Aous (Assamese: আঁউচ)

Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Crotalaria juncea L.

 

kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken ... Dave's Botanary

JUN-kee-uh -- rush-like ... Dave's Botanary

 

commonly known as: brown hemp, false hemp, Indian hemp, sunn hemp • Assamese: আঁউচ aous • Bengali: শণ shan • Gujarati: શણ shan, શણિયું shaniyu • Hindi: पटसन patsan, सन san, सनई sanai • Kannada: ಸೆಣಬು senabu • Konkani: सोणबु sonabu • Malayalam: ചണം chanam, ചണക chanak • Manipuri: ঊ হৱাঈ oo hawai • Marathi: धाकटी घागरी dhakti ghagari, सन san, ताग tag • Nepali: छिनछिने chhinchhine, सनई sanai • Odia: ଅତସୀ atasi, ଶଣ shana • Punjabi: ਸਣ san, ਸੱਨੀ sanni • Sanskrit: अतसी atasi, शण shana • Tamil: சணல் canal, சடம்பு catampu, வாக்குன்னார் vakkunnar • Telugu: గిలకచెట్టు gilaka-chettu, శణము shanamu • Tulu: ತಲಂಬು talambu • Urdu: سن san

 

Distribution: widely grown throughout the tropics and subtropics

 

 

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia

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