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bhringaraj (Assamese: ভৃংগৰাজ)

¿ li-po-BLEH-far-is ? -- ¿ Greek: leipo (to fall); blepharis (eyelash, fringed) ?

ur-tik-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- nettle-leaved; also spelled urticaefolia ... Dave's Botanary

 

commonly known as: nettle-leaved wedelia • Assamese: ভৃংগৰাজ bhringaraj • Bodo: भिंगराज bhingaraj • Garo: sok-so • Kannada: ಭ್ರಂಗರಾಜ bhringaraaja, ಗರ್ಗರಿ gargari, ಕೇಶರಾಜ kesharaaja • Konkani: आंबली ambli • Marathi: खुरासन khurasan • Odia: ପାର୍ବତୀଜୀରା parbatijeera • Rabha: ভিংগৰাজ bhingaraj • Santali: ᱢᱟᱹᱥᱩᱲᱰᱟᱝ masurdan • Tamil: மஞ்சள் கரிசலை manjal karisalai

 

botanical names: Lipoblepharis urticifolia (Blume) Orchard ... homotypic synonyms: Verbesina urticifolia Blume • Wedelia urticifolia (Blume) DC. • Wollastonia urticifolia (Blume) Hassk. ... accepted infraspecifics: Lipoblepharis urticifolia subsp. urticifolia ... heterotypic synonyms: Wedelia montana var. wallichii (Less.) H.Koyama • Wedelia urticifolia var. wallichii (Less.) DC. • Wedelia wallichii Less. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 30 January 2025

 

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

*Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, *Bihar, *Chhatisgarh, Goa, *Gujarat, Karnataka, *Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, *Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, *Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

 

Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.

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