Names of Plants in India :: Ouret sanguinolenta (L.) Kuntze

[Dinesh Valke]

Ouret sanguinolenta (L.) Kuntze

¿ oo-RAY ? -- perhaps Latinised form of a vernacular name of the plant
san-gwin-oh-LEN-tuh -- full of blood ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: climbing wool-plant • Assamese: অষ্টমা বৈদ্য astama baidya, বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani • Bengali: নুরিয়া nuriya • Garo: phul-anchi • Gujarati: કરાડીયા karadiya, વેલારો velaro • Haryanvi: बुई bui • Hindi: नुरिया nuriya, सफेद फुलीया sufed phulia • Kachchhi: બૂરજી વલ boorji val, ગોરખ વલ gorakh val • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida, ನೆಲ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು nela hindi soppu • Konkani: व्हडलो तांडलो vhadlo tandlo • Malayalam: വള്ളിചെരുള vallicherula • Marathi: कापूरलता kapurlata • Nepali: अईतिनबोट aitinbot • Odia: ବଡ ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ bada chauladhua, ନରିୟା nariya • Punjabi: ਬੂਈ bui • Rabha: lalpata • Tamil: காட்டுப்பூளை kattu-p-pulai • Telugu: పురిటి తీగె purititige, తెలగ పిండి thelaga pindi


botanical names: Ouret sanguinolenta (L.) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Achyranthes sanguinolenta L. • Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... heterotypic synonyms: Achyranthes scandens Roxb. • Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 01 December 2025

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

climbing wool-plant

• Flowers of India, retrieved December 1, 2025

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

অষ্টমা বৈদ্য astama baidya, বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani

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

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

নুরিয়া nuriya

• for Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

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

phul-anchi

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

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

કરાડીયા karadiya, વેલારો velaro

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... S Rajendra Kumar, S Kalavathy (2010) - Floristic status and its conservation in the forests of the north Gujarat region (NGR) Gujarat, India :: Chapter 4 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~

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

बुई bui

• for Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... Department of Bio Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University (2002) - Medicinal plants of some districts of Haryana an ethnobotanical survey :: Chapter 4 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

नुरिया nuriya

• Flowers of India, retrieved December 1, 2025

सफेद फुलीया sufed phulia

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

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

બૂરજી વલ boorji val (or બૂરવલ boorval), ગોરખ વલ gorakh val

• for Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... કચ્છ સ્વસ્થાન ની વનસ્પતિઓ ઠાકર જયકૃષ્ણ ઇન્દ્રજી 1926 [PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926]

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

ನೆಲ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು nela hindi soppu

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Yashpal Kshirsagar IFS, Sonal Vrishni IFS - Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag - Karnataka State Medicinal Plants Authority (KaMPA)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

व्हडलो तांडलो vhadlo tandlo

• name coined, for want of name; व्हडलो vhadlo = elder, bigger; तांडलो tandlo = name given to Ouret lanata (L.) Kuntze

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

വള്ളിചെരുള vallicherula

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2025). India Flora Online. Downloaded on 2 December 2025

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

कापूरलता kapurlata

• name coined, for want of name; this plant is a clambering herb "लता lata", and the related species (Aerva lanata, Aerva javanica) are commonly associated with a characteristic that evokes scent of "कापूर kapur" (camphor)

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

अईतिनबोट aitinbot

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ବଡ ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ bada chauladhua

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402.
• or just ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ chauladhua ... for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.

ନରିୟା nariya

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

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

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

ਬੂਈ bui

• for Aerva scandens (Roxb.) Wall. ... Department of Bio Sciences, Maharshi Dayanand University (2002) - Medicinal plants of some districts of Haryana an ethnobotanical survey :: Chapter 4 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET

~~~~~ RABHA ~~~~~

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

lalpata

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

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

காட்டுப்பூளை kattu-p-pulai

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... தமிழ்ப்பேழை - தமிழ் அகரமுதலிகளின் களஞ்சியம் :: Tamil Pelai - Repository of Tamil Dictionaries
• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... அருங்கலைச்சொல் அகரமுதலி ( ஆங்கிலம் - தமிழ் ) :: DICTIONARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS ( ENGLISH - TAMIL )

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

పురిటి తీగె purititige, తెలగ పిండి thelaga pindi

• for Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

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

almost throughout

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.11; last update Nov. 11th, 2025. Last accessed 18/11/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 15:40 01-12-2025 ¦ Last updated: 18:54 02-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/ouret-sanguinolenta-l-kuntze.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Nice picture and good work dear Dinesh ji,

വള്ളിചെറൂള is the correct Malayalam spelling.

Regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam name and its English spelling.

Will do the correction shortly.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Malayalam name corrected ...

commonly known as: climbing wool-plant • Assamese: অষ্টমা বৈদ্য astama baidya, বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani • Bengali: নুরিয়া nuriya • Garo: phul-anchi • Gujarati: કરાડીયા karadiya, વેલારો velaro • Haryanvi: बुई bui • Hindi: नुरिया nuriya, सफेद फुलीया sufed phulia • Kachchhi: બૂરજી વલ boorji val, ગોરખ વલ gorakh val • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida, ನೆಲ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು nela hindi soppu • Konkani: व्हडलो तांडलो vhadlo tandlo • Malayalam: വള്ളിചെറൂള vallicherula • Marathi: कापूरलता kapurlata • Nepali: अईतिनबोट aitinbot • Odia: ବଡ ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ bada chauladhua, ନରିୟା nariya • Punjabi: ਬੂਈ bui • Rabha: lalpata • Tamil: காட்டுப்பூளை kattu-p-pulai • Telugu: పురిటి తీగె purititige, తెలగ పిండి thelaga pindi

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/ouret-sanguinolenta-l-kuntze.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Minor correction in the English transliteration of Malayalam name done ... 

Many thanks to Girish Kumar ji for pointing to the correction in another post.

commonly known as: climbing wool-plant • Assamese: অষ্টমা বৈদ্য astama baidya, বিশল্যকৰণী bishalyakarani • Bengali: নুরিয়া nuriya • Garo: phul-anchi • Gujarati: કરાડીયા karadiya, વેલારો velaro • Haryanvi: बुई bui • Hindi: नुरिया nuriya, सफेद फुलीया sufed phulia • Kachchhi: બૂરજી વલ boorji val, ગોરખ વલ gorakh val • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida, ನೆಲ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು nela hindi soppu • Konkani: व्हडलो तांडलो vhadlo tandlo • Malayalam: വള്ളിചെറൂള vallicheroola • Marathi: कापूरलता kapurlata • Nepali: अईतिनबोट aitinbot • Odia: ବଡ ଚାଉଳଧୁଆ bada chauladhua, ନରିୟା nariya • Punjabi: ਬੂਈ bui • Rabha: lalpata • Tamil: காட்டுப்பூளை kattu-p-pulai • Telugu: పురిటి తీగె purititige, తెలగ పిండి thelaga pindi

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/12/ouret-sanguinolenta-l-kuntze.html

Regards.
Dinesh

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[Gurcharan Singh]

Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

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