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)
Tintarmani,Attaapatti, |
Chui-mui,Laajak |