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asbagandha (Assamese: অশ্বগন্ধা)

¿ 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

 

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

throughout the plains

 

Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.

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