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Sunday, October 7, 2012

Touch-me-not

Sleeping Grass,Lajwanti
Sleeping Grass flower,

Names of  plant  Touch me Not (Mimosa pudica) in different languages

Touch me Not is also called Sensitive Plant, Humble Plant, Prayer Plant and Sleeping Grass.

- It is called Lajwanti, Lajouni and Chui-mui in Hindi

- Lajjabati and Laajak in Bengali

- Nilajban in Assamese

- Kangphal or Ikaithabi in Manipuri

- laajari or laajaalu in Marathi

- Reesamani in Gujrati 

- Tottalavaadi or Thottaccurungiin Tamil

- Tintarmani, Teattavatior Thottavaadi in Malayalam

- Attaapatti in Telugu

- Nachike Mullu, Muttidare Muni in Kannada

- In Sanskrit it is called Lajjalu, Shamipatra,Sankochani, Raktamoola, Raktapaadi, Samangaa, Khadiraka, Namaskaari, Gandhakari, Prarochani  etc.

 -We call it Lajkuli or Lajkuri lata in my mother tongue Oriya.

The Botanical name is Mimosa pudica L. (Mimosaceae family)

 
Laajak,Nilajban
Tintarmani,Attaapatti,
 
 
Sleeping Grass,Lajwanti,Chui-mui,Laajak,Nilajban,Ikaithabi,laajaalu,Reesamani,Tottalavaadi,Tintarmani,Attaapatti,
Chui-mui,Laajak
 

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