Helicteres isora L.

hel-ik-TER-es -- from the Greek word heliktos (twisted, spiral, rolled) or helisso (to wind or turn) ... Dave's Botanary
ee-SOR-uh -- derived from isora-murri, the name of this plant, cited by Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein, in his botanical treatise, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus


commonly known as: East-Indian screw tree, kaivum fibre, nut-leaved screw tree • Assamese: আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shing • Bengali: আঁতমোড়া antamora • Dogri: मरोड़फली marorphali • Gujarati: આંટેડી aantedi, આટેટી aateti, હાટેડી hatedi, મરડાફળી mardaphali, મરડાશીંગી mardashingi • Hindi: मरोड़फली marorphali • Kachchhi: આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhad • Kannada: ಅವರ್ತಿನಿ avartini, ಅವತಾರಿಣಿ avataarini, ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu, ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu, ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida, ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru, ಕರೊರಿಗಿಡ karorigida, ಕೌರಿ kauri, ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi, ಮುರುದಾರಸಿಂಗಿ murudaarasingi, ಮುರುಡಿ murudi, ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gida • Konkani: किवन kivan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng • Malayalam: ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli, ഇടംപിരി വലംപിരി idampiri-valampiri, കൈവം kaivum, കൈനാര് kayinaru, കൈവിലനാര് kayivilanaru, കൈവൂലം kayivoolam, രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla • Marathi: अटी ati, धामणी dhamani, केवण kevan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng • Nepali: कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaa • Odia: ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuri • Punjabi: ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phali • Rajasthani: मरोड़फली marorphali • Sanskrit: अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi, आवर्तनी avartani, मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murva • Santali: ᱯᱮᱛᱠᱟᱢᱨᱟ petcamra • Tamil: இடம்புரி itampuri, வலம்புரி valam-puri • Telugu: ఆడసామంతి aadasamanthi, ఆదశ్యామలి aadasyamali, అడవి చామంతి adavi chamanthi, గూబతడ goobatada, కావంచి kavanci, నూలికాయ nulikaaya, నులితడ nulitada, నులితి nulithi, పెద్ద సామంతి pedda samanti, పెద్ద శ్యామల pedda shamala, సడల sadala, శ్యామలి shyaamali, తడ tada, ఉత్రాసి uttrasi, వలంబిరి కాయ valambirikaya • Tulu: ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuri • Urdu: مروڙ پهلي maror phali


botanical names: Helicteres isora L. ... heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

East-Indian screw tree

• Flowers of India
• Pandanus database of Indian plant names
• or East-Indian screw pine ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• or Indian screw tree ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
• or Indian screw tree ... Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and its vicinity by Cameron, John, F. L. S
• or Indian screw tree ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

kaivum fibre

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

nut-leaved screw tree

• The Free Dictionary

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shing

• Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi, Brahmananda Patiri and Ranjan Hazarika for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

আঁতমোড়া antamora

• Citizen Journal

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

मरोड़फली marorphali (or मरोड़फल marorphal)

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

આંટેડી aantedi

• for મરડાશીંગી mardashingi ... Gujarati Lexicon
• or આંટેડ aanted for મરડાશીંગી mardashingi ... Gujarati Lexicon

આટેટી aateti

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

હાટેડી hatedi

• for મરડાશીંગી mardashingi ... Gujarati Lexicon

મરડાફળી mardaphali

• Gujarati Lexicon

મરડાશીંગી mardashingi

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• name variants: મરડાશિંગ mardashing, મરડાસીંગી mardasingi, ... Gujarati Lexicon

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

मरोड़फली marorphali

• Wikipedia - मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे
• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhad

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಅವರ್ತಿನಿ avartini, ಅವತಾರಿಣಿ avataarini, ಕರೊರಿಗಿಡ karorigida

• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
• or ಭೂತಕರಳು bhutakaralu ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore

ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and its vicinity by Cameron, John, F. L. S
• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar ... or ಕೋಳಿನಾರು kolinaru

ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಕವರಗಿ kavaragi
• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಕೌರಿ kauri

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಮುರುದಾರಸಿಂಗಿ murudaarasingi

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಮುರದಾರಸಿಂಗಿ muradaarasingi

ಮುರುಡಿ murudi

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gida

• Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

किवन kivan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli

• Kerala Plants
• Malabar Ayurveda Nursery
• The Malabar name - isora-murri (though not meaningful) was retained by Carl Linnaeus for this plant, since it was cited by Rheede in his work - Hortus Indicus Malabaricus. The actual spoken form of the name could be ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli

കൈവം kaivum, കൈനാര് kayinaru, കൈവിലനാര് kayivilanaru, കൈവൂലം kayivoolam

• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with these names ... facebook
• Floristic and ethnobotanical studies of Achankovil forests Western Ghats Kerala - a thesis by Jose Mathew
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla

• A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert

ഇടംപിരി വലംപിരി idampiri-valampiri

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• or വലന്പിരി valampiri ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert
• ഇടംപിരി വലംപിരി idampiri-valampiri = left twisting - right twisting, name given due to the plant's spirally twisted follicles ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

अटी ati

• this name अटी ati or आटी aati is most probably a local trade name in cordage industry ... the name is found mentioned in commercial portals like IndiaMART

धामणी dhamani

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... or धामण dhaman

केवण kevan

• The Gazetteer Department ... औषधी वनस्पती
• or केवणी kevani ... Charlotte Facho, Dr. Anshu Sharma, "Documenting Extraction Process of Helicteres isora Fibre", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Volume 8 Issue 6, June 2019, pp. 868-871

मुरडशेंग muradsheng

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• or मुरुडशेंग murudsheng ... विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश | The Gazetteer Department ... औषधी वनस्पती

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaa

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuri

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phali

• The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

मरोड़फली marorphali

• Rajasthan Government - Forest Department

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi

• Sanskrit Dictionary

आवर्तनी avartani

• विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murva

• WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

ᱯᱮᱛᱠᱟᱢᱨᱟ petcamra

• Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

இடம்புரி itampuri

• விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்

வலம்புரி valam-puri

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

ఆడసామంతి aadasamanthi, ఆదశ్యామలి aadasyamali, అడవి చామంతి adavi chamanthi (or చామంతి chamanthi), గూబతడ goobatada, కావంచి kavanci, నూలికాయ nulikaaya, నులితడ nulitada (or నులిగడ nuligada / నులితాడు nulitadu), నులితి nulithi, పెద్ద సామంతి pedda samanti, పెద్ద శ్యామల pedda shamala, సడల sadala, శ్యామలి shyaamali, తడ tada, ఉత్రాసి uttrasi, వలంబిరి కాయ valambirikaya

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuri

• Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer ... meaning: a conch, winding to the right

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

مروڙ پهلي maror phali

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts

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Sterculieae Malvaceae Sterculioideae Sterculiaceae sub-deciduous shrub "small tree" Helicteres Isora "Helicteres isora" "Helicteres grewiifolia" "Helicteres grewiaefolia" "Helicteres roxburghii" "East-Indian screw pine" "East-Indian screw tree" "Indian screw tree" "kaivum fibre" "nut-leaved screw tree"