al-STON-ee-uh -- named for Dr C Alston, Scottish Professor of Botany at Edinburgh ... Dave's Botanary
ven-en-AY-tuh -- poisoned, drugged or enchanted ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: poison devil tree • Kannada: ಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ addasarpa • Malayalam: അണലിവേഗം analivegam, തീപ്പാല theeppala • Mundari: मँगर जिता mangar jita • Odia: ବାଘମାରୀ baghamari, ଢକରା dhakara, ରଣଜିତ ranajita • Sanskrit: राजादन rajadana, विषघ्नी visaghni • Tamil: சின்னப்பாலை chinna-p-palai, பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை palam-unni-p-palai • Telugu: ఏడాకుల పాల edakula pala, గండు గన్నేరు gandu ganneru, పాల గన్నేరు pala ganneru • Tulu: ಎಲ್ಯ ಪಾಲೆ elya paale
known for / parts made use of: roots & root bark, stem bark, leaves & milky latex sap, fruits & seeds
botanical names: Alstonia venenata R.Br. ... homotypic synonyms: Blaberopus venenatus (R.Br.) A.DC. ... heterotypic synonyms: Echites venenatus Roxb. ex A.DC. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 7 July 2026
known for / parts made use of: roots & root bark, stem bark, leaves & milky latex sap, fruits & seeds
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
poison devil tree
- for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India ... (accessed: Nov 29, 2020)
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ addasarpa
- Cameron, John, F. L. S — Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and its vicinity ... (downloaded: Sep 5, 2020)
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
അണലിവേഗം analivegam, തീപ്പാല theeppala
- വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Sep 5, 2020)
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
- അണലിവേഗം analivegam = viper repellent — indicates its utility in the treatment of viper bite [↗]
- This name combines thee (fire) with paala (milky shrub), a term reflecting its fiery, pungent properties. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha
मँगर जिता mangar jita (or मंगर जिता)
- The Useful Plants of India (CSIR, Publications & Information Directorate)
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବାଘମାରୀ baghamari
- Sethi, Jashabanta & Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari & Mishra, Sweta & Marndi, Sugimani & Rout, Subhalakshmi & Jena, Nibedita. (2026). Floral Diversity of Rourkela Forest Division, Odisha. ... (downloaded: June 27, 2026)
- Kumar, Sanjeet & Supriya Devi, Rajkumari. (2020). Report on Floral Diversity of SAMBHAV, Nayagarh, Odisha, India. 10.13140/RG.2.2.21260.54402. ... (downloaded: July 4, 2023)
- Kumar, Sanjeet & Mishra, Sweta & Mishra, Arun & Kumar N, Sanath. (2023). Floral Diversity of Koira and Barsuan Ranges, Bonai Forest Division, Odisha ... (downloaded: Aug 26, 2024)
- Literal meaning of ବାଘମାରୀ baghamari = tiger-killer. In Odia ethnobotany, names like this usually signify either the plant's intense toxicity (powerful enough to kill a large predator) or its traditional use in localized tribal traps/repellents. ... compiled from the web.
ଢକରା dhakara
- Das P K, Sahoo T, Panda P C. Forest trees of Odisha, India: An updated checklist. Plant Science Today. 2022; 9(4): 1021–1031. ... (downloaded: Aug 29, 2023)
ରଣଜିତ ranajita
- The Useful Plants of India (CSIR, Publications & Information Directorate)
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
राजादन rajadana
- Chopra R. N. Glossary Of Indian Medicinal Plants (1956)
- FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: Sep 5, 2020)
विषघ्नी visaghni
- FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: Sep 5, 2020)
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சின்னப்பாலை chinna-p-palai, பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை palam-unni-p-palai
- Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with these names ... eFloraofIndia
- FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: Sep 5, 2020)
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
ఏడాకుల పాల edakula pala, గండు గన్నేరు gandu ganneru, పాల గన్నేరు pala ganneru
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: Sep 5, 2020)
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಎಲ್ಯ ಪಾಲೆ elya paale
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, *Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, *West Bengal
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 26.05; last update May 20th, 2026. Last accessed 07/07/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).
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Created on: 21:37 29-11-2020 ¦ Last updated: 16:24 12-07-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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