Pali: निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara • Punjabi: ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande, ਨੀਨਦੀ nindi, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhalu • Sanskrit: इन्द्राणी indrani, निर्गुण्डि nirgundi • • Tamil: கருநொச்சி karu-nocci, நொச்சி nocci • Telugu: నిర్గుండి nirgundi, శంబళి sambali, సిందువారము sinduvaramu, వావిలి vavili • Tibetan: ni rgun tha • Urdu: نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu


... and more names, lesser known / used: Chinese chaste tree, cut-leaf chaste tree, horseshoe vitex, lace-leaf vitex • Hindi: भूतवेशी bhut-veshi, नदीकान्त nadi-kant, निसिन्धु nisindhu • Sanskrit: अर्थसिद्धक arthasiddhaka, बदरीफला badariphala, भूतवेषी bhutaveshi, चन्द्रसुरस chandrasurasa, इन्द्रसुरस indrasurasa, कपिका kapika, नदीकान्त nadikanta, नीलक nilaka, नीलसिन्धुक nilasindhuka, नीलाशी nilashi, निसिन्धु nisindhu, शेपाल shepala, शीतसहा shitasaha, शुक्लपृष्ठक shuklaprsthaka, श्वेतपुष्प shvetapuspa, श्वेतरावक shvetaravaka, श्वेतसुरसा shvetasurasa, सिन्धुक sindhuka, सिन्दुवार sinduvara, स्थिरसाधनक sthirasadhanaka, सुरस surasa, विजया vijaya


botancical names: Vitex negundo L. ... synonyms: Agnus-castus negundo (L.) Carrière • Vitex cannabifolia Siebold & Zucc. • Vitex incisa Lam. • Vitex incisa var. heterophylla Franch. ... NPGS / GRIN • The Plant List (2010). Version 1





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Photographed near Bhaje Caves, Malavali, Maharashtra on 07 APR 07

Many thanks to Sandhya ji and Vijayasankar ji for helping me set the names in Malayalam and Tamil correctly.

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Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/vitex-negundo-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Vitex negundo L.

VY-teks -- Latin vieo (to bind, to weave, to tie up); a reference to the use of Vitex agnus-castus in basketry ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia

neg-UN-doh: -- Latinised form of the Sanskrit name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Chinese chaste tree, cut-leaf chaste tree, five-leaved chaste tree, horseshoe vitex, Indian privet, lace-leaf vitex • Ahom: posotia, ya-pan • Arabic: اثلق aslaq • Assamese: আজ্ঞাচিত্ত aggiachitta, নিচিন্দা nisinda, পচতীয়া posotiya • Bengali: নিসিন্দা nishinda • Bodo: nishinda, panjati ashoi • Dogri: बन्हां banha, समहालू samhalu • Garhwali: समालू samalu • Garo: bol phusthia • Gujarati: નગોડ nagod • Hajong: nichendhara • Haryanvi: निर्गुन्डी nirgundi, सम्भालू sambhalu • Hindi: भूतवेशी bhut-veshi, नदीकान्त nadi-kant, इन्द्राणी indrani, मेवड़ी mewri, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, निसिन्धु nisindhu, सम्भालू sambhalu, शेफाली shefali, शिवारी shiwari • Kachchhi: કારી નગદ kari nagad, નિગોડ nigod • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿಲಕ್ಕಿ bililakki, ಇಂದ್ರಾಣಿ indrani, ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ karilakki, ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ lakki gida • Khasi: tohtih-dkhar • Koch: nisondhora • Kokborok: nishinda • Konkani: लिंगड limgad, नेगुंड negund, निंगुड nimgud, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Kumaoni: सिवाली siwali • Malayalam: കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi, നൊച്ചി nocchi • Manipuri: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Marathi: इंद्राणी indrani, लिंगुर lingur, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Mishing: পচতীয়া pochotiya • Mizo: beliangthing • Nepali: इन्द्रायणी indraayanee, सिमली simalee • Nyishi: ringte • Odia: ବେଗୁନିଆ begunia, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi • Pahari: बणा bana • Pali: निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara • Persian: پنج انگشت panj angusht • Punjabi: ਬਨਾੱ banna, ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande, ਨੀਨਦੀ nindi, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhalu, ਸ਼ਵਾਰੀ shawari • Rabha: phokuskphang • Rajasthani: नेगड़ negad, निर्गुण्डी nirgundi, सामल samal • Sanskrit: अर्थसिद्धक arthasiddhaka, बदरीफला badariphala, भूतवेषी bhutaveshi, चन्द्रसुरस chandrasurasa, इन्द्राणी indrani, इन्द्रसुरस indrasurasa, कपिका kapika, नदीकान्त nadikanta, नीलक nilaka, नीलसिन्धुक nilasindhuka, नीलाशी nilashi, निर्गुण्डि nirgundi, निर्गुण्टी nirgunti, निसिन्धु nisindhu, शेपाल shepala, शीतसहा shitasaha, शुक्लपृष्ठक shuklaprsthaka, सिन्धुक sindhuka, सिन्धुराव sindhurava, सिन्धुवार sindhuvara, स्थिरसाधनक sthirasadhanaka, सुरस surasa, विजया vijaya • Santali: ᱥᱤᱸᱫᱽᱣᱟᱹᱨᱤ sindwari • Sindhi: ڪاروسنڀالۇ karosambhal • Tamil: கருநொச்சி karu-nocchi, நொச்சி nocchi, வெண்ணொச்சி vennocchi • Tangkhul: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Telugu: నల్ల వావిలి nalla vaavili, నిర్గుండి nirgundi, శంబళి sambali, సింధువారము sinduvaaramu, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili • Tibetan: ni rgun tha • Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ನೆಕ್ಕಿ ತಪ್ಪು nekki thappu • Urdu: نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu


botanical names: Vitex negundo L. ... homotypic synonyms: Agnus-castus negundo (L.) Carrière • Vitex agnus-castus var. negundo (L.) Kuntze ... accepted infraspecifics: Vitex negundo var. negundo ... heterotypic synonyms: Agnus-castus incisa (Lam.) Carrière • Vitex incisa Lam. • Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehder • Vitex negundo var. incisa (Lam.) C.B.Clarke • Vitex negundo var. intermedia (C.Pei) Moldenke • Vitex negundo var. purpurascens Sivar. & Moldenke ... more at POWO, retrieved 23 January 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

Chinese chaste tree

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• Plants For A Future - earth • plants • people
• Ahuja, Subhash & Ahuja, Siddharth & Ahuja, Uma. (2015). Nirgundi (Vitex negundo) – Nature’s Gift to Mankind. Asia Agri-History. 19. 5-32.

cut-leaf chaste tree

• Plants For A Future - earth • plants • people
• for Vitex negundo var. heterophylla (Franch.) Rehder ... Farmers' Bulletin. (1963). United States: U.S. Government Printing Office.
• or cut-leaved chaste tree ... Dave's Garden - one of the largest sites for gardeners in the world

five-leaved chaste tree

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

horseshoe vitex

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

Indian privet

• Shamim, Saad Ahmed, Lubna Fatima. Sanbhaloo (Vitex negundo): Pharmacological Actions and Therapeutic Benefits: A Review. Pharma Innovation 2018;7(9):330-336.
• Ahuja, Subhash & Ahuja, Siddharth & Ahuja, Uma. (2015). Nirgundi (Vitex negundo) – Nature’s Gift to Mankind. Asia Agri-History. 19. 5-32.
• Maurya, A., Pal, S. ., KK, P., Mishra, P. K., Yadav, V. S., & Kumar, R. (2024). An Overview of Nirgundi (Vitex negundo): A Traditional Ayurvedic Herb for Pain Relief and Healing. International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine, 15(S1), 135–140.

lace-leaf vitex

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

~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~

written in: Ahom ... 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

posotia, ya-pan

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 25 January 2025
• the names need to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~

written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia

اثلق aslaq

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
• Steingass, Francis Joseph. A Comprehensive Persian-English dictionary. London: Routledge & K. Paul, 1892.

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

আজ্ঞাচিত্ত aggiachitta, পচতীয়া posotiya

• Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De

নিচিন্দা nisinda

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 25 January 2025

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

নিসিন্দা nishinda

• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~

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

nishinda, panjati ashoi

• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

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

बन्हां banha, समहालू samhalu

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~

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

समालू samalu

• Rawat, Megha & Vasistha, Harsh & Manhas, Rajesh & Negi, Mridula. (2013). FLORISTIC DIVERSITY OF THE KUNJAPURI SACRED GROVE, GARHWAL HIMALAYA, INDIA. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. 110. 57-64.

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

bol phusthia

• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

નગોડ nagod

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission
• four varieties of નગોડ nagod = 1) ધોળી નગોડ dholi nagod (with light-purple flowers) ... 2) કાળી નગોડ kali nagod (with dark-purple flowers) ... 3) કાત્રા નગોડ katra nagod (with deeply-serrate leaflets) ... 4) વન નગોડ van nagod (wild-growing) ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~

written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal

nichendhara

• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga

~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi

निर्गुन्डी nirgundi

• Haryana Forest Flora - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
• Medicinal plants of some districts of Haryana an ethnobotanical survey - Shodhganga

सम्भालू sambhalu

• Medicinal plants of some districts of Haryana an ethnobotanical survey - Shodhganga

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

भूतवेशी bhut-veshi

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
• this name refers to the white-flowered variety; however white flowers are a rare occurence; refers to the light-purple coloured flowers rather than the dark-purple

इन्द्राणी indrani, नदीकान्त nadikant, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, निसिन्धु nisindhu

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

मेवड़ी mewri

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

सम्भालू sambhalu

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• or सम्मालू sammalu ... विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• also found written as सँभालू sambhalu

शेफाली shefali, शिवारी shiwari

• विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat

કારી નગદ kari nagad, નિગોડ nigod

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಬಿಳಿಲಕ್ಕಿ bililakki

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• ಬಿಳಿ bili = white; ಲಕ್ಕಿ lakki = name given to the chaste tree - Vitex negundo L. ... ಬಿಳಿಲಕ್ಕಿ bililakki - refers to the white-flowered chaste tree, white-flowered to be taken as light-purple coloured flowers | the other dark-flowered variety refers to the dark-purple coloured flowers

ಇಂದ್ರಾಣಿ indrani

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ karilakki, ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• ಕರಿ kari = black, dark | ಲಕ್ಕಿ lakki OR ನೆಕ್ಕಿ nekki = names given to the chaste tree - Vitex negundo L. ... ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ karilakki, ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki - these names refer to the dark-flowered variety of the chaste tree; dark-flowered refers to dark-purple colour | the other white-flowered variety refers to the light-purple coloured flowers

ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ lakki gida

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~

written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

tohtih-dkhar

• Dolui, A K; Sharma, H K; Marein, Theresia Breen; Lalhriatpuii, Tc - Folk herbal remedies from Meghalaya - Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, Vol. 3(4), October 2004, pp. 358-364

~~~~~ KOCH ~~~~~

written in: Assamese, Bengali, Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, lower Assam, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Koch people, including Koch-Rajbongshi or Koch-Rajbonshi

nisondhora

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 25 January 2025

~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~

written in: Koloma, Latin, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক), Kokmari ... spoken in: Tripura ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Tipra, Trippera

nishinda

• Dr. Kishore Deb Barma - Tribal Folk Medicine of Tripura - Tribal Research and Cultural Institute, Government of Tfipura

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

लिंगड limgad

• विकिपीडिया - मुक्त विश्वकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... Goan Konkani; name prevalent in Goa
• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

नेगुंड negund

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• or ನಿಗುಂಡು nigundu ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore

निंगुड nimgud

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• Biodiversity in Goa - Flora of Goa (webpage will become available after website is completely overhauled)

निर्गुंडी nirgundi

• Biodiversity in Goa - Flora of Goa (webpage will become available after website is completely overhauled)

~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand

सिवाली siwali

• Forest Flora for Kumaon by A. E. Osmaston, F.L.S. ... or शिव shiwa
• or शिवाली shiwali ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi

• A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert ... or കരുനൊച്ചി karunocchi
• or കരുനൊച്ചി karunocchi ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• കരി kari OR കരു karu = black, dark | നൊച്ചി nocchi = name given to the chaste tree - Vitex negundo L. ... കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi OR കരുനൊച്ചി karunocchi - both the names refer to the dark-flowered variety of the chaste tree; dark-flowered refers to dark-purple colour | the other white-flowered variety refers to the light-purple coloured flowers

നൊച്ചി nocchi

• A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

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

ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi

• Flowers of India, retrieved January 25, 2025

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

इंद्राणी indrani, निगूड niguda

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

लिंगुर lingur

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

निर्गुंडी nirgundi

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... and so many lenient variants: निरगूड niraguda (or निर्गूड nirguda), निरगुडी niragudi (or निर्गुडी nirgudi), निरगुंड niragunda (or निर्गुंड nirgunda) ... distinguished as कातरी निर्गुडी katari nirgudi = plant having deeply-serrated leaflets, and सादी निर्गुडी saadi nirgudi = plant having non-serrated leaflets

~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~

written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri

পচতীয়া pochotiya

• Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 25 January 2025

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

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

beliangthing

• Mizoram Hmulphurh leh Thlai Hmingte (Mizo - Botanical names) THUHMAHRUAI - by R.Thansanga

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

इन्द्रायणी indraayanee, सिमली simalee

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

~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~

written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung

ringte

• Toku, Bani & Deuri, Mundeep & Borah, Dipankar & Tangjang, Sumpam & Das, Abhaya. (2021). Traditional phyto-medicines from the districts along the course of Subansiri river in Arunachal Pradesh, India: A review.

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ବେଗୁନିଆ begunia, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ 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

बणा bana

• Himalayan Wild Food Plants by Dr. Tara Sen Thakur

~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पालि) ... used by priests and scholars, the sacred language of Theravada Buddhism

निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara

• The Pali Text Society's Pali-English dictionary. Chipstead, 1921-1925.

~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~

written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar

پنج انگشت panj angusht

• ویکی پدیا - دانشنامهٔ آزاد ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਬਨਾੱ banna

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Medicinal plants of some districts of Haryana an ethnobotanical survey - Shodhganga

ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande (or ਮਰਵਨ marwan), ਨੀਨਦੀ nindi, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhalu

• The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

ਸ਼ਵਾਰੀ shawari

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~

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

phokuskphang

• Dipali Deka (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam - Shodhganga
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

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

नेगड़ negad, सामल samal

• Banswara - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government

निर्गुण्डी nirgundi

• R. P. Kanther - DOMINANT FLORA OF PALI-DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA J. Indian Bot. Soc., Vol. 100 (1&2) 2020:01-15
• 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.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

अर्थसिद्धक arthasiddhaka, बदरीफला badariphala, भूतवेषी bhutaveshi, चन्द्रसुरस chandrasurasa, इन्द्राणी indrani, इन्द्रसुरस indrasurasa, कपिका kapika, नदीकान्त nadikanta, नीलक nilaka, नीलसिन्धुक nilasindhuka, नीलाशी nilashi, निर्गुण्डि nirgundi, निर्गुण्टी nirgunti, निसिन्धु nisindhu, शेपाल shepala, शीतसहा shitasaha, शुक्लपृष्ठक shuklaprsthaka, सिन्धुक sindhuka, सिन्धुराव sindhurava, सिन्धुवार sindhuvara (or सिन्दुवार sinduvara), स्थिरसाधनक sthirasadhanaka, सुरस surasa, विजया vijaya

• Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱥᱤᱸᱫᱽᱣᱟᱹᱨᱤ sindwari

• ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~

written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

ڪاروسنڀالۇ karosambhal

• A Sindhi-English dictionary by Parmanand Mewaram

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

கருநொச்சி karu-nocchi, நொச்சி nocchi

• Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with these names ... efloraofindia
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• கரு karu = black, dark | நொச்சி nocchi = name given to the chaste tree - Vitex negundo L. ... கருநொச்சி karu-nocchi - refers to the dark-flowered variety of the chaste tree; dark-flowered refers to dark-purple colour | the other white-flowered variety refers to the light-purple coloured flowers

வெண்ணொச்சி vennocchi

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• வெண்ணொச்சி vennocchi - the white-flowered variety, refers to the light-purple coloured flowers variety of the chaste tree

~~~~~ TANGKHUL ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Meitei (ꯇꯥꯡꯈꯨꯜ) ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Tangkhul people

ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi

• Sumitra Salam (2013) - Ethnobotanical study of the Tangkhul Naga tribe in Ukhrul district, Manipur state - Shodhganga

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

నిర్గుండి nirgundi, శంబళి sambali

• A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown

నల్ల వావిలి nalla vaavili, సింధువారము sinduvaaramu, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~

written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan

ni rgun tha

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

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

ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ನೆಕ್ಕಿ ತಪ್ಪು nekki thappu

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

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

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

~~~~~ Created on: 12:57 23-01-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:24 26-01-2025 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/vitex-negundo-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

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[Dinesh Valke]

Mizo name & Malvani names added ...

commonly known as: Chinese chaste tree, cut-leaf chaste tree, five-leaved chaste tree, horseshoe vitex, Indian privet, lace-leaf vitex • Ahom: posotia, ya-pan • Arabic: اثلق aslaq • Assamese: আজ্ঞাচিত্ত aggiachitta, নিচিন্দা nisinda, পচতীয়া posotiya • Bengali: নিসিন্দা nishinda • Bodo: nishinda, panjati ashoi • Dogri: बन्हां banha, समहालू samhalu • Garhwali: समालू samalu • Garo: bol phusthia • Gujarati: નગોડ nagod • Hajong: nichendhara • Haryanvi: निर्गुन्डी nirgundi, सम्भालू sambhalu • Hindi: भूतवेशी bhut-veshi, नदीकान्त nadi-kant, इन्द्राणी indrani, मेवड़ी mewri, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, निसिन्धु nisindhu, सम्भालू sambhalu, शेफाली shefali, शिवारी shiwari • Kachchhi: કારી નગદ kari nagad, નિગોડ nigod • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿಲಕ್ಕಿ bililakki, ಇಂದ್ರಾಣಿ indrani, ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ karilakki, ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ lakki gida • Khasi: tohtih-dkhar • Koch: nisondhora • Kokborok: nishinda • Konkani: लिंगड limgad, नेगुंड negund, निंगुड nimgud, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Kumaoni: सिवाली siwali • Malayalam: കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi, നൊച്ചി nocchi • Malvani: लिंगड lingad, निर्गुडी nirgudi • Manipuri: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Marathi: इंद्राणी indrani, लिंगुर lingur, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Mishing: পচতীয়া pochotiya • Mizo: beliangthing, palchawi • Nepali: इन्द्रायणी indraayanee, सिमली simalee • Nyishi: ringte • Odia: ବେଗୁନିଆ begunia, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi • Pahari: बणा bana • Pali: निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara • Persian: پنج انگشت panj angusht • Punjabi: ਬਨਾੱ banna, ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande, ਨੀਨਦੀ nindi, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhalu, ਸ਼ਵਾਰੀ shawari • Rabha: phokuskphang • Rajasthani: नेगड़ negad, निर्गुण्डी nirgundi, सामल samal • Sanskrit: अर्थसिद्धक arthasiddhaka, बदरीफला badariphala, भूतवेषी bhutaveshi, चन्द्रसुरस chandrasurasa, इन्द्राणी indrani, इन्द्रसुरस indrasurasa, कपिका kapika, नदीकान्त nadikanta, नीलक nilaka, नीलसिन्धुक nilasindhuka, नीलाशी nilashi, निर्गुण्डि nirgundi, निर्गुण्टी nirgunti, निसिन्धु nisindhu, शेपाल shepala, शीतसहा shitasaha, शुक्लपृष्ठक shuklaprsthaka, सिन्धुक sindhuka, सिन्धुराव sindhurava, सिन्धुवार sindhuvara, स्थिरसाधनक sthirasadhanaka, सुरस surasa, विजया vijaya • Santali: ᱥᱤᱸᱫᱽᱣᱟᱹᱨᱤ sindwari • Sindhi: ڪاروسنڀالۇ karosambhal • Tamil: கருநொச்சி karu-nocchi, நொச்சி nocchi, வெண்ணொச்சி vennocchi • Tangkhul: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Telugu: నల్ల వావిలి nalla vaavili, నిర్గుండి nirgundi, శంబళి sambali, సింధువారము sinduvaaramu, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili • Tibetan: ni rgun tha • Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ನೆಕ್ಕಿ ತಪ್ಪು nekki thappu • Urdu: نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/vitex-negundo-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Kumar Prabhat Das]

The odia name is correct .
Thank you Sir

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much, Prabhat Das ji, for validating the Odia names.

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[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Dinesh ji,
Vibrant picture and good work.
Karinochi and nochi are the correct spellings, regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

[Dinesh Valke]

Maithili name added, and English spellings of Malayalam names corrected ...

commonly known as: Chinese chaste tree, cut-leaf chaste tree, five-leaved chaste tree, horseshoe vitex, Indian privet, lace-leaf vitex • Ahom: posotia, ya-pan • Arabic: اثلق aslaq • Assamese: আজ্ঞাচিত্ত aggiachitta, নিচিন্দা nisinda, পচতীয়া posotiya • Bengali: নিসিন্দা nishinda • Bodo: nishinda, panjati ashoi • Dogri: बन्हां banha, समहालू samhalu • Garhwali: समालू samalu • Garo: bol phusthia • Gujarati: નગોડ nagod • Hajong: nichendhara • Haryanvi: निर्गुन्डी nirgundi, सम्भालू sambhalu • Hindi: भूतवेशी bhut-veshi, नदीकान्त nadi-kant, इन्द्राणी indrani, मेवड़ी mewri, निर्गुण्ठी nirgunthi, निसिन्धु nisindhu, सम्भालू sambhalu, शेफाली shefali, शिवारी shiwari • Kachchhi: કારી નગદ kari nagad, નિગોડ nigod • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿಲಕ್ಕಿ bililakki, ಇಂದ್ರಾಣಿ indrani, ಕರಿ ಲಕ್ಕಿ karilakki, ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ಲಕ್ಕಿ ಗಿಡ lakki gida • Khasi: tohtih-dkhar • Koch: nisondhora • Kokborok: nishinda • Konkani: लिंगड limgad, नेगुंड negund, निंगुड nimgud, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Kumaoni: सिवाली siwali • Maithili: सिमाली simali • Malayalam: കരിനൊച്ചി karinochi, നൊച്ചി nochi • Malvani: लिंगड lingad, निर्गुडी nirgudi • Manipuri: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Marathi: इंद्राणी indrani, लिंगुर lingur, निगूड niguda, निर्गुंडी nirgundi • Mishing: পচতীয়া pochotiya • Mizo: beliangthing, palchawi • Nepali: इन्द्रायणी indraayanee, सिमली simalee • Nyishi: ringte • Odia: ବେଗୁନିଆ begunia, ନିର୍ଗୁଣ୍ଡୀ nirgundi • Pahari: बणा bana • Pali: निग्गुंडी niggundi, सिंदुवार sinduvara • Persian: پنج انگشت panj angusht • Punjabi: ਬਨਾੱ banna, ਮਰਵੰਦੇ marwande, ਨੀਨਦੀ nindi, ਸਮਭਾਲੂ sambhalu, ਸ਼ਵਾਰੀ shawari • Rabha: phokuskphang • Rajasthani: नेगड़ negad, निर्गुण्डी nirgundi, सामल samal • Sanskrit: अर्थसिद्धक arthasiddhaka, बदरीफला badariphala, भूतवेषी bhutaveshi, चन्द्रसुरस chandrasurasa, इन्द्राणी indrani, इन्द्रसुरस indrasurasa, कपिका kapika, नदीकान्त nadikanta, नीलक nilaka, नीलसिन्धुक nilasindhuka, नीलाशी nilashi, निर्गुण्डि nirgundi, निर्गुण्टी nirgunti, निसिन्धु nisindhu, शेपाल shepala, शीतसहा shitasaha, शुक्लपृष्ठक shuklaprsthaka, सिन्धुक sindhuka, सिन्धुराव sindhurava, सिन्धुवार sindhuvara, स्थिरसाधनक sthirasadhanaka, सुरस surasa, विजया vijaya • Santali: ᱥᱤᱸᱫᱽᱣᱟᱹᱨᱤ sindwari • Sindhi: ڪاروسنڀالۇ karosambhal • Tamil: கருநொச்சி karu-nocchi, நொச்சி nocchi, வெண்ணொச்சி vennocchi • Tangkhul: ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯤ urik shibi • Telugu: నల్ల వావిలి nalla vaavili, నిర్గుండి nirgundi, శంబళి sambali, సింధువారము sinduvaaramu, తెల్ల వావిలి thella vaavili, వావిలి vaavili • Tibetan: ni rgun tha • Tulu: ಕರಿನೆಕ್ಕಿ karinekki, ನೆಕ್ಕಿ ತಪ್ಪು nekki thappu • Urdu: نرگنٿهي nirgunthi, سمبهالو sambhalu

[Gurcharan Singh]

Another very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

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