Sunday 29 November 2020

Alstonia venenata R.Br.

Alstonia venenata R.Br.

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 • Mundari: mangar jita • Odia: ରଣଜିତ ranajita • Sanskrit: राजादन raja-adana, 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


botanical names: Alstonia venenata R.Br. ... synonyms: Blaberopus venenatus (R.Br.) A.DC. • Echites venenatus Roxb. ex A.DC. ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
poison devil tree
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಅಡ್ಡಸರ್ಪ addasarpa
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
അണലിവേഗം analivegam
  • Wikipedia
  • this name, analivegam = viper repellent; indicates its utility in the treatment of viper bite ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
mangar jita
  • The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ରଣଜିତ ranajita
  • The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
राजादन rajadana
विषघ्नी visaghni
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
சின்னப்பாலை chinna-p-palai
பழமுண்ணிப்பாலை palam-unni-p-palai
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with this name ... efloraofindia
  • this name shared with:
    Mimusops kauki L. ... synonym of Manilkara kauki Dubard ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
ఏడాకుల పాల edakula pala
గండు గన్నేరు gandu ganneru
పాల గన్నేరు pala ganneru
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಎಲ್ಯ ಪಾಲೆ elya paale
~~~~~ x ~~~~~

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