Nothopegia beddomei Gamble

¿ noth-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh ? -- Greek: nothos (false); pege (fountain) ... Dave's Botanary
BED-o-my -- named for Col Richard Henry Beddome, British botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Beddome's nothopegia • Kannada: ಅಂಬಟ ambata, ಉಳುಗೇರ ulugera • Malayalam: ഈര ira • Tamil: சிகட்டை cikattai, பேச்சேறு மரம் pecceru maram


botanical names: Nothopegia beddomei Gamble ... POWO, retrieved 26 November 2023

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Beddome's nothopegia

• name coined, for want of name; name derived from the binomial; the commemorative epithet beddomei named after Colonel Richard Henry Beddome (1830 – 1911), a British military officer, naturalist in India, chief conservator of the Madras Forest Department ... Wikipedia

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಅಂಬಟ ambata, ಉಳುಗೇರ ulugera

• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ഈര ira

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

சிகட்டை cikattai, பேச்சேறு மரம் pecceru maram

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

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

Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

• 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 18.2; last update Nov. 25th, 2023. Last accessed 27/10/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 27-11-2023 ~~~~~

Anacardiaceae tropical perennial evergreen tree "Nothopegia beddomei" "Beddome's nothopegia"

Mappia nimmoniana (J.Graham) Byng & Stull

¿ MAP-pee-uh ? -- named for Marcus Mappus, French physician and botanist ... A forgotten Alsatian botanist: Marcus Mappus Filius (1666-1736) by H. H. Heine
¿ nim-moh-NEE-yen-uh ? -- named for Joseph Nimmo, who completed Graham's catalogue ... Indian Journal of History of Science, 17(2):353-364

commonly known as: fetid holly, stinking tree • Bengali: অমৃতা amrita • Kannada: ದುರ್ನಾತದ ವರ durnaathada mara, ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆ ಮರ durvaasane mara, ಪೀನಾರಿ peenaari • Konkani: घाणेरा ghanera • Malayalam: പീനാറി peenaari • Marathi: अमृता amruta, घाणेरा ghanera, काळागुरा kalagura, नरक्या narkya • Nepali: अमृता amritaa • Odia: ଅମୃତା amruta • Tamil: அரளி arali, சொறிலை corilai, கல் குருஞ்சி kal kurunchi, பில்லி பிச்சு pilli picchu


botanical names: Mappia nimmoniana (J.Graham) Byng & Stull ... homotypic synonyms: Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. • Premna nimmoniana J.Graham ... heterotypic synonyms: Mappia foetida (Wight) Miers • Mappia oblonga Miers • Nothapodytes foetida (Wight) Sleumer ... and many many more at POWO, retrieved 24 November 2023

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

fetid holly

• for Mappia oblonga Miers ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

stinking tree

• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... Kamila, Pradeep & Das, Prabhat & Panda, Pratap. (2020). Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J. Graham) Mabb. (Icacinaceae) - an addition to the forest trees of Odisha, India. NeBIO. 11. 63-66.

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

অমৃতা amrita

• popular Marathi name "अमृता amruta" borrowed, for want of name; derived from the Sanskrit word "अमृत amrita" meaning "elixir, nectar, ambrosia" ... a name given because of the plant's anti-cancer therapeutic properties

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ದುರ್ನಾತದ ವರ durnaathada mara, ಪೀನಾರಿ peenaari

• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆ ಮರ durvaasane mara

• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• for Nothapodytes foetida (Wight) Sleumer ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

घाणेरा ghanera

• for Nothapodytes foetida (Wight) Sleumer ... 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

പീനാറി peenaari

• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

अमृता amruta

• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

घाणेरा ghanera, नरक्या narkya

• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

काळागुरा kalagura

• for Premna nimmoniana J.Graham ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

अमृता amritaa

• popular Marathi name "अमृता amruta" borrowed, for want of name; derived from the Sanskrit word "अमृत amrita" meaning "elixir, nectar, ambrosia" ... a name given because of the plant's anti-cancer therapeutic properties

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଅମୃତା amruta

• popular Marathi name "अमृता amruta" borrowed, for want of name; derived from the Sanskrit word "अमृत amrita" meaning "elixir, nectar, ambrosia" ... a name given because of the plant's anti-cancer therapeutic properties

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

அரளி arali

• for Nothapodytes foetida (Wight) Sleumer ... The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

சொறிலை corilai, பில்லி பிச்சு pilli picchu

• for Mappia oblonga Miers ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

கல் குருஞ்சி kal kurunchi

• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

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

Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

• for Mappia foetida (Wight) Miers ... Medicinal & Aromatic plants of Sikkim from FRLHT, ENVIS Centre Sikkim
• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... Kamila, Pradeep & Das, Prabhat & Panda, Pratap. (2020). Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J. Graham) Mabb. (Icacinaceae) - an addition to the forest trees of Odisha, India. NeBIO. 11. 63-66.
• for Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J.Graham) Mabb. ... Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.2; last update Nov. 21st, 2023. Last accessed 24/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 28-11-2023 ~~~~~

Icacinaceae evergreen tree "Mappia nimmoniana" "Nothapodytes nimmoniana" "Premna nimmoniana" "Mappia foetida" "Mappia oblonga" "Nothapodytes foetida" "fetid holly" "stinking tree"

Strobilanthes reticulata Stapf

stroh-bil-AN-theez -- cone flower ... Dave's Botanary
reh-tick-yoo-LAY-tuh -- netted ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: hill conehead • Kannada: ಗುಡ್ಡೆ ಕಾರ್ವಿ gudde kaarvi • Marathi: भुई कारवी bhui karvi


botanical names: Strobilanthes reticulata Stapf ... homotypic synonyms: Nilgirianthus reticulatus (Stapf) Bremek. • Pleocaulus reticulatus (Stapf) M.R.Almeida ... POWO, retrieved 23 November 2023

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

hill conehead

• name coined by Flowers of India, for want of name

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

भुई कारवी bhui karvi

• for Nilgirianthus reticulatus (Stapf) Bremek. ... name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Flowers of Sahyadri, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಗುಡ್ಡೆ ಕಾರ್ವಿ gudde kaarvi

• name coined, for want of name; ಗುಡ್ಡೆ gudde = hill, suggestive of the high altitude habitat; ಕಾರ್ವಿ kaarvi = generic Marathi name for Strobilanthes spp.

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

Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.2; last update Nov. 21st, 2023. Last accessed 23/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 23-11-2023 ~~~~~

Acanthaceae endemic plietesial shrub "Nilgirianthus reticulatus" "Pleocaulus reticulatus" "Strobilanthes reticulata" "hill conehead"

Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood & Brummitt

¿ nyur-uh-KANTH-us ? -- Greek: neuron (vein, nerve); ákantha (thorn, spine); spiny vein ... Dave's Botanary
¿ tet-ra-gon-uh-STAK-ee-us ? -- from the Greek tetragono (four-angled) and stachys (flower spike) ... Dave's Botanary
¿ try-NER-vee-us ? -- three-veined ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: three-veined neuracanthus • Gujarati: મોટા ગંઠેર mota ganther • Kannada: ನೀಲಿ ಹೂವು ಕಡ್ಡಿ nili huuvu kaddi • Marathi: निळगोंडा nilgonda


botanical names: Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus subsp. trinervius (Wight) Bidgood & Brummitt ... homotypic synonyms: Neuracanthus trinervius Wight ... POWO, retrieved 21 November 2023

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

three-veined neuracanthus

• name coined, for want of name; derived from the epithet trinervius, three-veined, referring to the leaf

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

મોટા ગંઠેર mota ganther

• name coined, for want of name; મોટા mota = big; ગંઠેર ganther = name given to Neuracanthus sphaerostachyus Dalz.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

निळगोंडा nilgonda

• name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ನೀಲಿ ಹೂವು ಕಡ್ಡಿ nili huuvu kaddi

• name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Dr Mahadeswara Swamy for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... ನೀಲಿ ಹೂವು ಕಡ್ಡಿ nili huuvu kaddi = blue flower stick

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

Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra; endemic

• Rana, Karan & Nagar, Padamnabhi. (2017). DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENDEMIC ANGIOSPERMS IN GUJARAT. International Journal of Advanced Research. 5. 730-758. 10.21474/IJAR01/4472.
• 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 18.1; last update Nov. 18th, 2023. Last accessed 21/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 21-11-2023 ~~~~~

Acanthaceae annual herb "Neuracanthus tetragonostachyus subsp trinervius" "Neuracanthus trinervius" "three-veined neuracanthus"

Nesphostylis bracteata (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle

¿ nes-pho-STY-lis ? -- anagram of Sphenostylis, from which this genus was segregated ... Flowers of India
brak-tee-AY-tuh -- having bracts (modified leaves directly beneath the flower) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian yam bean • Marathi : भेंद्री bhendri, रान पावटा raan pavata, थापटी शिंग thapati shing


botanical names: Nesphostylis bracteata (Baker) D.Potter & J.J.Doyle ... homotypic synonyms: Dolichos ghaticus Santapau & Panthaki, nom. superfl. • Sphenostylis bracteata (Baker) J.B.Gillett ... POWO, retrieved 20 Nobember 2023

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Indian yam bean

• name coined, for want of name; on lines of common name of Sphenostylis stenocarpa (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms - African yam bean ... Wikipedia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

भेंद्री bhendri, रान पावटा raan pavata

• for Sphenostylis bracteata (Baker) J.B.Gillett ... Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the first among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

थापटी शिंग thapati shing

• Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research

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

Maharashtra; endemic

• Bagane, Swati & Kattee, Amrapali & Sardesai, M. M. & Lekhak, Manoj & Yadav, Shrirang. (2014). Mitotic Chromosome Studies in Nesphostylis bracteata, an Endemic Legume from Western Ghats. Cytologia. 79. 59-62. 10.1508/cytologia.79.59.
• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.1; last update Nov. 18th, 2023. Last accessed 20/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 20-11-2023 ~~~~~

Fabaceae Papilionaceae perennial climber "Nesphostylis bracteata" "Dolichos ghaticus" "Sphenostylis bracteata" "Indian nesphostylis"

Nervilia simplex (Thouars) Schltr.

ner-VIL-ee-uh -- from the Latin nervus (vein) referring to distinctly fine veins in leaves ... Dave's Botanary
SIM-plecks -- simple, unbranched ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: round shield orchid, trembling nervilia • Kannada: ಒಂದೆಲೆ ತಾವರೆ ondele thaavare • Konkani: साधी नरवी अमरी saadhi narvi amri • Malayalam: നിലത്താമര nilathaamara, ഓരിലതാമര orilathaamara • Marathi: साधी नरवी अमरी saadhi narvi amri • Tulu: ಒಂಜಿರೆ ತಾವರೆ onjire thaavare


botanical names: Nervilia simplex (Thouars) Schltr. ... homotypic synonyms: Epidendrum simplex (Thouars) Spreng. ... heterotypic synonyms: Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf. ... and much more at POWO, retrieved 18 November 2023

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

round shield orchid

• for Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf. ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

trembling nervilia

• for Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf. ... Flowers of India - retrieved November 18, 2023

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಒಂದೆಲೆ ತಾವರೆ ondele thaavare

• for Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf. ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಒಂದೆಲೆ ತಾವರೆ ondele thaavare = single-leaved lotus

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

साधी नरवी अमरी saadhi narvi amri

• name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

നിലത്താമര nilathaamara

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• for Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf. ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... നിലത്താമര nilathaamara = ground lotus

ഓരിലതാമര orilathaamara

• for Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf. ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ഓരിലതാമര orilathaamara = single-leaved lotus

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

साधी नरवी अमरी saadhi narvi amri

• name coined, for want of name; साधी saadhi = simple, derived from the epithet simplex; नरवी narvi = Marathi coined name for the genus Nervilia; अमरी amri = Marathi coined name for orchid

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಒಂಜಿರೆ ತಾವರೆ onjire thaavare

• for Nervilia crociformis (Zoll. & Moritzi) Seidenf. ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಒಂಜಿರೆ ತಾವರೆ onjire thaavare = single-leaved lotus

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

*Andhra Pradesh, *Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, *Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Manipur, *Odisha, *Sikkim, *Tamil Nadu, *Uttarakhand

• state-wise, this species is poorly documented; poorly observed
• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.1; last update Nov. 18th, 2023. Last accessed 18/11/2023.

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

~~~~~ Last updated: 20-11-2023 ~~~~~

Orchidaceae "orchid family" perennial medicinal tuber herb "ground orchid" "terrestrial orchid" "Nervilia simplex" "Epidendrum simplex" "Nervilia crociformis" "round shield orchid" "trembling nervilia"

Neonotonia wightii (Wight & Arn.) J.A.Lackey

¿ nee-oh-noh-TON-ee-ah ? -- Greek: neo (new), Notonia (genus named for Benjamin Noton, an English botanist) ... CABI Compendium
WIGHT-ee-eye -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: perennial soybean • Gujarati: સોયાબીન soyabin • Hindi: जंगली सोयाबीन jungli soyabeen • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಸೋಯಾ ಅವರೆ kaadu soyaa avare • Konkani: रान सोयाबीन ran soyabeen • Malayalam: കാട്ടഅവരയ്ക്ക വള്ളി kaattavarakka valli • Marathi: रान सोयाबीन ran soyabeen • Odia: ବଣ ସୋୟାବିନ bana soyabeen • Tamil: காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaatavaraikkodi • Telugu: అడవి సోయాబీన్ adavi soyabeen


botanical names: Neonotonia wightii (Wight & Arn.) J.A.Lackey ... homotypic synonyms: Glycine wightii (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. • Johnia wightii (Wight & Arn.) Wight & Arn. • Notonia wightii Wight & Arn. ... and 5 accepted infraspecifics at POWO, retrieved 17 November 2023

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

perennial soybean

• CABI Compendium
• Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2023-11-18

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

સોયાબીન soyabin

• for Glycine wightii (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. ... Patel, Mayur & Punjani, Bhasker. (2021). A study of angiosperm diversity in Bayad taluka of Aravalli district, Gujarat. International Journal of Botany. 6. 709-718.
• for Glycine wightii (Wight & Arn.) Verdc. ... Biological Diversity of Gujarat - Published by Gujarat Ecology Commission

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

जंगली सोयाबीन jungli soyabeen

• name coined, for want of name; जंगली jungli = wild; सोयाबीन soyabeen = soyabean

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕಾಡು ಸೋಯಾ ಅವರೆ kaadu soyaa avare

• name coined, for want of name; ಕಾಡು kaadu = wild; ಸೋಯಾ ಅವರೆ soyaa avare = soyabean

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

रान सोयाबीन ran soyabeen

• name coined, for want of name; रान ran = wild; सोयाबीन soyabeen = soyabean

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കാട്ടഅവരയ്ക്ക വള്ളി kaattavarakka valli

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Digital Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

रान सोयाबीन ran soyabeen

• name coined, for want of name; रान ran = wild; सोयाबीन soyabeen = soyabean

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ବଣ ସୋୟାବିନ bana soyabeen

• name coined, for want of name; ବଣ bana = wild; ସୋୟାବିନ soyabeen = soyabean

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaatavaraikkodi

• name coined, for want of name; based on the Malayalam name given to this plant ... both the names: കാട്ടവരയ്ക്ക വള്ളി kaattavarakkavalli and காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaatavaraikkodi mean "wild lablab bean"
• Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for validating this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

అడవి సోయాబీన్ adavi soyabeen

• name coined, for want of name; అడవి adavi = wild; సోయాబీన్ soyabeen = soyabean

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

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu

• state-wise, this species is poorly documented; poorly observed
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• ILDIS - Version 10.38 20 July 2010
• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.1; last update Nov. 18th, 2023. Last accessed 18/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 20-11-2023 ~~~~~

Fabaceae Papilionaceae twining prostrate perennial "climbing herb" "Glycine wightii" "Johnia wightii" "Notonia wightii" "perennial soybean"

Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm.

nee-oh-LIT-see-a -- neo (new); Litsea (genus name meaning little or small) ... Dave's Botanary
KASS-ee-uh -- from an ancient Greek name "kasia" used by Dioscorides ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: grey bollywood, smooth-barb bollygum • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ನಿಸಂಗಿ bili nisangi, ಮಸ್ಸಿಮರ massimara • Konkani: कानवेल kanvel • Malayalam: കീഴമ്പഴം keezhambazham, പ്രാവരി praavari, വെള്ളക്കൊടല vellakkodala, വെങ്കണ venkana • Marathi: चिरचिरा chirchira, कानवेल kanvel • Tamil: மொளகா செம்பக பாலை molagaa cembaga paalai, படபடா patapataa • Telugu: కుక్క కర్పూరమ kukka karpooram


botanical names: Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm. ... homotypic synonyms: Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl • Laurus cassia L. • Persea cassia (L.) Spreng. ... accepted infraspecifics: Neolitsea cassia var. rigescens (Meisn.) Chakrab. ... homotypic synonyms: Litsea zeylanica var. rigescens Meisn. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 17 November 2023
Note: Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... synonym of Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm. ... in GBIF Secretariat. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset via GBIF.org accessed on 2023-11-17

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

grey bollywood, smooth-barb bollygum

• Sri Ranjani Sivapalan1 and Vinotha Sanmugarajah - Dictionary of Medicinal Plants - scientific names, family and selected vernacular (English, Sinhala, Sanskrit and Tamil) names
• Imran Baig - Plants of Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden - A biodiversity heritage site

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಬಿಳಿ ನಿಸಂಗಿ bili nisangi

• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• for Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... J.C. Lisboa; W. Grey; G.H.D. Wilson; S.P. Agharkar; M.R. Palande - Gazetteer of Bombay state (Revised Series): Botany

ಮಸ್ಸಿಮರ massimara

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

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

कानवेल kanvel

• for Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... 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

കീഴമ്പഴം keezhambazham, പ്രാവരി praavari, വെള്ളക്കൊടല vellakkodala

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• Jose Mathew - Floristic and ethnobotanical studies of Achankovil forests Western Ghats Kerala - Shodhganga

വെങ്കണ venkana

• Jose Mathew - Floristic and ethnobotanical studies of Achankovil forests Western Ghats Kerala - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

चिरचिरा chirchira, कानवेल kanvel

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• for Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... J.C. Lisboa; W. Grey; G.H.D. Wilson; S.P. Agharkar; M.R. Palande - Gazetteer of Bombay state (Revised Series): Botany

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

மொளகா செம்பக பாலை molagaa cembaga paalai, படபடா patapataa

• Many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

కుక్క కర్పూరమ kukka karpooram

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

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

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

• for Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.1; last update Nov. 7th, 2023. Last accessed 17/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 19-11-2023 ~~~~~

Lauraceae evergreen "small tree" "Neolitsea cassia" "Cinnamomum cassia" "Laurus cassia" "Persea cassia" "grey bollywood" "smooth-barb bollygum"

Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn.

nee-LUM-bo or nay-LUM-bo -- Latinized form of aboriginal name ... Dave's Botanary
noo-SIFF-er-uh -- nut-bearing ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: lotus, sacred lotus • Assamese: কমল komol • Bengali: কমল kamal • Bhojpuri: कमल kamal • Bishnupriya Manipuri: পদ্ম ফুল padda phul • Bodo: फामे बिबार phame bibar, थब्ल बिबार thoblo bibar • Dimasa: pami • Dogri: कमल kamal • Garo: mongnal • Gujarati: મોટુ કમળ motu kamal, સુર્ય કમળ surya kamal • Hindi: कमल kamal • Kachchhi: વડો કમર vado kamar • Kannada: ಕಮಲ kamala, ತಾವರೆ thaavare • Kashmiri: कमल् kamal, پَمپوش pamposh • Karbi: pindong • Khasi: soh-lapudong • Konkani: कमळ kamal • Maithili: कमल kamal • Malayalam: താമര thaamara • Malvani: कमाळ kamaal • Manipuri: ꯊꯝꯕꯥꯜ thambal • Marathi: कमळ kamal • Mundari: कोम्बल बहा kombal baha, सालुकिद बहा salukid baha, उपल बहा upal baha • Nagamese: podum • Nepali: कमल kamal • Odia: ପଦ୍ମ ଫୁଲ padma-phula • Pali: कमल kamal, पदुम paduma • Punjabi: ਕੰਵਲ kanwal • Sanskrit: अब्ज abja, अम्बुज ambuja, अनीकिनी anikini, अरविन्द aravinda, देवन devana, गम्भीर gambhira, हिम hima, कमल kamala, कवार kavara, मृणालिनी mrinalini, नलिनी nalini, पद्म padma, पुष्कर pushkara, सरोज saroja, शीतल shitala, शोभन shobhana • Santali: ᱩᱯᱟᱹᱞ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ upal baha • Sindhi: پَدَمُ padamu • Tai: বক্ মূ bok mu • Tamil: தாமரை thaamarai • Telugu: కమలం kamalamu, పద్మం padmamu, తామర thaamara • Tibetan: པད་མ pad ma • Tulu: ತಾಮರೆ thaamare • Urdu: کنول kanwal


botanical names: Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. ... heterotypic synonyms: Nelumbium speciosum Willd. • Nelumbium tamara (DC.) Sweet ... and many more at POWO, retrieved 16 October 2023

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

lotus, sacred lotus

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya

কমল komol

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

কমল kamal

• উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ

~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand

कमल kamal

• विकिपीडिया - एगो मुक्त ज्ञानकोष

~~~~~ BISHNUPRIYA MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali-Assamese (বিষ্ণুপ্রিয়া মণিপুরী) ... spoken in: Assam, Tripura, Manipur ... other names for this language: Bishnupriya Meitei

পদ্ম ফুল padda phul

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro

फामे बिबार phame bibar, थब्ल बिबार thoblo bibar

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ DIMASA ~~~~~

written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Hill Kachari

pami (or pamibar)

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras

कमल kamal

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

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

mongnal

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

મોટુ કમળ motu kamal, સુર્ય કમળ surya kamal

• for Nelumbium speciosum Willd. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• or simply કમળ kamal ... વિકિપીડિયા - મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ
• or simply કમળ kamal ... for lotus ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan

कमल kamal

• विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat

વડો કમર vado kamar

• for Nelumbium speciosum Willd. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 ... or simply કમર kamar

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕಮಲ kamala, ತಾವರೆ thaavare

• ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ

~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng

pindong

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~

written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir

कमल् kamal

• for lotus ... A dictionary of the Kashmiri language by George Abraham Grierson

پَمپوش pamposh

• ویکیپیٖڈیا - آزاد اِنسیکُلوپیٖڈیا

~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~

written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam

soh-lapudong

• for Nelumbium speciosum Willd. ... Flora of Assam Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

कमळ kamal

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

~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मैथिली) ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand

कमल kamal

• मैथिली विकिपिडियासँ, एक मुक्त विश्वकोश

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

താമര thaamara

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

~~~~~ MALVANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मालवणी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra (only in the Sindhudurg district), north Goa (especially Pernem taluka) ... a dialect of Konkani with significant Marathi influences and loanwords

कमाळ kamaal

• Many thanks to Nitin Kawthankar and Raj Gurav for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei

ꯊꯝꯕꯥꯜ thambal

• Flowers of India
• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

कमळ kamal

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

~~~~~ MUNDARI ~~~~~

written in: Mundari Bani, Odia, Devanagari, Bengali, Latin ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Odisha

कोम्बल बहा kombal baha, सालुकिद बहा salukid baha, उपल बहा upal baha

• Bandana Bhattacharjee & P. Lakshminarasimhan - National Flower Nelumbo nucifera - BSI ENVIS

~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Nagaland ... the Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples

podum

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim

कमल kamal

• विकिपीडिया - एक स्वतन्त्र विश्वकोश

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha

ପଦ୍ମ ଫୁଲ padma-phula

• ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ - ଏକ ଖୋଲା ଜ୍ଞାନକୋଷ

~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पालि) ... used by priests and scholars

कमल kamal, पदुम paduma

• for lotus ... The Pali Text Society's Pali-English dictionary. Chipstead, 1921-1925.

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab

ਕੰਵਲ kanwal

• The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
• or ਕਮਲ kamal ... ਵਿਕੀਪੀਡੀਆ - ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਵਿਸ਼ਵਕੋਸ਼

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars

अब्ज abja, अम्बुज ambuja, अनीकिनी anikini, अरविन्द aravinda, देवन devana, गम्भीर gambhira, हिम hima, कमल kamala, कवार kavara, मृणालिनी mrinalini, नलिनी nalini, पद्म padma, पुष्कर pushkara, सरोज saroja, शीतल shitala, शोभन shobhana

• ॥ विकिशब्दकोशः॥ स्वतन्त्रः संस्कृतशब्दकोशः
• Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱩᱯᱟᱹᱞ ᱵᱟᱦᱟ upal baha

• for lotus ... A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission

~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~

written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan

پَدَمُ padamu

• A Sindhi-English dictionary by Parmanand Mewaram

~~~~~ TAI AITON ~~~~~

written in: Burmese (Aiton variation, called Lik-Tai), Assamese ... spoken in: Assam ... Tai family of languages spoken in nort-east India: Tai Ahom, Tai Phake, Tai Aiton, Tai Turung, Tai Khamyang and Tai Khamti

বক্ মূ bok mu

• XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

தாமரை thaamarai

• for Nelumbium speciosum Willd. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

కమలం kamalamu, పద్మం padmamu

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

తామర thaamara

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• for lotus ... A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown
• వికీపీడియా - స్వేచ్ఛా విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వమ

~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~

written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan

པད་མ pad ma

• for lotus ... Rangjung Yeshe Wiki - Dharma Dictionary

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ತಾಮರೆ thaamare

• for lotus ... Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer

~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~

written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka

کنول kanwal

• A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
• ويكيپيڈيا - آزاد دائرۃ المعارف

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

almost throughout, often cultivated

• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.1; last update Nov. 7th, 2023. Last accessed 11/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 13-11-2023 ~~~~~

Nelumbonaceae aquatic perennial herb "Nelumbo nucifera" "Nelumbium speciosum" "Nelumbium tamara" lotus "sacred lotus"