Names of Plants in India: 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

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

leather-leaf litsea

for want of name; name coined by Flowers of India

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಎರ್ಚಿಕೂಟಿ erchikooti, ಮುಜ muja

Many thanks to Dr Mahadeswara Swamy for help with these names ... efloraofindia
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

മരവെട്ടിത്താളി maravettithaali, പന്നിത്താളി pannithaali, വെട്ടിത്താളി vettithaali

വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

பன்னித்தழை pannittalai

Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಎರ್ಚಿಕೂಟಿ erchikooti

Many thanks to Dr Mahadeswara Swamy for help with this name ... efloraofindia
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಎರ್ಚಿ erchi = muscle; ಕೂಟಿ kooti = binder ... named so, as the leaves are much used to heal muscle torsion

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

*Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, *Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic

Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 16.3; last update Aug. 16th, 2023. Last accessed 22/08/2023.

* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state

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