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Mollugo pentaphylla L., Sp. Pl. 1: 89 1753. as per The Plant List Ver. 1.1;
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Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin (syn: Mollugo pentaphylla L.; Pharnaceum pentaphyllum (L.) Spreng.) as per Catalogue of Life
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India, Sri Lanka, Micronesia (introduced) (Pohnpei) (introduced)), Singapore (introduced) as per Catalogue of Life;
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mol-LOO-go — old name for Galium genus … Dave’s Botanary pen-tuh-FIL-uh — Greek: penta (five) and phyllum (leaf) … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: African chickweed, five-leaved carpetweed • Assamese: পথাৰ সুন্দৰী বন pathara sundarai bana • Bengali: খেত পাপরা khet-papra • Gujarati: ઝરસ jharas • Hindi: चमस chamas, खेत पापड़ khet papar, त्रियष्टि triyashti • Kannada: ಪರ್ಪಾಟಕ parpataka • Konkani: कडवी भाजी kadvi bhaji • Malayalam: പർപ്പടകപ്പുല്ല് parpadaka pullu • Marathi: झरसी jharasi • Nepali: न्याउली nyaulee • Sanskrit: चमस chamas, ग्रीष्मसुन्दर grishmasundara, पर्पटक parpataka, त्रियष्टि triyashti • Telugu: వెర్రి చాదరాసి verri chatarasi • Tulu: ಪರ್ಪಾಟೊ parpato .
sharing the images of Hedyotis sp taken from Ranpur, Odisha
Name: Hedyotis ?
Family: Rubiaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Wild, Grasslands
Place of Collection: Ranpur, Nayagarh, Odisha please dont treat this as Hedyotis. After the examination of the live specimen, it appeared to be Mollugo pentaphylla of Aizoaceae family. This was mixed up with my Rubiaceae folder. As i am still in the process of collection of specimens following its identification simultaneously, the mixe up occurred. Thanks to all for the critical feedback which enable me to look at the specimen again and came to the conclusion. One of my friend has also helped me in relook. Finally this is to be treated as Mollugo pentaphylla Final identification came as a plant which I know, have collected from Morni Hills, but never seen flowers in such beautifully expanded form. Thanks for sharing this, and more than that for identification
Requesting ID of this plant with white flowers – Mumbai :: 30082013 :: ARK-02 :: August 2013 : Attachments (8). 5 posts by 4 authors.
Requesting to please ID this plant growing wild in a cultivated garden in Mumbai in August 2013. May be Oldenlandia corymbosa. Perhaps Mollugo sp. To me it is Mollugo pentaphylla. Thank you … for feedback…. A friend of mine also identified this as Mollugo pentaphylla.      Unknown herb from Kamrup district, Assam : Attachments (5). 5 posts by 5 authors.
Attached images are unknown herb [Hedyotis sp.(??)] collected from Kamrup district, Assam. Please ID the plant.
Date :21.10.2013
Location: Kamrup district, Assam
Family : Rubiaceae (??)
Genus & species : Unkown
Habitat: Grows wild on road side
Habit : Herb
Flower : Small, white Perhaps a Mollugo sp. It may be Mollugo pentaphylla.
Id of Hedyotis sp. from Assam KD 13 Sept. : 5 posts by 5 authors. 6 images. Date :12.09..2014
Location: Assam
Family : Rubiaceae
Genus & species : Hedyotis sp.
Habitat: Grows wild on open space
Habit : Herb I hope this is Mollugo sp. Mollugo – species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available) Mollugo pentaphylla to me. I agree with … id: Mollugo pentaphylla.
Hedyotis sp (?) from Assam-Jan 2014 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).
Attached images may be Hedyotis sp or Mollugo sp. Please ID the plant.
Date :31.12.2013
Location: Assam
Family : ?
Genus & species : Hedyotis sp (?) or Mollugo sp.(?)
Habitat: Grows wild on cultivated land
Habit : Small herb Mollugo pentaphylla as per another thread.
Mollugo nudicaulis – indiantreepix | Google Groups : 5 images. I find it more closer to images at Mollugo pentaphylla L. as per the following:
On 14/11/09 in Shamirpet in Rangareddi district of Andhra Pradesh, India. It was in a forest area near the lake & seen under a rock. I thought that is Glinus sp with Selaginella bryopteris!! Thanks, Pankaj ji,
As per Forest Flora of A.P., Mollugu stricta & Mollugu pentaphylla are synonyms:
http://forest.ap.nic.in/
FOC gives illustration for this along with a few Glinus species: http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=51024&flora_id=2
Mollugu stricta is what I thought fits best for my plant. I further referred to (Flora of Eastern Ghats: hill ranges of South East India, Volume 3 By T. Pullaiah, K. Sri Ramamurthy)
Sorry, correct spelling has to be Mollugo pentaphylla. Now it is hard to understand whether it is S. bryopteris or not Thanks, …, I will forward detailed pictures of S. bryopteris separately when processed, for confirmation
ARJUL22 Herb for ID : 13 posts by 7 authors. Attachments (2).
Found in Bangalore Perhaps a Mollugo sp. Any portulacaceae Close up of leaves- Attachments (1) There is a related genus- Glinus. Could it be that? A habit photo clicked on 20th July- Attachments (1) This is not Glinus, I think, the inflorescence of which “in seemingly axillary cymes” and an assorted illustration might help – http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=51025&flora_id=2. Basal rosette leaves are like M. nudicaulis Lam. and similar photographs can be found in commons.wikimedia. Yet I think it may be M. stricta L. of FoC or M. pentaphylla L. of FoP or in http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/230394 looks like a relative of Mollugo… or some of that line nearer to caryophyllales…. I also think closer to images at Mollugo pentaphylla L. as suggested by …
For ID 190713GK : Attachments (2). 5 posts by 3 authors.
Kindly help in identification
Herb in wasteland. Solapur
Pictures taken on 11July13 Mollugo?? This is spp. of Mollugo L. (Molluginaceae).
For Identification please follow the key:
1. Leaves cauline and ramal; seeds not strophiolate:
2 . Leaves linear; seed coat reticulate ………… M. cerviana
2. Leaves elliptic to lanceolate; seed coat granulate ……M. pentaphylla
1. All leaves radical; seeds minutely strophiolate ……… M. nudicaulis
. Bengali name of Mollugo pentaphylla : 3 posts by 2 authors.
Please help me with the Bengali name of Mollugo pentaphylla – khet-papra in Bangla script.
Reference: Flora of Assam Vol. II খেত পাপরা . Nepali name of Mollugo pentaphylla : 4 posts by 2 authors.
Please help me by validating name written in Devanagari script … न्याउली for Mollugo pentaphylla
Ref: Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal Yes … . Gujarati name for Mollugo pentaphylla : 3 posts by 2 authors.
Please help with local name for Mollugo pentaphylla in Gujarati, if any.
It is known as ઝરસ in Gujarati.
Names of Plants in India :: Mollugo pentaphylla L. : 3 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
via Species > M > Mollugo pentaphylla L. … family: Molluginaceae
    mol-LOO-go — old name for Galium genus … Dave’s Botanary pen-tuh-FIL-uh — Greek: penta (five) and phyllum (leaf) … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: African chickweed, five-leaved carpetweed • Assamese: পথাৰ সুন্দৰী বন pathara sundarai bana • Bengali: খেত পাপরা khet-papra • Gujarati: ઝરસ jharas • Hindi: चमस chamas, खेत पापड़ khet papar, त्रियष्टि triyashti • Kannada: ಪರ್ಪಾಟಕ parpataka • Konkani: कडवी भाजी kadvi bhaji • Malayalam: പർപ്പടകപ്പുല് parpadaka pullu • Marathi: झरसी jharasi • Nepali: न्याउली nyaulee • Sanskrit: चमस chamas, ग्रीष्मसुन्दर grishmasundara, पर्पटक parpataka, त्रियष्टि triyashti • Telugu: వెర్రి చాదరాసి verri chatarasi • Tulu: ಪರ್ಪಾಟೊ parpato botanical names: Mollugo pentaphylla L. … synonyms: no synonym known … The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1. September 16, 2007 … Valley Park, CBD, Navi Mumbai There was a typo in Malayalam name … following is corrected version ¿ tri-gas-troh-THEE-kuh ? — Greek: tris (three); gastros (stomach, belly); theca (cup, capsule), referring to the three-celled fruit … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: African chickweed, five-leaved carpetweed • Assamese: পথাৰ সুন্দৰী বন pathara sundarai bana • Bengali: জল পাপরা jul-papra, খেত পাপরা khet-papra • Dogri: पपोड़ी papori • Gujarati: ઝરસ jharas • Hindi: चमस chamas, झरसी jharasi, खेत पापड़ khet papar, त्रियष्टि triyashti • Kannada: ಜರಾಸಿ jaraasi, ಕಾಗೆ ಪುರಳೆ kaage purale, ಪರ್ಪಾಟಕ parpaataka • Khamti: jaluk boon • Konkani: झरसी jharasi, कडवी भाजी kadvi bhaji • Malayalam: പർപ്പടകപ്പുല്ല് parpadakapullu • Marathi: झरसी jharasi • Mizo: va-umim-bung • Mundari: pah-kundla • Nepali: न्याउली nyaaulee • Odia: ପିତା ଗହମ pita-gohun • Rajasthani: चिरमोरा chirmora • Sanskrit: चमस chamas, ग्रीष्मसुन्दर grishmasundara, पर्पटक parpataka, त्रियष्टि triyashti • Tamil: சீரகப் பூண்டு cirakap-poondu, பாவைக்கீரை paavai-keerai • Telugu: వెర్రి చాదరాసి verri chatarasi • Tulu: ಪರ್ಪಾಟೊ parpato • Urdu: چمس chamas, کهيت پاپڙ khet papar, تريشٿي triyashti
botanical names: Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin … homotypic synonyms: Mollugo pentaphylla L. • Pharnaceum pentaphyllum (L.) Spreng. … and more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
African chickweed
five-leaved carpetweed
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) … spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
পথাৰ সুন্দৰী বন pathara sundarai bana
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) … spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand
জল পাপরা jul-papra
খেত পাপরা khet-papra
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) … spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir … spoken by the Dogras
पपोड़ी papori
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) … spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ઝરસ jharas
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
चमस chamas, खेत पापड़ khet papar, त्रियष्टि triyashti
कडवी भाजी kadvi bhaji
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala
പർപ്പടകപ്പുല്ല് parpadakapullu
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) … spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
झरसी jharasi
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese … spoken in: Mizoram … other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
va-umim-bung
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin … spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
pah-kundla
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) … spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
न्याउली nyaaulee
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) … spoken in: Odisha
ପିତା ଗହମ pita-gohun
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) … spoken in: Rajasthan
चिरमोरा chirmora
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) … used all over India by priests and scholars
चमस chamas
ग्रीष्मसुन्दर grishmasundara
पर्पटक parpataka
त्रियष्टि triyashti
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu
சீரகப் பூண்டு cirakap-poondu
பாவைக்கீரை paavai-keerai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) … spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
వెర్రి చాదరాసి verri chatarasi
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Kannada, Malayalam … spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಪರ್ಪಾಟೊ parpato
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) … spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
چمس chamas, کهيت پاپڙ khet papar, تريشٿي triyashti
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Daman, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagar Haveli, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, West Bengal
~~~~~ Last updated: 03/10/2023 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/10/trigastrotheca-pentaphylla-l-thulin.html . etymology :: खेत पापड़ : 3 posts by 2 authors.
I would like to know about the Hindi name खेत पापड़ (khet papar) for Mollugo pentaphylla
खेत = field; पापड़ = thin, crisp cakes made from flour, that serve as an accompaniment to main meal The plant could be finding fields as a good habitat; but how does पापड़ fit into the common name ? Please help me in knowing which aspect of the plant is thin, wafer-like in context of Mollugo pentaphylla. The name is derived from the Sanskrit name पर्पट parpata for several plants – having the same meaning.
Sevvel03 – 30 September – Kallar, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu – Mollugo pentaphylla : 8 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (8)
Location : Kallar, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.
Date : 30 October 2018. Elevation : 500 m. Habit : Wild. This is Mollugo pentaphylla from Molluginaceae. Please confirm the ID.
A carpet weed alright but do you see five leaves? i tried but see mostly three. flowers are similar to whats on the net for several Mollugo sp. could be Mollugo cerviana, which is similar with three leaves in a whorl. lets see what experts say I never saw 5 leaves on that plant either! But if you see the photos at good question. now everybody has to go to the drawing board as the saying goes’ and seriously read the taxonomy key and also wait for the expert Yes ma’am. I’ll try to find keys to this plant. May be that should clear some confusions to a certain extent… To me also appear close to images at
NSD-21 JUL-2019 : ID-1 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Place : Satpura Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Date: 10 July 2010
Habit: Herb
Habitat : Wild
Mollugo sp. Molluginaceae, Thanks a lot for your quick response and ID.
Any idea of species pl.
you’re welcome, sir, Thanks, …, for the id.
To me also appears close to Mollugo pentaphylla L. as per comparative images at Mollugo
. BRS 15062021: 2 images. Location: Adyar Eco Park, Chennai
Habitat: Garden
Habit: Herb
Altitude: 5 MSL
Mostly found along the edges of storm water runoff area. Mollugo pentaphylla, maybe. Molluginaceae … is correct . 312 ID wild plant Mollugo: 14 high res. images. I think it is close to images at Mollugo pentaphylla L. Yes, it is Mollugo pentaphylla, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant, . ID: tiniest white flower (chiriyo ro khet?): 3 images. Pl. check the attachment Mollugo species. . SK 3684 03 February 2023: 7 very high res. images. Location: Kichak Badh, Jhapa, East Nepal
Date: 02 January 2023
Elevation: 60 m.
Habitat: Wild Pl. check I guess you are right … ! Glinus oppositifolius (L.) A.DC. Mollugo pentaphylla only. Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin Yes, I agree as per images at . Mollugo pentaphylla L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Jul 25, 2010 · 10:38 AM IST: 1 image. . Mollugo pentaphylla L. :: Waghbil, Thane, Maharashtra :: Jul 25, 2010 · 10:20 AM IST: 3 images. Yes from me. Seen in many places especially near the tank bund near by.. . Kannada names of Mollugo pentaphylla L. syn. of Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin: ಜರಾಸಿ jaraasi
References
Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
ಕಾಗೆ ಪುರಳೆ kaage purale
Reference:
Floristic inventory in the seven medicinal plants conservation areas MPCAs of Karnataka, India by P S Udayan
ಪರ್ಪಾಟಕ parpaataka
References:
Subrahmanya, Prasad K – Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka – Shodhganga
Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
I hope you have the above documents.
Other variants of this name, are: ಪರ್ಪಟಕ parpataka, ಪರಪಾಟಕ parapaataka …
Reference: Alar – an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna The names in Kannada as well as their English transliteration are correct i.e ಜರಾಸಿ jaraasi ;ಕಾಗೆ ಪುರಳೆ kaage purale ;ಪರ್ಪಾಟಕ parpaataka. . Malayalam name of Mollugo pentaphylla L. syn. of Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin:
The English transcribed name of പർപ്പടകപ്പുല്ല് could be slightly different from parpadakapullu … but in this case, I will let it remain as-is.
That is because parpadakapullu is the most popular spelling than any other. Parpadakapullu is correct.
It can be written as ‘parppadakapullu’ also. . Tamil names of Molluga pentaphylla L. syn. of Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin: The 2nd name சீரகப் பூண்டு (cirakap-pundu or seeraga poondu) is more appropriate for this plant.
The name paavaikkai பாவைக்காய் generally refers to bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) and I am not sure how it’s connected to Mollugo. Many thanks for சீரகப் பூண்டு cirakap-pundu
About paavaikkai பாவைக்காய் and its relation to bitter gourd.
In Konkani, this plant is known as कडवी भाजी kadvi bhaji … कडवी kadvi = bitter; भाजी bhaji = greens
Leaves are cooked and eaten as a pot herb; a bitter flavour … Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2023-09-28. I hope the above two facts are a good justification for the name paavaikkai பாவைக்காய். It makes sense. Only thing that doesn’t match is the term ‘kai’ in ‘paavaikkai’ that refers to the (unripe) ‘fruit’ part of the vegetable. Whereas in Mollugo the fruit is not the prominent edible part but the leaves or the entire plant.
But, if you name it ‘paavaikkai poondu’, for example, then it would mean ‘the weed (herb) that tastes like bitter melon’. This is just a suggestion. Thanks very very much, …, for this validation.
I always thought “kai” or “kayi” in most of the south Indian languages referred to “bhaji” in Marathi and Konkani … typically any part(s) of a plant that serves as a vegetable – including “greens” not just the fruit alone. With your clarification, we will compile “பாவைக்காய் பூண்டு paavaikkai poondu“ as the name.
Other validated name: சீரகப் பூண்டு cirakap-poondu . Molluginaceae: Trigastrotheca pentaphylla (L.) Thulin: 2 high res. images.
. References: Catalogue of Life The Plant List Ver. 1.1 GRIN Flora of Pakistan Annonated checklist of the flowering plants of Nepal Wikispecies Wikimedia Commons Flowers of India Dinesh Valke’s Flickr Post Mollugo pentaphylla on Flickr – Photo Sharing! Kuttuttiray (Tamil: ??????????????) on Flickr – Photo Sharing! |
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