Martyniaceae (devil's claw family) »
Martynia annua
mar-TIN-ee-uh -- named for Dr. John Martyn, Professor of Botany at Cambridge University
AN-yoo-uh -- annual
commonly known as: devil's claw, iceplant, tiger's-claw •
Bengali: বাঘনখী baghnakhi •
Hindi: बाघनख baghnakh, हाथाजोड़ी hatha-jori, उलट-कांटा ulat-kanta •
Kannada: ಗರುಡ ಮೂಗು ಮುಳ್ಳು garuda mugu mullu, ಹುಲಿ ನಖ huli nakha, ಹುಲಿ ಉಗುರು huli uguru •
Malayalam: പുലിനഖം puli-nakham •
Marathi: विंचवी vinchavi, विंचू vinchu •
Nepalese: बिरालो-नङ्ग्रि biralo-nangri, ग्रिध्दरनंकी gridharnankee •
Oriya: ବାଘନଖି baghanakhi •
Sanskrit: काकनसा kakanasa •
Tamil: புலிநகம் puli-nakam, தேட்கொடுக்கி tet-kotukki •
Telugu: గరుడముకు garudamukku
Native to: Mexico and Central America; widely naturalized in tropics
References:
Flowers of India •
PIER •
eFlora
