yoo-FOR-bee-uh -- named for Euphorbus, Greek physician to Juba II ... Dave's Botanary
tee-roo-KAL-ee -- from the Malayalam name of this plant - tirukkalli (Malayalam: തിരുക്കള്ളി) ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: Indian tree spurge, milk bush, milk hedge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, tirucalli rubber • Assamese: সপ্তলা গছ saptala gacha • Arabic: صبار أم اللبن sabaar 'ami allaban • Dogri: पेंसिल दुदली pencil dudali • Gujarati: ડાંડલીઑ થોર dandalio thor, ખરસાણી થોર kharsani thor, પરદેશી થોર pardeshi thor • Hindi: भद्रचूड़ bhadrachur, लङ्कास्थायी lankasthayi, थोहर thoar, सेहुण्ड sehund • Kachchhi: ડાંડલીઑ થોર dandalio thor, ખરસાની થૂર kharsani thur, થોર thor • Kannada: ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಮರ kalli mara, ಕೋಡುಕಳ್ಳಿ kodukalli, ಮೊಂಡುಗಳ್ಳಿ mondugalli, ಮುಂಡುಕಳ್ಳಿ mundukalli • Konkani: पोर्तुगाली निवल portugali nival • Malayalam: തിരുക്കള്ളി tirukkalli • Marathi: चिकाडा chikada, हुरा hura, काडा kada, काडेहुरा kadehura, निवली nivali, नौली nauli, शेर sher • Odia: ଗୁଡ଼ା gurda, କ୍ଷିରସିଝୁ kshirasijhu, ଲଙ୍କା ସିଝୁ lanka sijhu, ରାଜ ବୃକ୍ଷ raja bruksha, ତ୍ରିକଣ୍ଟ trikanta • Punjabi: ਸ਼ੀਰ ਥੋਹਰ shir thohar • Sanskrit: अमर amar, बहुक्षीरा bahushira, भद्रचूड bhadrachuda, लङ्कास्थायिन् lankasthayin, स्नुक् snuk • Tamil: பால் மரம் pal maram, திருகுகள்ளி tiruku-kalli • Telugu: జెముడు కాడలు jemudu kadalu, కాడ జెముడు kadujemudu, కల్లి kalli, కంచి జెముడు kanchi jemudu, కుందిగి kundigi, మంచి జెముడు manchi jamudu, పుల్లల జెముడు pullala jemudu, పుల్ల జీడి కాడ pulla jeedi kada, పుల్ల కాడ pulla kada, సన్న జెముడు sanna jemudu • Tulu: ಕೋಲುಕಳ್ಳಿ kolukalli • Urdu: بهدر چوڙ bhadrachur, لنکا ستهايي lankasthayi, سيہنڐ sehund
botanical names: Euphorbia tirucalli L. ... homotypic synonyms: Arthrothamnus tirucalli (L.) Klotzsch & Garcke • Tirucalia indica Raf. • Tirucalia tirucalli (L.) P.V.Heath ... and a list of heterotypic synonyms ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil cactus, fire stick, milk bush
milk hedge
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
- Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and its vicinity by Cameron, John, F. L. S
tirucalli rubber
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
সপ্তলা গছ saptala gacha
- Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
صبار أم اللبن sabaar 'ami allaban
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
पेंसिल दुदली pencil dudali
- Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
ડાંડલીઑ થોર dandalio thor
- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
- FLORA OF BARDA MOUNTAIN (KATHIAWAD) by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1910
- also written as ડાંડલિયો થોર dandaliyo thor ... Gujarati Lexicon
ખરસાણી થોર kharsani thor
- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
પરદેશી થોર pardeshi thor
- FLORA OF BARDA MOUNTAIN (KATHIAWAD) by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1910
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
भद्रचूड़ bhadrachur, लङ्कास्थायी lankasthayi (or लंकास्थायी lankasthayi), सेहुण्ड sehund (or सीहुण्ड sihund)
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
थोहर thoar
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
- FLORA OF BARDA MOUNTAIN (KATHIAWAD) by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1910
- also थूहर thuhar ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
ડાંડલીઑ થોર dandalio thor, ખરસાની થૂર kharsani thur, થોર thor (or થૂર)
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಮರ kalli mara
- Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and its vicinity by Cameron, John, F. L. S
- or ಕಳ್ಳಿ ಗಿಡ kalli gida ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
ಕೋಡುಕಳ್ಳಿ kodukalli
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
- or ಕೋಲುಕಳ್ಳಿ kolukalli ... Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
ಮೊಂಡುಗಳ್ಳಿ mondugalli, ಮುಂಡುಕಳ್ಳಿ mundukalli
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
पोर्तुगाली निवल portugali nival
- Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
തിരുക്കള്ളി tirukkalli
- Wikipedia
- for the milk-hedge plant ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
- the specific epithet tirucalli is derived from this Malayalam name of the plant
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
चिकाडा chikada, काडा kada, काडेहुरा kadehura (or काड्याहुरा kadyahura), निवली nivali, नौली nauli, शेर sher
- A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଗୁଡ଼ା gurda, କ୍ଷିରସିଝୁ kshirasijhu, ଲଙ୍କା ସିଝୁ lanka sijhu, ରାଜ ବୃକ୍ଷ raja bruksha, ତ୍ରିକଣ୍ଟ trikanta
- Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਸ਼ੀਰ ਥੋਹਰ shir thohar
- The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
अमर amar, भद्रचूड bhadrachuda, लङ्कास्थायिन् lankasthayin
स्नुक् snuk, बहुक्षीरा bahushira
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
பால் மரம் pal maram
- Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
- பால் மரம் pal maram = milk tree ... with help of Google Translate
திருகுகள்ளி tiruku-kalli
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... also திருக்கள்ளி tiru-k-kalli
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
జెముడు కాడలు jemudu kadalu, కాడ జెముడు kadujemudu, కల్లి kalli, కంచి జెముడు kanchi jemudu, కుందిగి kundigi, మంచి జెముడు manchi jamudu, పుల్లల జెముడు pullala jemudu, పుల్ల జీడి కాడ pulla jeedi kada, పుల్ల కాడ pulla kada, సన్న జెముడు sanna jemudu
- ENVIS - FRLHT
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಕೋಲುಕಳ್ಳಿ kolukalli
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
بهدر چوڙ bhadrachur, لنکا ستهايي lankasthayi, سيہنڐ sehund
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
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