Names of Plants in India: Gymnacranthera canarica (Bedd. ex King) Warb.

¿ jim-nuh-KRAN-ther-uh ? -- Greek: gymnos (naked); acranthera (apical anther) - referring to exposed apical stamens ... Dave's Botanary
¿ kan-AIR-ee-kuh ? -- of or from the Canara or Kanara region in south-west India

commonly known as: Kanara nutmeg • Kannada: ಪಿಂಡಿಕಾಯಿ pindikaayi, ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಮರ mombatthi mara • Malayalam: പിണ്ടിക്കായ pintikkaya, ഉണ്ടപ്പയിൻ undappayin • Tulu: ಪುಂಡಿಕ್ಕಾಯಿ pundikkayi

botanical names: Gymnacranthera canarica (Bedd. ex King) Warb. ... homotypic synonyms: Myristica canarica Bedd. ex King ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

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Kanara nutmeg

Flowers of India

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ಪಿಂಡಿಕಾಯಿ pindikaayi (or just ಪಿಂಡಿ pindi)

The Useful Plants Of India
Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
ಪಿಂಡಿ pindi has several meanings; in this context the best would be "a spherical mass" - referring to the globose fruit; ಕಾಯಿ kaayi = raw fruit, or greens, serving as vegetable

ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಮರ mombatthi mara

Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ mombatthi = candle; ಮರ mara = tree; the red exudate from seeds is used in candle making
or ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಬೀಜ mombatthi beeja ... Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar ... ಬೀಜ beeja = seed ... seeds yield a fat, used for soap-making and as an illuminant; also seeds are crushed and pressed into joints of bamboos and burnt like candles; the flame is small and clear without any smoke ... The Useful Plants Of India

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പിണ്ടിക്കായ pintikkaya