This page lists common names of species profiled on PIER by common name in the Hindi language.
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| Common name(s) | Scientific name (+Family) | Often-used other Latin names | Habit |
Primarily a threat
at high elevations? |
| amlonia | Portulaca oleracea (Portulacaceae) | herb | No | |
| amrud | Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | tree | No | |
| amrut | Psidium guajava (Myrtaceae) | tree | No | |
| arhar | Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae) | shrub | No | |
| arhar dhal | Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae) | shrub | No | |
| baher | Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae) | tree | No | |
| bahir | Ziziphus mauritiana (Rhamnaceae) | tree | No | |
| bajra | Pennisetum glaucum (Poaceae) | Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke; Pennisetum spicatum (L.) Körn.; Pennisetum typhoides (Burm. f.) Stapf & C. E. Hubb.; Pennisetum typhoideum Rich.; Setaria glauca (L.) P. Beauv. | grass | No |
| balori | Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae) | Leucaena glauca (L. ex Willd.) Benth. | tree | No |
| ban baburi | Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae) | Mimosa farnesiana L.; Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. | shrub | No |
| ban tulsia | Hyptis pectinata (Lamiaceae) | herb | No | |
| ben tulsia | Hyptis pectinata (Lamiaceae) | herb | No | |
| bhankatiya | Solanum torvum (Solanaceae) | shrub | No | |
| bodh tree | Ficus religiosa (Moraceae) | tree | No | |
| brahmi | Centella asiatica (Apiaceae) | Hydrocotyle asiatica L. | herb | No |
| bundahia | Melochia corchorifolia (Malvaceae) | herb | No | |
| bundava | Melochia corchorifolia (Malvaceae) | herb | No | |
| bundaya | Melochia corchorifolia (Malvaceae) | herb | No | |
| chauraiya | Amaranthus viridis (Amaranthaceae) | Amaranthus gracilis Desf., nom. nud. | herb | No |
| choroiya | Amaranthus viridis (Amaranthaceae) | Amaranthus gracilis Desf., nom. nud. | herb | No |
| dadmurdan | Senna alata (Fabaceae) | Cassia alata L. | shrub | No |
| dahl | Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae) | shrub | No | |
| dhal | Cajanus cajan (Fabaceae) | shrub | No | |
| ganja | Cannabis sativa (Cannabaceae) | Cannabis indica Lam. [= Cannabis sativa subsp. indica]; Cannabis ruderalis Janisch. [= Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa] | herb | No |
| ganju | Cannabis sativa (Cannabaceae) | Cannabis indica Lam. [= Cannabis sativa subsp. indica]; Cannabis ruderalis Janisch. [= Cannabis sativa subsp. sativa] | herb | No |
| garara | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanoides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
| gataya | Urena lobata (Malvaceae) | Urena sinuata L. | shrub | No |
| geluti | Alternanthera sessilis (Amaranthaceae) | Alternanthera nodiflora R. Br. | herb | No |
| ghoraya | Eleusine indica (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| guma | Leucas lavandulifolia (Lamiaceae) | herb | No | |
| hurhur | Datura stramonium (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| jal khumbe | Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae) | aquatic herb | No | |
| jaman | Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae) | Eugenia cumini (L.) Druce | tree | No |
| jammun | Syzygium cumini (Myrtaceae) | Eugenia cumini (L.) Druce | tree | No |
| jangli tambaku | Elephantopus mollis (Asteraceae) | herb | No | |
| jaragua | Hyparrhenia rufa (Poaceae) | grass | No | |
| kabeet | Limonia acidissima (Rutaceae) | Feronia limonia Swingle | tree | No |
| kabut | Limonia acidissima (Rutaceae) | Feronia limonia Swingle | tree | No |
| karamua | Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae) | Ipomoea reptans sensu J. W. Parham in Dept. Agr. Fiji Bull. 35. | aquatic herb | No |
| katai | Solanum torvum (Solanaceae) | shrub | No | |
| kataiya | Pithecellobium dulce (Fabaceae) | Mimosa dulcis Roxb. | tree | No |
| kerala | Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae) | vine | No | |
| kerela | Momordica charantia (Cucurbitaceae) | vine | No | |
| khas khas | Chrysopogon zizanioides (Poaceae) | Andropogon zizanioides (L.) Urb.; Phalaris zizanioides L.; Vetiveria zizanoides (L.) Nash | grass | No |
| khatta falli | Acacia farnesiana (Fabaceae) | Mimosa farnesiana L.; Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. | shrub | No |
| kundru | Coccinia grandis (Cucurbitaceae) | Bryonia grandis L.; Coccinia cordifolia (L.) Cogn. | vine | No |
| lajalu | Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| lajwania | Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| lajwanti | Mimosa pudica (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| madhar | Asclepias curassavica (Apocynaceae) | herb | No | |
| mandua | Eleusine coracana (Poaceae) | Cynosurus coracanus L; Eleusine africana Kenn.-O'Byrne; Eleusine indica subsp. africana (Kenn.-O'Byrne) S. M. Phillips | grass | No |
| mircha | Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | herb | No | |
| pipal tree | Ficus religiosa (Moraceae) | tree | No | |
| saijan | Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) | Moringa pterygospera C. F. Gaertn. | tree | No |
| saiso | Brassica juncea (Brassicaceae) | herb | No | |
| san | Crotalaria juncea (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| seijan | Moringa oleifera (Moringaceae) | Moringa pterygospera C. F. Gaertn. | tree | No |
| sem | Phaseolus lunatus (Fabaceae) | herb | No | |
| tarota | Senna tora (Fabaceae) | Cassia tora L. | herb | No |
| tulsi | Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae) | herb | No | |
| vellam pelam | Limonia acidissima (Rutaceae) | Feronia limonia Swingle | tree | No |