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Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Juss. ex Schult.
AY-er-va -- Latinized form of the Arabic name for this plant ...
Dave's Botanary
juh-VAHN-ih-kuh -- of or from Java ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: desert cotton, Javanese wool plant, kapok bush, pillow-weed, snow bush •
Gujarati: બૂર bour •
Hindi: सफेद बूई safed bui •
Kachchhi: બૂર bour •
Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಹಿಂಡಿ ಗಿಡ dodda hindi gida •
Marathi: कल kal, खुल khul •
Rajasthani: बूई bui •
Tamil: சிமிலி cimili, பெரியபூளை periya-pulai •
Telugu: మగబీర magabira, పెద్ద పిండి pedda pindi, పిండి కొండ pindi konda
Distribution: n Africa, Madagascar, Arabia, India, Pakistan, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Australia
References:
WIKITROP Portal V1.0 •
Flora of Pakistan •
Useful Tropical Plants
