Names of Plants in India :: Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.

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Dinesh Valke

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Jun 27, 2026, 7:54:14 AM (2 days ago) Jun 27
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Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.

Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f.

pim-pi-NEL-uh -- from a word meaning bi-pinnate ... Dave's Botanary
hey-nee-AH-na -- named for Dr Benjamin Heyne, German botanist at Madras Presidency ... Wikipedia
commonly known as: three-leaf pimpinel • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma • Konkani: रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados • Malayalam: കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera • Marathi: डोंगर जिरा dongar jira • Mundari: तिरिओ tirio • Nagpuri: मारचइया marcheia • Odia: ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti • Santali: ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio • Tamil: செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi • Telugu: కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra

known for: whole plant, root, flowers, seeds
botanical names: Pimpinella heyneana (DC.) Benth. & Hook.f. ... homotypic synonyms: Carum heyneanum (DC.) Franch. • Helosciadium heyneanum DC. ... heterotypic synonyms: Anethum trifoliatum Roxb. • Seseli zeylanicum Rottler ex C.B.Clarke • Sium triternatum Moon ... and more at POWO, retrieved 26 June 2026
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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
three-leaf pimpinel
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma
  • Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2012). - Biodiversity of Kodachadri hill range, Western Ghats. ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma — translates directly to "Wild Ajwain"; the local Kannada-speaking hill communities named it after its highly aromatic, ridges-and-furrows umbellifer seed structure that strongly mimics carom or cumin seeds. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados
  • Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. ... (downloaded: 21 Sept 2020)
  • V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
  • रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados — A historical vernacular name documented in Dalgado’s 1898 Flora. A linguistic hybrid combining the Konkani Ran (wild) with a corruption of the Portuguese Erva-doce (Aniseed / "Sweet Herb"), denoting its identity as a wild anise relative. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera
  • K A Anil Kumar and P S Udayan - Plant diversity of the Attappady hills, Western Ghats :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
  • കോഴി (Kozhi) — literally means "fowl" or "chicken". In traditional Western Ghats tribal nomenclature, the prefix Kozhi - is frequently given to wild herbs of which parts resemble tufted floral/seed arrangements, or leaves alluding to claws/feet of forest birds / wild jungle fowls. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
डोंगर जिरा dongar jira
  • Mulay JR, Sharma PP. - Some Underutilised Plant Resources as a source of food from Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. - Discovery, 2014, 9(23), 58-64 ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • While native Marathi defaults to Jire (जिरे), the spelling Jira (जिरा) reflects a localized Hindi/Urdu linguistic influence specific to the historical Deccan trade corridors like Ahmednagar (officially renamed as Ahilyanagar), where the masculine Hindi suffix was absorbed into regional botanical naming. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
तिरिओ tirio
~~~~~ NAGPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नागपुरी), Kaithi (historically) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha ... spoken by: Nagpuria people, also Nagpuri or Sadan ... other names for this language: Sadri, Sadani
मारचइया marcheia
  • Records of the Botanical Survey of India ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • Kirtikar, K.R.; Basu, B.D. - Indian Medicinal Plants Vol 2 ... (accessed: June 27, 2026)
  • मारचइया marcheia — A regional forest name recorded in the Jaspur tract. Likely an aromatic descriptor related to the pungent or spicy scent profile (marcha/marich) of the crushed wild umbellifer seeds. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi
  • Yercaud Ilango - Tamil names of Botanical names ... (downloaded: Jun 23, 2022)
  • செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi — translates to "The Wealthy Person's Plant". ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra
  • SH, Baquer & ISR, Krishna & Bhakshu, Mahmmad & Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy. (2008). Proceedings of the National Seminar on Conservation of Eastern Ghats: Flora. ... (downloaded: June 27, 2026)
  • The name konda jeelakarra ("Hill Cumin") perfectly reflects its specific mountain ecology and its cumin-like umbellifer fruits. ... compiled from the web.
  • A variant "Adivi jeelakarra" (అడివి జీലకర్ర) exists as an unverified field proxy in singular Srikakulam tribal logs. [↗]. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, *Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found / shared vernacular names in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Created on: 21:57 26-06-2026 ¦ Last updated: 17:08 27-06-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~





Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jun 27, 2026, 1:31:21 PM (2 days ago) Jun 27
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Nice click and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, Kozhijeerakam is the correct English spelling.
Regards,
Sam Kuzhalanattu.

Dinesh Valke

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Jun 28, 2026, 3:46:10 AM (23 hours ago) Jun 28
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam name and its English spelling.


Gujarati names added ...

commonly known as: three-leaf pimpinel • Gujarati: કાવર kavar, નાડગી ઓવા nadgi ova • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma • Konkani: रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados • Malayalam: കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera • Marathi: डोंगर जिरा dongar jira • Mundari: तिरिओ tirio • Nagpuri: मारचइया marcheia • Odia: ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti • Santali: ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio • Tamil: செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi • Telugu: కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra

Gurcharan Singh

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Jun 28, 2026, 2:42:29 PM (12 hours ago) Jun 28
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Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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2:10 AM (1 hour ago) 2:10 AM
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Further Gujarati name added ...


commonly known as: three-leaf pimpinel • Gujarati: કાવર kavar, નાડગી ઓવા nadgi ova, નગડી ઓવા nagdi-ova • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಓಮ kaadu oma • Konkani: रान-एर्वादोस ran-ervados • Malayalam: കോഴിജീരകം kozhijeera • Marathi: डोंगर जिरा dongar jira • Mundari: तिरिओ tirio • Nagpuri: मारचइया marcheia • Odia: ବଂଶୀବୁଟି bansibuti • Santali: ᱛᱤᱨᱤᱭᱳ tirio • Tamil: செல்வந்தச்செடி selvanthachedi • Telugu: కొండ జీലకర్ర konda jeelakarra
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