Friday, 15 December 2023

Olax imbricata Roxb.

Olax imbricata Roxb.

OL-aks -- smelling; referring to plant's odorous nature ... Wikipedia
im-brih-KAY-tuh -- shingled, overlapping ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: south Asian olax • Assamese: চেলকনা chelkana, কপহুৱা kapahua • Kannada: ಗೋಪುರಕಾಯಿ gopurakaayi, ಸರಳಿಬಳ್ಳಿ saraliballi • Malayalam: മന്നൻകോരൻ കൊടി mannankoran-kodi • Marathi: कुकुर्बिट kukurbit • Tamil: வண்டதுளுகு vandathuluku


botanical names: Olax imbricata Roxb. ... heterotypic synonyms: Olax wightiana Wall. ex Wight & Arn. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 14 December 2023
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
south Asian olax
  • name coined by Flowers of India, for want of name - suggesting the distribution of this plant in the world
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
চেলকনা chelkana, কপহুৱা kapahua
  • Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi and Monoj Nath for help with these names ... facebook
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಗೋಪುರಕಾಯಿ gopurakaayi, ಸರಳಿಬಳ್ಳಿ saraliballi
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
മന്നൻകോരൻ കൊടി mannankoran-kodi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
कुकुर्बिट kukurbit
  • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
வண்டதுளுகு vandathuluku
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, *Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, *Uttar Pradesh, *West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Last updated: 15-12-2023 ~~~~~
Olacaceae scandent climbing shrub "Olax imbricata" "Olax wightiana" "south Asian olax"

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