Species on this page :

• Eleusine africana Kennedy - O'Byrne
• Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.
• Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. cv. gr. Finger Millet -> Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. subsp. coracana sensu Hilu & de Wet
• Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. subsp. africana (Kenn.-O'Byrne) Hilu & de Wet
• Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. subsp. coracana sensu Hilu & de Wet
• Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
• Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. f. coracana (L.) Hook.f. ex Backer -> Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. subsp. coracana sensu Hilu & de Wet
• Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. subsp. africana (Kenn.-O'Byrne) S. M. Phillips -> Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. subsp. africana (Kenn.-O'Byrne) Hilu & de Wet

ENGLISH : Wild African eleusine.

ARABIC : Bishnah, Raggî, Kanab.

CHINESE :  穇子 Can zi, 䅟子 Can zi.

DANISH :  Fingerhirse.

DUTCH : Ragigierst, Korakan.

ENGLISH : Coracan, Koracan, Korakan, Raggee corn.

FINNISH : Sormihirssi.

FRENCH : Coracan, Éleusine, Mil rouge ?

GERMAN : Korakan, Kurakan, Krummährige Eleusine.

HINDI : Ragi.

ITALIAN : Coracan, Dagussa, Eleusina.

JAPANESE :  シコクビエ Shikokubie.

KANNADA :  ರಾಗಿ  Ragi.
NEPALESE :  कोदो   Kodo.

PORTUGUESE : Coracan.

RUSSIAN :  Элевзина коракана  Elevzina korakana.

SPANISH : Coracán, Ragi, Mijo coracano.

TAMIL :   ஆரியம்  Aariyam, இராகி  Iraki,   கேப்பை  Kaypai (Keppai),  கேழ்வரகு Kelvaraku (Kezhvaragu),  குரக்கன்  Kurakkan.

TELUGU :  రాగి  Ragi.

TURKISH : Ragi darısı .

VIETNAMESE : .

ZULU : Upoko.

SYNONYM(S) : Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. subsp. africana (Kenn.-O'Byrne) S. M. Phillips

AFRIKAANS : Osgras.

DANISH : Afrikansk hirse.

ENGLISH : African millet, Wild finger millet.

GERMAN : Afrikanische Hirse.

SPANISH : Mijo africano.

SYNONYM(S) : Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. f. coracana (L.) Hook.f. ex Backer, Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. (Finger Millet Group) , Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. cv. gr. Finger Millet

AFRIKAANS : Vogel gierst.

AMHARIC :  Dagusa, Dagussa (Ethiopia), Tokuso, Tōkūsō (Ethiopia).

ARABIC : Tailabon (Sudan).

ASSAMESE :  মৰুবা ধান  Maruba dhan.

BENGALI :  Marwa, Murooa.

CHINESE : Long zhao ji, Ya jiao su.

DANISH : Fingerhirse.

DUTCH : Vingergierst.

ENGLISH : Indian millet, Ragi millet, Finger millet, African millet, African finger millet.

FRENCH : Eleusine cultivée.

GERMAN : Fingerhirse, Ragihirse.

GUJARATI :  બાવટો Bavato (Bavto),   નાચણી  Nachani (Nāchṇi), નાગલી Nagali (Nagli), Navto.

HAUSA :  Tamba.

HINDI :  मडुवा  Maḍuvā,  Makra,   मंडुआ Mandua, मंडवा Mandwa, मड़ुआ Marua, मड़ुवा Maruwa, रागी Ragi,  रागि  Ragi.

JAPANESE :  シコクビエ Shikokubie.

KANNADA :  ರಾಗಿ  Ragi.

KHMER : Chë:ng kra:hs, Si:ng söng.

KIKUYU : Mugimbi (Kenya).

KOREAN :  수수  Susu.

LAOTIAN : Pha:k kh'wa:y.

MALAY : Rumput sambau, Suket lulangan (Java).

MALAYALAM :   രാഗി  Ragi    കൂരഗ്  Kooragu, Muthari.

MARATHI :  नाचणी  Nachani (Nachni), नागली Nagali (Nagli),  रागी  Ragi (Ragee).
NEPALESE :  कोदो   Kodo, मड़ुवा  Maruwa.

ORIYA :  ମାଣ୍ଡିଆ  Mandiaa, Mandia. 

PUNJABI :  ਬਾਜਰਾ  Bajra (bájrá), ਮੰਦਲ Mandal, Mandhal, Mandhuka,  ਮੰਢੁਲ Mandhul, ਮੁੰਡਲ Mundal

RUSSIAN : Элевзина коракана  Elevzina korakana.

SANSKRIT :  मधुलिका  Madhulika, मट्टकम्  Mattakam, नृत्यकुण्डलक  Nrutyakundala.

SINHALESE : Kura khan.

SPANISH : Coracán, Ragi, Mijo coracano, Mijo digitado.

SWAHILI :  Mbege, Mwimbi, Ulezi, Wimbi.

SWEDISH : Fingerhirs.

SUNDANESE : Jampang carulang (Djambang).

TAMIL :  ஆரியம்  Aariyam, இராகி  Iraki (Iragi),   கேப்பை  Kaypai (Keppai),  கேழ்வரகு Kelvaraku (Kezhvaragu),  குரக்கன்  Kurakkan.

TELUGU :  Chodi,  రాగి  Ragi,  రాగులు Ragulu , తైదలు Taidalu, Taidulu, తమిదలు  Tamidalu.   తమిదెలు Tamidelu,  తివిదలు Tividalu.

THAI : Khao pang samngam.

URDU :  منڐوا  Mandwa, مڙوا   Maruwa,  ناچني  Nachni,  راگی   Ragi .

VIETNAMESE :  Chi ke, Hong mi.

A number of the above names are interchangeable with many applied to the species, Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. in particular.

ENGLISH : Cockscomb finger millet.

ARABIC : Kalassindra (Chad).

ENGLISH : Fowl-foot grass, Crowfoot grass, Crabgrass, Goose grass, Wire grass, Yard grass.

FRENCH : Pied de poule de l'Inde.

GUJARATI :  બાજરી  Bājarī.

ITALIAN : Panico indiano.

JAPANESE : Ohi shiba, Ohi jiwa ?

KANNADA :  ರಾಗಿ  Ragi..

MALAY : Rumput kekuasa.

MARATHI :  नाचणी  Nachani.

NEPALESE : Kode vanso.

ORIYA :  ମାଣ୍ଡିଆ Mandiaa.

PILIPINO : Paragis.

PORTUGUESE : Pata de galinha, Capim de caradouro.

PUNJABI :  ਬਾਜਰਾ  Bajra (bájrá).

RUSSIAN :  Элевзина индийская   Elevzina indiiskaia.

SHONA : Makha.

SPANISH : Grama de caballo, Hierba dulce, Natajo dulce, Pata de gallina, Pata de ganso, Yerba dulce.

TAMIL :  கேழ்வரகு  Kelvaraku , Kevuru.

TELUGU :  రాగి  Ragi.

VIETNAMESE : , .

 

Most of the above Indian names are also applied to Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.

Photographs of inflorescences by Gerald D. Carr at Vascular Plant Families - Photographic collections, Botany Department, University of Hawaii.

Carr Gerald D. Vascular Plant Families - Photographic collections, Botany Department, University of Hawaii. < http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/default.htm >. Index of Poaceae / Gramineae at < http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/carr/po.htm > includes names, descriptions & thumbnail photos linked to larger shots.

Farmers' Rights Information Service , M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, provide a brief background on the Diversity of Millets, including common and little millet (in English) < http://www.mssrf.org/Fris9809/index.html > . Background of many cultivars / groups and photographs are given on linked pages. < http://www.mssrf.org/Fris9809/kolli-millets-1.html >.

Images collection (botanical line drawings) of grasses (Poaceae) by the Bioinformatics Working Group at Texas A & M University < http://www.csdl.tamu.edu/FLORA/image/poacr2ba.htm >.