Tuesday, 29 August 2023

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

Lumnitzera racemosa Willd.

lum-NITS-ee-rah -- named in honour of Stephen Lumnitzer, German botanist ... Wikipedia
ray-see-MO-suh -- having racemes (flower cluster) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: black mangrove, white-flowered mangrove • Bengali: কিরপা kirpa • Gujarati: ખારો કાંડેલ kharo kandel • Kannada: ತಂಡಾರ thandaara • Konkani: खारो कांडेल kharo kamdel • Malayalam: കടക്കണ്ടൽ kadakkandal • Marathi: किर्पा kirpa • Odia: ଚୁରାଣ୍ଡ churand, କିରିପା kiripa, ତୁଣ୍ଡା tunda • Tamil: தீப்பரத்தை tipparathai • Telugu: కడివి kadivi, పొదప podapa, తండుగ tanduga


botanical names: Lumnitzera racemosa Willd. ... accepted infraspecifics: Lumnitzera racemosa var. racemosa ... heterotypic synonyms: Bruguiera madagascariensis DC. • Jussiaea racemosa Rottler ex DC. • Petaloma alternifolium Roxb. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
black mangrove, white-flowered mangrove
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
কিরপা kirpa
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
ખારો કાંડેલ kharo kandel
  • Many thanks to Jaydip D Gadhiya for help with the name ... facebook
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ತಂಡಾರ thandaara
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
खारो कांडेल kharo kamdel
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കടക്കണ്ടൽ kadakkandal
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
किर्पा kirpa
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ଚୁରାଣ୍ଡ churand
କିରିପା kiripa
ତୁଣ୍ଡା tunda
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
தீப்பரத்தை tipparathai
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
కడివి kadivi, పొదప podapa, తండుగ tanduga
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Combretaceae mangrove evergreen "large shrub" "small tree" "Lumnitzera racemosa" "Bruguiera madagascariensis" "Jussiaea racemosa" "Petaloma alternifolium" "black mangrove" "white-flowered mangrove" "white-flowered black mangrove"

Friday, 25 August 2023

Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

¿ lo-foh-PET-al-um ? -- Greek: lophos (crest), and petalon (petal) ... Dave's Botanary
¿ wight-ee-AY-num ? -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon & botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Wight's crest-petal • Coorgi: ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani • Hindi: बनाती banati • Kannada: ಬಲ್ಪಾಲೆ balpaale, ಬನಾಟೆ banaate, ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapaale, ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu, ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani • Konkani: बोलपली bolpali • Malayalam: വെമ്പാല vembala, വെണ്‍കടവം venkatavam, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkotta • Marathi: बलफळे balphale, बनाती banati • Nepali: बलपले balapale • Tamil: காருக்கா karukka, வெள்ள பலா vella pala, வெள்ளபோலம் vellapolam, வெண்கடவன் venkatavan, வென்கோட்டா venkotta, வெண்குதம் venkutam • Tulu: ಬೊಲ್ಪಾಲೆ bolpaale


botanical names: Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. ... heterotypic synonyms: Lophopetalum fimbriatum Wight ... and more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Wight's crest-petal
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
rumin
rumu
  • for Lophopetalum fimbriatum Wight ... Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha
~~~~~ COORGI (Kodava takk)~~~~~
ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani
  • The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
बनाती banati
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬಲ್ಪಾಲೆ balpaale
ಬನಾಟೆ banaate
ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapaale
ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu
ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
बोलपली bolpali
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
വെമ്പാല vembala, വെണ്‍കടവം venkatavam, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkotta
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
बलफळे balphale, बनाती banati
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
बलपले balapale
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
காருக்கா karukka, வெள்ள பலா vella pala, வெள்ளபோலம் vellapolam, வெண்கடவன் venkatavan, வென்கோட்டா venkotta, வெண்குதம் venkutam
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಬೊಲ್ಪಾಲೆ bolpaale
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Arunachal Pradesh, *Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Celastraceae evergreen butressed tree "Lophopetalum wightianum" "Lophopetalum fimbriatum" "Wight's lophopetalum"

Thursday, 24 August 2023

Loeseneriella africana var. obtusifolia (Roxb.) N.Hallé

Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) R.Wilczek

¿ LOES-ner-ee-EL-luh ? -- named for Theodor Loesener, German botanist ... Wikipedia
af-ri-KAHN-uh -- of or from Africa ... Dave's Botanary
ob-too-sih-FOH-lee-uh -- blunt leaf ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indo-China paddle-pod • Konkani: दवस davas • Malayalam: പുറംകൊടി puramkodi • Marathi: दौशीर daushir • Tamil: மெந்தக் கொடி menthakkodi • Telugu: మేడితీగ mediteega


botanical names: Loeseneriella africana var. obtusifolia (Roxb.) N.Hallé ... homotypic synonyms: Hippocratea obtusifolia Roxb. • Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... and more at POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Indo-China paddle-pod
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ainshi
  • for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... Flora of India Vol. 5, Botanical Survey of India
  • this does not seem to be a valid name
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
दवस davas
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
പുറംകൊടി puramkodi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
दौशीर daushir
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu
மெந்தக் கொடி menthakkodi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
మేడితీగ mediteega
  • for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, *Assam, Goa, Maharashtra, *Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Celastraceae Hippocrateaceae endemic "Loeseneriella africana" "Hippocratea africana" "Loeseneriella africana var obtusifolia" "Hippocratea obtusifolia" "Loeseneriella obtusifolia" "climbing shrub"

Tuesday, 22 August 2023

Litsea coriacea (B.Heyne ex Nees) Hook.f.

Litsea coriacea (B.Heyne ex Nees) Hook.f.

LIT-see-a -- Chinese litse or Ii, meaning small, little ... Dave's Botanary
kor-ee-uh-KEE-uh -- leathery ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: leather-leaf litsea • Kannada: ಎರ್ಚಿಕೂಟಿ erchikooti, ಮುಜ muja • Malayalam: മരവെട്ടിത്താളി maravettithaali, പന്നിത്താളി pannithaali, വെട്ടിത്താളി vettithaali • Tamil: பன்னித்தழை pannittalai • Tulu: ಎರ್ಚಿಕೂಟಿ erchikooti


botanical names: Litsea coriacea (B.Heyne ex Nees) Hook.f. ... homotypic synonyms: Tetranthera coriacea B.Heyne ex Nees ... heterotypic synonyms: Malapoenna coriacea Kuntze • Tetranthera micrantha Meisn. ... POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
leather-leaf litsea
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಎರ್ಚಿಕೂಟಿ erchikooti, ಮುಜ muja
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
മരവെട്ടിത്താളി maravettithaali, പന്നിത്താളി pannithaali, വെട്ടിത്താളി vettithaali
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
பன்னித்தழை pannittalai
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಎರ್ಚಿಕೂಟಿ erchikooti
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, *Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Lauraceae endemic evergreen dioecious tree "Litsea coriacea" "Tetranthera coriacea" "Malapoenna coriacea" "Tetranthera micrantha" "leathery-leaved laurel"

Liparis odorata (Willd.) Lindl.

Liparis odorata (Willd.) Lindl.

lip-AIR-iss -- Greek: liparos (oily, smooth), referring to the glossy leaf surface ... Dave's Botanary
oh-dor-AY-tuh or oh-dor-AH-tuh -- fragrant ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: fragrant liparis • Konkani: रान सोनकेळ ran son-kel • Malayalam: കാട്ടു പൊന്നാം മരവാഴ kaattu ponnaam maravaazha • Marathi: रान सोनकेळ ran son-kel


botanical names: Liparis odorata (Willd.) Lindl. ... homotypic synonyms: Malaxis odorata Willd. ... heterotypic synonyms: Liparis paradoxa (Lindl.) Rchb.f. • Liparis parishii (Hook.f.) Hook.f. ... POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
fragrant liparis
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
रान सोनकेळ ran son-kel
  • name coined from the Malayalam name of this plant, for want of name; रान सोनकेळ ran son-kel = wild golden banana
  • also रानकेळ ran-kel = wild banana, is a name given to Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കാട്ടു പൊന്നാം മരവാഴ kaattu ponnaam maravaazha
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R and Ajayan Sadanandan for help with this name ... facebook
  • Orchids of Eastern Ghats (India) by Kothareddy Prasad, Subbiah Karuppusamy, T. Pullaiah
  • കാട്ടു പൊന്നാം മരവാഴ kaattu ponnaam maravaazha = wild golden banana ... Google Translate
  • leaves of this plant resemble to that of banana plant; though has no relation to banana family
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
रान सोनकेळ ran son-kel
  • name coined from the Malayalam name of this plant, for want of name; रान सोनकेळ ran son-kel = wild golden banana
  • also रानकेळ ran-kel = wild banana, is a name given to Liparis nervosa (Thunb.) Lindl. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, *Arunachal Pradesh, *Assam, Goa, *Jharkhand, *Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Meghalaya, *Mizoram, *Nagaland, *Odisha, *Sikkim, *Tamil Nadu, *Tripura, *Uttarakhand, *West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Orchidaceae "terrestrial orchid" annual herb "Liparis odorata" "Malaxis odorata" "Liparis paradoxa" "Liparis parishii" "fragrant liparis"

Monday, 21 August 2023

Bonnaya antipoda (L.) Druce

Bonnaya antipoda (L.) Druce

¿ bon-NEY-ah ? -- named for Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay (1750-1825), French military officer, politician and diplomat, student of botany ... Plant genera named after people (1753-1853) by José A. Mari Mut
an-te-PO-da or an-TIP-uh-da -- from the Greek, anti (opposite) and pous (foot), referring to people or places diametrically opposite on the globe ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: fart weed, sparrow false pimpernel • Assamese: বগা কাঁচিডৰিয়া baga kachidoria • Bengali: সাদা পানি ঘাস sada pani ghas, জাই ঘাস zai ghas • Khamti: yakio • Tamil: தண்ணிப் பூண்டு thanni poondu • Telugu: నీళ్ల పుండు neella pundu


botanical names: Bonnaya antipoda (L.) Druce ... homotypic synonyms: Lindernia antipoda (L.) Alston • Ruellia antipoda L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Bonnaya bracteata Griff. • Bonnaya verbenifolia (Colsm.) Spreng. • Lindernia verbenifolia (Colsm.) Pennell ... and many more at POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
fart weed
sparrow false pimpernel
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
বগা কাঁচিডৰিয়া baga kachidoria
  • Many thanks to Ashim Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
সাদা পানি ঘাস sada pani ghas, জাই ঘাস zai ghas
  • Many thanks to Subham Sahu for help with these names for Lindernia antipoda (L.) Alston ... facebook
~~~~~ KHAMTI ~~~~~
yakio
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
தண்ணிப் பூண்டு thanni poondu
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
నీళ్ల పుండు neella pundu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, *Bihar, *Jharkhand, *Goa, *Gujarat, *Karnataka, *Kerala, *Madhya Pradesh, *Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, *Odisha, Tamil Nadu, *Tripura, *Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Linderniaceae perennial herb "Bonnaya antipoda" "Lindernia antipoda" "Ruellia antipoda" "Bonnaya bracteata" "Bonnaya verbenifolia" "Lindernia verbenifolia" "fart weed" "sparrow false pimpernel"

Saturday, 19 August 2023

Bonnaya gracilis A.Pal, Sardesai & M.Chowdhury

Bonnaya gracilis A.Pal, Sardesai & M.Chowdhury

¿ bon-NEY-ah ? -- named for Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay (1750-1825), French military officer, politician and diplomat, student of botany ... Plant genera named after people (1753-1853) by José A. Mari Mut
GRASS-il-is -- graceful; slender ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: graceful bonnaya


botanical names: Bonnaya gracilis A.Pal, Sardesai & M.Chowdhury ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
graceful bonnaya
  • name coined, for want of name; derived from the scientific name; epithet gracilis = graceful; bonnaya = from the commemorative genus name Bonnaya, named for Charles François, Marquis de Bonnay (1750-1825), French military officer, politician and diplomat, student of botany
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
সাদা পানিঘাস sada panighas
  • name of Lindernia antipoda (L.) Alston, prevalent in Bangladesh, shared with this species, for want of name ... Flora - Mehedi Voice
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ತೆಳು ಬೊನೆಯ telu boneya
  • name coined, for want of name; ತೆಳು telu = thin, slender; ಬೊನೆಯ boneya = the genus name Bonnaya, Kannadised
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
चिनाटी बोनेया chinati boneya
  • name coined, for want of name; चिनाटी chinati = little, pretty; बोनेया boneya = the genus name Bonnaya, Marathicised
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Kerala, *Karnataka, *Maharashtra, *Puducherry, *West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Linderniaceae perennial herb "Bonnaya gracilis" "Torenia gracilis" "graceful false pimpernel"

Wednesday, 16 August 2023

Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth.

Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth.

lim-no-FIL-uh -- Greek: límnee (pond), philos (friend) ... Dave's Botanary
REE-penz -- spreading, creeping ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: creeping marshweed • Bengali: মাইট্যা কেশরী maitya keshari • Hindi: कपूर kapur • Kannada: ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi, ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari • Malayalam: മാങ്ങനാറി maanganaari • Marathi: सरपट तुरटी sarpat turati • Mundari: उलि अड़आ uli ara • Sanskrit: आम्रगन्धः amragandhah • Tulu: ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari


botanical names: Limnophila repens (Benth.) Benth. ... homotypic synonyms: Stemodia repens Benth. ... heterotypic synonyms: Limnophila camphorata Hook.f. ... and many more at POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
creeping marshweed
  • name coined, for want of name; derived from the scientific name; epithet repens = creeping; and marshweed, a generic name for many species of Limnophila
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
মাইট্যা কেশরী maitya keshari
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
कपूर kapur
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi, ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
മാങ്ങനാറി maanganaari
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
सरपट तुरटी sarpat turati
  • name coined, for want of name; सरपट sarpat = creeping; तुरटी turati = name given to Limnophila indica
~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~
उलि अड़आ uli ara
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
आम्रगन्धः amragandhah
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andhra Pradesh, *Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Nagaland, *Odisha, *Sikkim, *Tamil Nadu, *Telangana, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Plantaginaceae amphibious tropical annual perennial "variable aquatic" herb "Limnophila repens" "Stemodia repens" "Limnophila camphorata" "creeping marshweed"

Tuesday, 15 August 2023

Limnophila indica (L.) Druce

Limnophila indica (L.) Druce

lim-no-FIL-uh -- Greek: límnee (pond); philos (friend) - referring to the plant's natural habitat ... Dave's Botanary
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian marshweed • Assamese: আমগন্ধী বন amgandhi bon • Bengali: কর্পূর karpur • Gujarati: પૂર્તી purti, તરેટી tareti • Hindi: गुलाबी gulabi, पापड़ी papri • Kannada: ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi, ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari • Konkani: आंबुली ambuli • Malayalam: മാങ്ങനാറി maanganaari • Marathi: तुरटी turati • Odia: କପୂରା kapura • Rajasthani: गुलाबी gulabi • Sanskrit: आम्रगन्धः amragandhah • Tamil: அம்புலி ambuli • Telugu: అంబుజము ambujam, బగ్గ పత్తి bagga patti, బురదబక్కెన burada bakkena, ఇనాట inaata, నీటి గన్నేరు niti ganneru • Tulu: ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari


botanical names: Limnophila indica (L.) Druce ... homotypic synonyms: Hottonia indica L. • Limnophila gratioloides R.Br. ... heterotypic synonyms: Columnea balsamea Roxb. • Columnea balsamica Roxb. • Limnophila benthamiana Miq. ex Hook.f. ... and many more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Indian marshweed
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
আমগন্ধী বন amgandhi bon
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Pattiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
কর্পূর karpur
  • for Limnophila gratioloides R.Br. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
પૂર્તી purti, તરેટી tareti
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
गुलाबी gulabi
पापड़ी papri
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಆಮರಗಂಧಿ amaragandhi
ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ maangannaari
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
आंबुली ambuli
  • Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
  • आंबुली ambuli = small unripe mango; this plant has characteristic aroma of mango
  • one of the synonyms of this species is Ambulia indica (L.) W.Wight; the genus name Ambulia Lamarck, was derived from this Konkani name ambuli ... Dictionary - Merriam-Webster
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
മാങ്ങനാറി maanganaari
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
तुरटी turati
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
କପୂରା kapura
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
गुलाबी gulabi
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
आम्रगन्धः amragandhah
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
அம்புலி ambuli
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
అంబుజము ambujam, బగ్గ పత్తి bagga patti, బురదబక్కెన burada bakkena, ఇనాట inaata, నీటి గన్నేరు niti ganneru
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಮಾಂಗನ್ನಾರಿ mangannari
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
throughout tropical parts of India (more common in coastal states); Andhra Pradesh, Assam, *Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, *Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, *Manipur, Odisha, Rajasthan, *Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Plantaginaceae amphibious aquatic "semi-aquatic" perennial herb "Limnophila indica" "Hottonia indica" "Columnea balsamea" "Columnea balsamica" "Limnophila benthamiana" "Indian marshweed"

Wednesday, 9 August 2023

Ligustrum robustum subsp. perrottetii (A.DC.) de Juana

Ligustrum robustum subsp. perrottetii (A.DC.) de Juana

lig-GUS-trum -- an old name for privet ... Dave's Botanary
roh-BUS-tum -- robust ... Dave's Botanary
¿ per-ROT-tay-tee-eye ? -- named for George Samuel Perrottet, Swiss-born French botanist and horticulturist ... IPNI

commonly known as: Nilgiri privet • Kannada: ಕೂಲಿ ಮರ koli mara • Konkani: कुंगीण kungin • Malayalam: പിങ്കൻ pinkan, പുന്നു punnu • Marathi: कुंगीण kungin, लोखंडी lokhandi, मेडसिंग medsing • Tamil: சிற்றழிஞ்சில் cirralincil, கோலி koli, புன்கு punku


botanical names: Ligustrum robustum subsp. perrottetii (A.DC.) de Juana ... homotypic synonyms: Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC. ... heterotypic synonyms: Ligustrum candolleanum Blume • Ligustrum neilgherrense Wight • Ligustrum obovatum Decne. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Nilgiri privet
  • Flowers of India
  • or Nilgherry privet ... Nilgiri spelled as Nilgherry during colonial period in India
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕೂಲಿ ಮರ koli mara
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
कुंगीण kungin
  • name borrowed, for want of name; कुंगीण kungin - Marathi name for this species, and Konkani name for Ligustrum microphyllum Bedd.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
പിങ്കൻ pinkan, പുന്നു punnu
  • for Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC. ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
  • for Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC. ... BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
कुंगीण kungin, मेडसिंग medsing
लोखंडी lokhandi
  • for Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC. ... The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
சிற்றழிஞ்சில் cirralincil
  • for Ligustrum neilgherrense Wight ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
கோலி koli
புன்கு punku
  • for Ligustrum perrottetii A.DC. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Oleaceae endemic evergreen tree "Ligustrum robustum subsp perrottetii" "Ligustrum robustum ssp perrottetii" "Ligustrum perrottetii" "Ligustrum candolleanum" "Ligustrum neilgherrense" "Ligustrum obovatum" "Nilgherry privet" "Nilgiri privet"

Triumfetta annua L.

tree-um-FET-a -- named for Giovanni Battista Triumfetti, professor of botany ... Dave's Botanary AN-yoo-uh -- annual ... Dave...