Names of Plants in India :: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ... family: Solanaceae

¿ wi-THAY-nee-uh ? -- commemorates the English paleobotanist, Henry Thomas Maire Witham ... IJDD
som-NEE-fer-uh OR som-NIF-er-uh -- sleep-bringing, referring to narcotic properties ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry • Assamese: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Gujarati: આકસંદ aksand, અશ્વગંધા asvagandha • Hindi: असगन्ध asgandh, अश्वगंधा ashwagandha • Kannada: ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ ashwagandhi, ಹಿರೆಮಡ್ಡಿನಗಿಡ hiremaddinagida, ಪನ್ನೇರು panneru • Malayalam: അമുക്കുരം amukkuram, പേവെട്ടി pevetti • Marathi: अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, आस्कंद askanda • Nepali: अश्वगन्धा ashwagandha • Oriya: ଅଶ୍ବଗନ୍ଧା ashwagandha • Punjabi: ਅਸਗੰਧ asgandh, ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ ashwagandha •Sanskrit: अश्वगन्धा ashvagandha • Tamil: அமுக்கிரா amukkira • Telugu: అశ్వగంధ ashwagandha • Tibetan: a swa ga ndhi, ba-dzi-ga-ndha • Urdu: اسگندهہ asgandh

... and more names: Hindi: हयगंधा haya-gandha, नागौरी nagauri, पुष्टिदा pushtida, तुरगी turagi, वन्या vanya • Marathi: ढोरगुंज dorgunja, कंचुकी kanchuki • Oriya: ବୃଂହଣ brumhana, ବୃଷା brusha, ହଯାହ୍ବଯା hoyahwaya • Sanskrit: अश्वकन्द ashvakanda, अवरोहिका avarohika, बलदा balada, गन्धपत्त्री gandhapattri, ग्रावरोहक gravarohaka, हयगन्धा hayagandha, हयप्रिया hayapriya, कामप्रियकरी kamapriyakari, कामरूपिणी kamarupini, कम्बुका kambuka, पलाशपर्णी palashaparni, पीवरा pivara, प्रियङ्करी priyangakari, पुण्य punya, पुष्टिद pushtida, शतकुम्भा shatakumbha, तुरगगन्धा turagagandha, वाजिगन्धा vajigandha, वाजिनी vajini, वनज vanaja, वराहकर्णी varahakarni, वराहपत्त्री varahapattri, वराहिका varahika, वातघ्नी vataghni • Tamil:அசையு acaiyu, அசுவகந்தி acuvakanti, அசுவம் acuvam • Telugu: దొమ్మడోలు dommadolu, పెన్నేరు penneru, వాజిగంథ vajigandha

botanical names: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ... synonyms: Physalis flexuosa L. • Physalis somnifera L. ... more at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.

September 24, 2015 ... along NH4 near Satara

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Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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Jul 12, 2016, 11:13:25 AM7/12/16

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very well done

love the angle of the pic

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Dinesh Valke

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Thanks Garg ji, Usha di.

It just struck me that I missed putting name in Bangla and the reference.

• Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha

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Very nice.

It is called ashwaganda because the plant actually smells like a horse.... :)

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks Pankaj.

Yes, to be precise, it (plant root) smells like horse's urine.

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Original post.

Names update ... entire block of names put again ..

commonly known as: burr wood, horse root, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry • Assamese: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Gujarati: આકસંદ aksand, અશ્વગંધા asvagandha • Hindi: असगन्ध asgandh, अश्वगंधा ashwagandha • Kachchhi: આસુન aasun, આસુંઢ aasund • Kannada: ಅಂಗಾರ ಬೇರು angara beru, ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ ashwagandhi, ಹಿರೆಮಡ್ಡಿನಗಿಡ hiremaddinagida, ಪನ್ನೇರು panneru, ಸೊಗದೆ ಬೇರು sogade beru • Malayalam: അമുക്കുരം amukkuram, പേവെട്ടി pevetti • Marathi: अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, आस्कंद askanda • Nepali: अश्वगन्धा ashwagandha • Oriya: ଅଶ୍ବଗନ୍ଧା ashwagandha • Punjabi: ਅਸਗੰਧ asgandh, ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ ashwagandha • Sanskrit: अश्वगन्धा ashvagandha • Tamil: அமுக்கிரா amukkira • Telugu: అశ్వగంధ ashwagandha • Tibetan: a swa ga ndhi, ba-dzi-ga-ndha • Tulu: ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧೊ ashwagandho • Urdu: اسگندهہ asgandh

... and more names: Gujarati: ઘોડાકુન ghodakun, ઘોડાઆસોડ ghodasod, સાંઢીયાના પોપટા sandiyana popata • Hindi: हयगंधा haya-gandha, नागौरी nagauri, पनीर panir, पुष्टिदा pushtida, तुरगी turagi, वन्या vanya • Marathi: ढोरगुंज dorgunja, कंचुकी kanchuki • Oriya: ବୃଂହଣ brumhana, ବୃଷା brusha, ହଯାହ୍ବଯା hoyahwaya • Sanskrit: अश्वकन्द ashvakanda, अवरोहिका avarohika, बलदा balada, गन्धपत्त्री gandhapattri, ग्रावरोहक gravarohaka, हयगन्धा hayagandha, हयप्रिया hayapriya, कामप्रियकरी kamapriyakari, कामरूपिणी kamarupini, कम्बुका kambuka, पलाशपर्णी palashaparni, पीवरा pivara, प्रियङ्करी priyangakari, पुण्य punya, पुष्टिद pushtida, शतकुम्भा shatakumbha, तुरगगन्धा turagagandha, वाजिगन्धा vajigandha, वाजिनी vajini, वनज vanaja, वराहकर्णी varahakarni, वराहपत्त्री varahapattri, वराहिका varahika, वातघ्नी vataghni • Tamil: அசையு acaiyu, அசுவகந்தி acuvakanti, அசுவம் acuvam • Telugu: దొమ్మడోలు dommadolu, పెన్నేరు penneru, వాజిగంథ vajigandha

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Diniesh ji,

Please note few suggestions for kannada names : ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧ (Ashwagandha ) ; ಹಿರೇಮದ್ದಿನ ಗಿಡ (Hiremaddina gida) .

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Thanks Mahadeswara ji, for the validations.

Will do the corrections soon in my notes.

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/02/withania-somnifera-l-dunal.html

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Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

¿ wi-THAY-nee-uh ? -- commemorates the English paleobotanist, Henry Thomas Maire Witham ... ... Plant genera named after people (1753-1853) by José A. Mari Mut

som-NEE-fer-uh OR som-NIF-er-uh -- sleep-bringing, referring to narcotic properties ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: burr wood, horse root, Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry, winter cherry • Assamese: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Bengali: অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha • Gujarati: અશ્વગંધા ashwagandha, ઘોડાકુન ghodakun • Hindi: असगन्ध asgandh, अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, हयगंधा haya-gandha, पुष्टिदा pushtida, तुरगी turagi, वन्या vanya • Kachchhi: આસુન aasun, આસુંઢ aasund • Kannada: ಅಂಗರಬೇರು angaraberu, ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ ashwagandhi, ಹಿರೇಮದ್ದಿನ ಗಿಡ hiremaddina gida, ಪೆನ್ನೇರು penneru • Malayalam: അമുക്കുരം amukkuram, പേവെട്ടി pevetti • Marathi: अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, आस्कंद askanda, ढोरगुंज dorgunja, कंचुकी kanchuki • Nepali: अश्वगन्धा ashwagandhaa • Odia: ଅଶ୍ୱଗନ୍ଧା ashwagandha, ବୃଂହଣ brumhana, ବୃଷା brusha, ହୟାହ୍ୱୟା hayahwaya • Punjabi: ਅਸਗੰਧ asgandh, ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ ashwagandha • Rajasthani: अश्वगंधा ashwagandha • Sanskrit: अश्वगन्धा ashvagandha, अश्वकन्द ashvakanda, अवरोहिका avarohika, बलदा balada, गन्धपत्त्री gandhapattri, ग्रावरोहक gravarohaka, हयगन्धा hayagandha, हयप्रिया hayapriya, कामप्रियकरी kamapriyakari, कामरूपिणी kamarupini, कम्बुका kambuka, कम्बुकाष्ठा kambukashta, पलाशपर्णी palashaparni, पीवरा pivara, प्रियङ्करी priyangakari, पुण्य punya, पुष्टिद pushtida, शतकुम्भा shatakumbha, तुरगगन्धा turagagandha, वाजिगन्धा vajigandha, वाजिनी vajini, वनज vanaja, वराहकर्णी varahakarni, वराहपत्त्री varahapattri, वराहिका varahika, वातघ्नी vataghni • Tamil: அசையு acaiyu, அசுவகந்தி acuvakanti, அசுவம் acuvam, அமுக்கிரா amukkira • Telugu: అశ్వగంధ ashwagandha, దొమ్మడోలు dommadolu, పెన్నేరు penneru, వాజిగంథ vajigandha • Tulu: ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧೊ ashwagandho • Urdu: اسگندهہ asgandh, اشوگندها ashwagandha, ترگي turagi, ونيا vanya

botanical names: Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal ... homotypic synonyms: Physalis somnifera L. • Physaloides somnifera (L.) Moench ... heterotypic synonyms: Physalis flexuosa L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 05 February 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

burr wood, horse root, winter cherry

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

Indian ginseng, poison gooseberry

Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha

ৱিকিপিডিয়া - মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

অশ্বগন্ধা asbagandha

উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

અશ્વગંધા ashwagandha, ઘોડાકુન ghodakun

વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

असगन्ध asgandh

for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts ... or इसगन्ध isgandh | or नागौरी असगन्ध nagauri asgandh, popular "असगन्ध asgandh" from a place called Nagaur
or असगुन्द asgund for Physalis somnifera L. ... Fallon, S. W. A new Hindustani-English dictionary, with illustrations from Hindustani literature and folk-lore. Banaras, London: Printed at the Medical Hall Press; Trubner and Co., 1879.

अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, हयगंधा haya-gandha, पुष्टिदा pushtida, तुरगी turagi, वन्या vanya

for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts ... or इसगन्ध isgandh

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

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

આસુન aasun, આસુંઢ aasund

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

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಅಂಗರಬೇರು angaraberu, ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಾ ashwagandha (or ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧಿ ashwagandhi),

Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಹಿರೇಮದ್ದಿನ ಗಿಡ hiremaddina gida

Many thanks to Mahadeswara Swamy for help with this name ... efloraofindia
ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka
or ಹಿರಿಮದ್ದು hirimaddu ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
or ಹಿರೇಮದ್ದು hiremaddu ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

ಪೆನ್ನೇರು penneru

ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka
Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

അമുക്കുരം amukkuram

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
or അമുക്കിരം amukkiram ... for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert

പേവെട്ടി pevetti

or പീവട്ടി pivatti ... for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

अश्वगंधा ashwagandha, आस्कंद askanda

The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... name variants of आस्कंद askanda: असगंध asagandha, अस्कंद askanda, आसंद asanda

ढोरगुंज dorgunja

The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

कंचुकी kanchuki

for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

अश्वगन्धा ashwagandhaa

Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ଅଶ୍ୱଗନ୍ଧା ashwagandha, ବୃଂହଣ brumhana, ବୃଷା brusha, ହୟାହ୍ୱୟା hayahwaya

Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

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

ਅਸਗੰਧ asgandh

or ਆਸਗੰਧ aasgandh ... for Physalis flexuosa L. ... The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

ਅਸ਼ਵਗੰਧਾ ashwagandha

ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ - ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

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

अश्वगंधा ashwagandha

Bundi - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government
Banswara - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

अश्वगन्धा ashvagandha, अश्वकन्द ashvakanda, अवरोहिका avarohika, बलदा balada, गन्धपत्त्री gandhapattri, ग्रावरोहक gravarohaka, हयगन्धा hayagandha, हयप्रिया hayapriya, कामप्रियकरी kamapriyakari, कामरूपिणी kamarupini, कम्बुका kambuka, कम्बुकाष्ठा kambukashta, पलाशपर्णी palashaparni, पीवरा pivara, प्रियङ्करी priyangakari, पुण्य punya, पुष्टिद pushtida, शतकुम्भा shatakumbha, तुरगगन्धा turagagandha, वाजिगन्धा vajigandha, वाजिनी vajini, वनज vanaja, वराहकर्णी varahakarni, वराहपत्त्री varahapattri, वराहिका varahika, वातघ्नी vataghni

for Physalis flexuosa L. ... Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

அசையு acaiyu, அசுவகந்தி acuvakanti, அசுவம் acuvam

FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

அமுக்கிரா amukkira

or அமுக்கிரி amukkiri ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

అశ్వగంధ ashwagandha

or అశ్వగంధి ashwagandhi ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
వికీపీడియా - స్వేచ్ఛా విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వమ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
or అశ్వగంధి ashwagandhi ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

దొమ్మడోలు dommadolu (or దొమ్మదారి dommadari), పెన్నేరు penneru, వాజిగంథ vajigandha

Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

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

ಅಶ್ವಗಂಧೊ ashwagandho

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

اسگندهہ asgandh

for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts ... or ناگوري اسگندهہ nagauri asgandh, popular "اسگندهہ asgandh" from a place called Nagaur
or اَسگُند asgund for Physalis somnifera L. ... Fallon, S. W. A new Hindustani-English dictionary, with illustrations from Hindustani literature and folk-lore. Banaras, London: Printed at the Medical Hall Press; Trubner and Co., 1879.

اشوگندها ashwagandha, ترگي turagi, ونيا vanya

for Physalis flexuosa L. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

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

throughout the plains

Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.01; last update January 28th, 2025. Last accessed 05/02/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ Created on: 12:45 05-02-2025 ¦ Last updated: 14:50 06-02-2025 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/02/withania-somnifera-l-dunal.html

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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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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Nice picture and great work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
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Kumar Prabhat Das

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Odia name and English name of Odia spellings are correct Dinesh Sir Ji

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Thanks very much, Prabhat Kumar ji, for validating the Odia names and their English spellings.
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Such an exhaustive list Dinesh Sir!

I am wondering if you ever tried to smell the plant? And does it smell like a horse?

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Dinesh Valke

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Many many thanks, dear Pankaj, for the appreciation.

No, not smelled this plant; actually I never tend to smell / touch any plant !!!

Google says: the plant roots are said to smell like a wet horse / an uncomfortable aroma, which is often likened to the smell of horse urine !

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