Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna

¿ chas-sah-LEE-ah ? -- named in honour of D. Chasal (de Chazal) of Mauritius ... Verba nominalia • Wikipedia
kurv-ih-FLOR-a -- curved flower ... Dave's Botanary
oh-fee-oh-zy-LOY-deez -- resembles features of genus Ophioxylon; ophis (snake), xylon (wood) ... Google search

commonly known as: curved flower woody chassalia • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಗರುಡಪಾತಾಳ kaadu garudapathala, ನಿರ್ವಿಷಿ nirvishi • Malayalam: കാട്ടു വെള്ളഅമൽപ്പൊരി kattu vellaamalppori, നീല അമൽപ്പൊരി nila amalppori, വെള്ളക്കുറിഞ്ഞി vellakurinji, യമരി yamari • Mizo: hmuamsen, khummurmu • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಪಾತಾಳಗರುಡೆ kaattu patalagarude


botanical names: Chassalia curviflora (Wall.) Thwaites ... synonyms: Chassalia ambigua (Wight & Arn.) Alston • Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna • Chassalia ophioxyloides (Wall.) Craib • Psychotria ambigua Wight & Arn. • Psychotria curviflora Wall. • Psychotria ophioxyloides Wall. ... and many more synonyms listed at POWO

Bibliography / etymology

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curved flower woody chassalia (or curved flower snake chassalia)

• for synonym Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna ... Flowers of India
• the epithet curviflora = curved flower; the variety epithet ophioxyloides is ophis (snake) + xylon (wood)

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ಕಾಡು ಗರುಡಪಾತಾಳ kaadu garudapathala

• for synonym Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu ... ಕಾಡು ಗರುಡಪಾತಾಳ kaadu garudapathala (wild rauvolfia ) - from its close resemblance to Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz

ನಿರ್ವಿಷಿ nirvishi

• for synonym Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
• or ನಿರ್ವಿಷ nirvisha ... for synonym Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna ... ENVIS - FRLHT

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കാട്ടു വെള്ളഅമൽപ്പൊരി kattu vellaamalppori, വെള്ളക്കുറിഞ്ഞി vellakurinji, യമരി yamari

• for synonym Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
• Many thanks to Haneesh Km for help with these names ... facebook

നീല അമൽപ്പൊരി nila amalppori

• Wikipedia

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hmuamsen

• for synonym Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna ... WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

khummurmu

• for synonym Chassalia ophioxyloides (Wall.) Craib ... State Medicinal Plants Board - Mizoram

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಪಾತಾಳಗರುಡೆ kaattu patalagarude

• for synonym Chassalia curviflora var. ophioxyloides (Wall.) Deb & B.Krishna ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu ... ಕಾಟ್ಟು ಪಾತಾಳಗರುಡೆ kaattu patalagarude (wild rauvolfia ) - from its close resemblance to Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz

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