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

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Dinesh Valke

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Ouret lanata (L.) Kuntze

Ouret lanata (L.) Kuntze

¿ oo-RAY ? -- perhaps Latinised form of a vernacular name of the plant
la-NA-tuh -- woolly ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: mountain knot grass • Bengali: ছায়া chaya • Dogri: ढुई बुई dhui bui • Gujarati: ગોરખગાંજો gorakhaganjo, કપુરી મધુરી kapuri madhuri • Hindi: छाया chhaya, गोरखबूटी gorakhbuti, गोरखगांजा gorakhganja, कपूरीजड़ी kapurijadi, खली khali, खरी khari • Kachchhi: ગોરખડી gorakhdi, સની બૂર sani bour • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bili hindi soppu • Konkani: तांडलो tandlo • Kurukh: चिंदी chindi, लेद्रा अरखा ledra arxa • Lodhi: तोरे-अरा tore-ara • Malayalam: ചെറൂള cherula, ചെറുപൂള cherupula • Mal Paharia: सुब्रा subra • Manipuri: ꯅꯥꯄꯤ napi • Marathi: कापूरमाधुरी kapurmadhuri • Mundari: chauli ara, lupu ara • Odia: ପାଉଁଶିଆ paunsia • Punjabi: ਬੂਈ ਕਾਲਟਨ bui-kaltan • Rajasthani: छोटी बुई chhoti bui, गोरखा बुन्दी gorkha bundi, काळी बूई kali bui • Sanskrit: अश्मःभेदः ashmahabhedah, भद्र bhadra, गोरक्षगञ्जा gorakshaganja, पाषाणभेद pashanabheda, शतकभेदी shatakabhedi • Santali: ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱱ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ lopon arak • Tamil: சிறுபூளை ciru-pulai, உழிஞை ulinai • Telugu: కొండపిండి kondapindi, పిండిదొండ pindidonda • Tulu: ಪಾಷಾಣಭೇದಿ pashanabhedi • Urdu: کهلي khali, کهري khari


botanical names: Ouret lanata (L.) Kuntze ... homotypic synonyms: Achyranthes lanata L. • Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. • Illecebrum lanatum (L.) L. • Paronychia lanata (L.) Moench ... heterotypic synonyms: Aerva elegans Moq. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 27 Novembder 2025
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
mountain knot grass
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ছায়া chaya
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
ढुई बुई dhui bui
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ગોરખગાંજો gorakhaganjo, કપુરી મધુરી kapuri madhuri
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
छाया chhaya
गोरखबूटी gorakhbuti, गोरखगांजा gorakhganja, कपूरीजड़ी kapurijadi
खली khali, खरी khari
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
ગોરખડી gorakhdi, સની બૂર sani bour
  • for Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. ... કચ્છ સ્વસ્થાન ની વનસ્પતિઓ ઠાકર જયકૃષ્ણ ઇન્દ્રજી 1926 [PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926]
  • for Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. ... Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768.
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬಿಳಿ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bili hindi soppu
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
तांडलो tandlo
  • for Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. ... V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ KURUKH ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कुँड़ुख़), Assamese-Bangla (কুড়ুখ্), Odia (କୁଡ଼ୁଖ୍), Kurukh Banna and Tolong Siki ... spoken by the Kurukh (Oraon) and Kisan people ... spoken in: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Bihar and Tripura ... other names for this language: Kurux, Oraon, Uraon, Uranw
चिंदी chindi
लेद्रा अरखा ledra arxa
~~~~~ LODHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand ... spoken by: Lodha people
तोरे-अरा tore-ara
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറൂള cherula
ചെറുപൂള cherupula
~~~~~ MAL PAHARIA ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (माल पहाड़िया) / Bengali (মাল পাহাড়িয়া) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Mal Paharia people
सुब्रा subra
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯅꯥꯄꯤ napi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कापूरमाधुरी kapurmadhuri
  • for Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. ... Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
chauli ara
lupu ara
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ପାଉଁଶିଆ paunsia
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਬੂਈ ਕਾਲਟਨ bui-kaltan
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
गोरखा बुन्दी gorkha bundi
छोटी बुई chhoti bui
  • Charan, P. & Sharma, K. (2016). FLORAL DIVERSITY OF THAR DESERT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN, INDIA.
  • Google's AI Overview: "बूई" और "बुई" दोनों ही शब्द लिखे जाते हैं, और अक्सर एक-दूसरे के स्थान पर उपयोग किए जाते हैं, व्यावहारिक रूप से, वैज्ञानिक या वानस्पतिक साहित्य में अक्सर वर्तनी बूई या बूइन का प्रयोग अधिक मानकीकृत रूप में किया जाता है, लेकिन बोलचाल की भाषा और कई स्थानीय दस्तावेज़ों में बुई भी पूरी तरह स्वीकार्य है।
काळी बूई kali bui
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
अश्मःभेदः ashmahabhedah, भद्र bhadra, गोरक्षगञ्जा gorakshaganja, पाषाणभेद pashanabheda, शतकभेदी shatakabhedi
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱱ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ lopon arak
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சிறுபூளை ciru-pulai, உழிஞை ulinai
  • for Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
కొండపిండి kondapindi, పిండిదొండ pindidonda
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಪಾಷಾಣಭೇದಿ pashanabhedi
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
کهلي khali, کهري khari
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Goa, Karnataka, Lakshadweep islands, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Nicobar islands, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
~~~~~ Created on: 15:41 27-11-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:34 01-12-2025 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~






Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Dec 1, 2025, 3:52:38 AM (8 days ago) Dec 1
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Nice picture and good work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct.
Regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Dec 2, 2025, 3:39:30 AM (7 days ago) Dec 2
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Dec 2, 2025, 4:54:56 AM (7 days ago) Dec 2
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Marathi name variant added ...




commonly known as: mountain knot grass • Bengali: ছায়া chaya • Dogri: ढुई बुई dhui bui • Gujarati: ગોરખગાંજો gorakhaganjo, કપુરી મધુરી kapuri madhuri • Hindi: छाया chhaya, गोरखबूटी gorakhbuti, गोरखगांजा gorakhganja, कपूरीजड़ी kapurijadi, खली khali, खरी khari • Kachchhi: ગોરખડી gorakhdi, સની બૂર sani bour • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bili hindi soppu • Konkani: तांडलो tandlo • Kurukh: चिंदी chindi, लेद्रा अरखा ledra arxa • Lodhi: तोरे-अरा tore-ara • Malayalam: ചെറൂള cherula, ചെറുപൂള cherupula • Mal Paharia: सुब्रा subra • Manipuri: ꯅꯥꯄꯤ napi • Marathi: कपूरीमधूरी kapurimadhuri, कापूरमाधुरी kapurmadhuri • Mundari: chauli ara, lupu ara • Odia: ପାଉଁଶିଆ paunsia • Punjabi: ਬੂਈ ਕਾਲਟਨ bui-kaltan • Rajasthani: छोटी बुई chhoti bui, गोरखा बुन्दी gorkha bundi, काळी बूई kali bui • Sanskrit: अश्मःभेदः ashmahabhedah, भद्र bhadra, गोरक्षगञ्जा gorakshaganja, पाषाणभेद pashanabheda, शतकभेदी shatakabhedi • Santali: ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱱ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ lopon arak • Tamil: சிறுபூளை ciru-pulai, உழிஞை ulinai • Telugu: కొండపిండి kondapindi, పిండిదొండ pindidonda • Tulu: ಪಾಷಾಣಭೇದಿ pashanabhedi • Urdu: کهلي khali, کهري khari

girish kumar ellezhuthil

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Malayalam name in english  can be modified as cheroola and also cheru poola instead of the given words

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much Girish Kumar ji, for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
Will do the correction shortly.
Regards.
Dinesh

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Corrections made in English transliterations of Malayalam names ...



commonly known as: mountain knot grass • Bengali: ছায়া chaya • Dogri: ढुई बुई dhui bui • Gujarati: ગોરખગાંજો gorakhaganjo, કપુરી મધુરી kapuri madhuri • Hindi: छाया chhaya, गोरखबूटी gorakhbuti, गोरखगांजा gorakhganja, कपूरीजड़ी kapurijadi, खली khali, खरी khari • Kachchhi: ગોરખડી gorakhdi, સની બૂર sani bour • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಸೊಪ್ಪು bili hindi soppu • Konkani: तांडलो tandlo • Kurukh: चिंदी chindi, लेद्रा अरखा ledra arxa • Lodhi: तोरे-अरा tore-ara • Malayalam: ചെറൂള cheroola, ചെറുപൂള cherupoola • Mal Paharia: सुब्रा subra • Manipuri: ꯅꯥꯄꯤ napi • Marathi: कपूरीमधूरी kapurimadhuri, कापूरमाधुरी kapurmadhuri • Mundari: chauli ara, lupu ara • Odia: ପାଉଁଶିଆ paunsia • Punjabi: ਬੂਈ ਕਾਲਟਨ bui-kaltan • Rajasthani: छोटी बुई chhoti bui, गोरखा बुन्दी gorkha bundi, काळी बूई kali bui • Sanskrit: अश्मःभेदः ashmahabhedah, भद्र bhadra, गोरक्षगञ्जा gorakshaganja, पाषाणभेद pashanabheda, शतकभेदी shatakabhedi • Santali: ᱞᱚᱯᱚᱱ ᱟᱲᱟᱜ lopon arak • Tamil: சிறுபூளை ciru-pulai, உழிஞை ulinai • Telugu: కొండపిండి kondapindi, పిండిదొండ pindidonda • Tulu: ಪಾಷಾಣಭೇದಿ pashanabhedi • Urdu: کهلي khali, کهري khari
On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM girish kumar ellezhuthil <giri...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Gurcharan Singh

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Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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

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