oks-see-STEL-ma -- Greek: oxys (sharp); stelma (girdle); in reference to the sharp segments of the corona ... Dave's Botanary
es-kew-LEN-tum -- edible ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: needle-leaved swallow-wort, rosy milkweed vine • Assamese: বেঙেনা বুলিয়া লতা bengena bulia lota, গংগামালা gongamala • Bengali: দুধী dudhi, দুধিয়ালতা dudhiyalata, ক্ষীরাই kshirai • Dogri: गुलाबी दोधल gulabhi dodhal • Gujarati: જલડોડી jaldodi, જલદુધી jaldudhi, નારોટ narot • Hindi: दूधी dudhi, दूधिया लता dudhiya lata, दुग्धिका dugdhika, गर्भिणी garbhini, पयस्या payasya • Kannada: ದುಗ್ಧಿಕ dugdhika, ಮೇಕೆ ಕೊಂಬು ಬಳ್ಳಿ maeke kombu balli • Konkani: दुधाणी dudhaani • Malayalam: കിണികിണിപ്പാല kinikinippala • Marathi: दुधाणी dudhaani, दुधारी dudhaari, दुधतानी dudhataani • Nepali: अनारसिङ्गे लहरो anaarasinge laharo • Odia: ଦୁଧିଆ ଲତା dudhia lata, ଦୁଧିଆ ମେଣ୍ଢି dudhia mendhi, ଦୁଗ୍ଧିକା dugdhika, ସେବକାଳୁ sebakalu, ଉତ୍ତମା uttama • Punjabi: ਗਨੀ gani, ਘਰੋਟ gharot • Sanskrit: दुग्धिका dugdhika, क्षीरिणी kshirini, उत्तम uttama, उत्तमफलिनी uttamaphalini, युग्मफलोत्तम yugmaphalottama • Tamil: ஊசிப்பாலை uci-p-palai, உத்தமை uttamai • Telugu: చిరుపాల chirupala, దూది పాల dudipala, నేల పాల nelapala, పాలకూర pala-kura, పిన్న పాల pinnapala, సేప sepa • Urdu: ددهي duddhi, دگدهکا dugdhika, گربهني garbhini, پيسيا payasya
botanical names: Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) R.Br. ... synonyms: Asclepias rosea Roxb. • Oxystelma secamone (L.) H.Karst. • Periploca esculenta L.f. • Sarcostemma secamone (L.) Bennet ... list of synonyms at Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.3; last update Jan. 3rd, 2024. Last accessed 11/01/2024.
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
needle-leaved swallow-wort
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
rosy milkweed vine
- Flowers of India, retrieved January 11, 2024
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
বেঙেনা বুলিয়া লতা bengena bulia lota, গংগামালা gongamala
- Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri and Ashim Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
দুধী dudhi, ক্ষীরাই kshirai (or ক্ষিরুই kshirui)
- Many thanks to Dollar Hasan for help with this name ... facebook
দুধিয়ালতা dudhiyalata
- Many thanks to Dollar Hasan for help with this name ... facebook
- BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
गुलाबी दोधल gulabhi dodhal
- Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
જલડોડી jaldodi
- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
જલદુધી jaldudhi
- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
- Many thanks to Ashok Korat for help with this name ... facebook
- for નારોટ ... Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
નારોટ narot
- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
- for નારોટ ... Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
दूधी dudhi
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- or दुद्धी duddhi ... for Asclepias rosea Roxb. ...A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
दूधिया लता dudhiya lata
दुग्धिका dugdhika, गर्भिणी garbhini, पयस्या payasya
- for Asclepias rosea Roxb. ...A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ದುಗ್ಧಿಕ dugdhika
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
- or ದುಗ್ಧಿಕೆ dugdhike ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
ಮೇಕೆ ಕೊಂಬು ಬಳ್ಳಿ maeke kombu balli
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊംകണീ), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
दुधाणी dudhaani
- 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
കിണികിണിപ്പാല kinikinippala
- വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
दुधाणी dudhaani
- for Sarcostemma secamone (L.) Bennet ... The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
- or दुधनी dudhani ... The Gazetteer Department ... औषधी वनस्पती
दुधारी dudhaari, दुधतानी dudhataani
- The Gazetteer Department ... औषधी वनस्पती
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
अनारसिङ्गे लहरो anaarasinge laharo
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
- Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଦୁଧିଆ ଲତା dudhia lata, ଦୁଗ୍ଧିକା dugdhika
- for ଦୁଧିଆ ମେଣ୍ଢି dudhia mendhi ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
ଦୁଧିଆ ମେଣ୍ଢି dudhia mendhi (or ଦୁଧିଆ ମେଞ୍ଚି dudhia menchi), ସେବକାଳୁ sebakalu
- Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
ଉତ୍ତମା uttama
- for Asclepias rosea Roxb. ...Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਗਨੀ gani, ਘਰੋਟ gharot
- The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
दुग्धिका dugdhika, उत्तम uttama, उत्तमफलिनी uttamaphalini, युग्मफलोत्तम yugmaphalottama
- Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
क्षीरिणी kshirini
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஊசிப்பாலை uci-p-palai
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
உத்தமை uttamai
- for needle-leaved swallow-wort ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
పాలకూర pala-kura
- A Telugu-English dictionary by Charles Philip Brown
చిరుపాల chirupala, దూది పాల dudipala, నేల పాల nelapala, పిన్న పాల pinnapala, సేప sepa
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
ددهي duddhi, دگدهکا dugdhika, گربهني garbhini, پيسيا payasya
- for Asclepias rosea Roxb. ...A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Daman, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Manipur, Odisha, Punjab, *Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, *Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- for Oxystelma esculentum (L.f.) Sm. ... Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.3; last update Jan. 3rd, 2024. Last accessed 11/01/2024.
~~~~~ Last updated: 12-01-2024 ~~~~~
