Names of Plants in India :: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

[Dinesh Valke]

Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn.

SIGH-lee-bum or si-LEE-bum -- ancient Greek name for some edible thistles ... Dave's Botanary
mar-ee-AH-num -- of Saint Mary ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle • Dogri: दुद्ध बगूल duddh bagool, दुद्द कंडियारा dudda kandiyaaraa, नीला दुद्ध भुस्स neela duddh bhuss • Hindi: दूध पात्र doodh patra • Tamil: பால் நெருஞ்சில் pal nerunjil


botanical names: Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertn. ... homotypic synonyms: Carduus marianus L. ... and more listed at POWO, retrieved 28 August 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, Saint Mary's thistle, variegated thistle

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

milk thistle

• Plants of the Punjab by Charles James Bamber - a descriptive key to the flora of the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province and Kashmir
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

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

दुद्ध बगूल duddh bagool, नीला दुद्ध भुस्स neela duddh bhuss

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

दुद्द कंडियारा dudda kandiyaaraa

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

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

दूध पात्र doodh patra

• Krishi Jagran ... despite the name, milk thistle has nothing to do with milk

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

பால் நெருஞ்சில் pal nerunjil

• Vikaspedia - Knowledge Portal - India Development Gateway (InDG) (powered by MeitY, a Government of India initiative and is executed by C-DAC)

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

Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu (introduced)

• cultivated in Gujarat, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Uttar Pradesh ... Kumar, Ashish & C., Jnanesha. (2017). Cultivation and Post-Harvest Technology of Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum). Popular Kheti. 5. 74-76.
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.8; last update August 27th, 2024. Last accessed 28/08/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 11:25 28-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 16:14 28-08-2024 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/silybum-marianum-l-gaertn.html

Regards.
Dinesh