muttidare muni (in Kannada)
Mimosaceae (touch-me-not family) » Mimosa pudica
mim-MOH-suh from the word for mimic, because the movement of the leaves
pud-EE-kuh shrinking, closing, modest
commonly known as: humble plant, sensitive plant (Australia), shame plant, sleeping grass, prayer plant, touch-me-not • Assamese: nilajban • Bengali: laajak, lajjabati, lajjavathi • Gujarati: reesamani • Hindi: छुई-मुई chui-mui, लाजवंती lajwanti, lajouni • Kannada: muttidare muni • Malayalam: thottavaadi, tintarmani • Manipuri: ikaithabi, kangphal • Marathi: लाजाळू laajaalu, लाजरी laajari • Sanskrit: khadiraka, lajjalu, namaskaar, namaskaari, raktapaadi, samangaa, shamipatra • Tamil: தொட்டாச்சுருங்கி thottaccurungi, tottalavaadi • Telugu: attaapatti
Native of: Brazil
References: Flowers of India • M.M.N.P.D. • Wikipedia
muttidare muni (in Kannada)
Mimosaceae (touch-me-not family) » Mimosa pudica
mim-MOH-suh from the word for mimic, because the movement of the leaves
pud-EE-kuh shrinking, closing, modest
commonly known as: humble plant, sensitive plant (Australia), shame plant, sleeping grass, prayer plant, touch-me-not • Assamese: nilajban • Bengali: laajak, lajjabati, lajjavathi • Gujarati: reesamani • Hindi: छुई-मुई chui-mui, लाजवंती lajwanti, lajouni • Kannada: muttidare muni • Malayalam: thottavaadi, tintarmani • Manipuri: ikaithabi, kangphal • Marathi: लाजाळू laajaalu, लाजरी laajari • Sanskrit: khadiraka, lajjalu, namaskaar, namaskaari, raktapaadi, samangaa, shamipatra • Tamil: தொட்டாச்சுருங்கி thottaccurungi, tottalavaadi • Telugu: attaapatti
Native of: Brazil
References: Flowers of India • M.M.N.P.D. • Wikipedia