Names of Plants in India: 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

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Indo-China paddle-pod

name coined by Flowers of India, for want of name

~~~~~ 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

for Hippocratea obtusifolia Roxb. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala

പുറംകൊടി puramkodi

Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... efloraofindia
for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... Digital Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

दौशीर daushir

for Hippocratea obtusifolia Roxb. ... The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... Flora of India Vol. 5, Botanical Survey of India

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu

மெந்தக் கொடி menthakkodi

for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... Flora of India Vol. 5, Botanical Survey of India

~~~~~ 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

Botanical Survey of India
for Hippocratea obtusifolia Roxb. ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... 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.
*Flora of Assam does not list this species