Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk.

roh-doh-MIR-tus -- Greek: rhodo (red), myrtos (myrtle) ... Dave's Botanary
toh-men-TOH-suh -- covered with fine, matted hairs ... Dave's Botanary
par-VEE-flor-uh or par-vi-FLOR-uh -- small flowers ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Ceylon hill gooseberry, hill guava • Kannada: ಗುಡ್ಡ ನೆಲ್ಲಿ gudda nelli, ತವುಟೆ ಗಿಡ tavute gida • Malayalam: കാട്ടുപേര kaattupera, ചെറുകൊട്ടിലാമ്പഴം cherukottilaambazham, കൊരട്ട koratta, തവിട്ടുമരം thavittumaram • Tamil: மலைக்கொய்யா malai-k-koyya, தவிட்டுக்கொய்யா tavittu-k-koyya


botanical names: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Hassk. ... homotypic synonyms: Cynomyrtus tomentosa (Aiton) Scriv. • Myrtus tomentosa Aiton ... accepted infraspecifics: Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. parviflora (Alston) A.J.Scott ... homotypic synonyms: Rhodomyrtus parviflora Alston ... and more at POWO, retrieved 14 June 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Ceylon hill gooseberry

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

hill guava

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಗುಡ್ಡ ನೆಲ್ಲಿ gudda nelli

• for Rhodomyrtus parviflora Alston ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

ತವುಟೆ ಗಿಡ tavute gida

• The Tower of Babel - An International Etymological Database Project
• or ತವುಟಿ tavuti ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കാട്ടുപേര kaattupera

• Many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for help with this name ... facebook

ചെറുകൊട്ടിലാമ്പഴം cherukottilaambazham, കൊരട്ട koratta, തവിട്ടുമരം thavittumaram

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

மலைக்கொய்யா malai-k-koyya, தவிட்டுக்கொய்யா tavittu-k-koyya

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

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

Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

• for Rhodomyrtus parviflora Alston ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for Rhodomyrtus tomentosa var. parviflora (Alston) A.J.Scott ... Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.3; last update June 16th, 2024. Last accessed 23/06/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 16:06 23-06-2024 ~~~~~

Myrtaceae tropical evergreen shrub "Rhodomyrtus tomentosa" "Cynomyrtus tomentosa" "Myrtus tomentosa" "Ceylon hill gooseberry" "hill guava"

Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg

roh-do-DEN-dron -- rose tree, referring to flower color ... Dave's Botanary
ar-BOR-ee-um -- tree-like ... Dave's Botanary
¿ nee-lah-gee-RIH-cum ? -- of or from Nilgiri Hills (TamilNadu, India)

commonly known as: Nilgiri rhododendron • Kannada: ಪೂ pu • Malayalam: അലഞ്ചി alanchi, കാട്ടുപൂവരശ് kaattupoovarash • Tamil: ஆழிஞ்சி alinchi, பூவரசு puvarasu


botanical names: Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg ... homotypic synonyms: Rhododendron nilagiricum Zenker ... POWO, retrieved 22 June 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Nilgiri rhododendron

• Flowers of India, retrieved June 22, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಪೂ pu

• Srivastava, Pallavi. (2012). Rhododendron arboreum: An overview. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 02. 158-162.
• ಪೂ pu = a blossom of a plant; a flower; or a lotus flower ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

അലഞ്ചി alanchi

• Digital Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB

കാട്ടുപൂവരശ് kaattupoovarash

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

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

ஆழிஞ்சி alinchi

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

பூவரசு puvarasu

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
• or மலைபூவரசு malaipoovarasu ... BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)

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

Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.3; last update June 16th, 2024. Last accessed 22/06/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 13:09 23-06-2024 ~~~~~

Ericaceae endemic "small tree" "Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum" "Rhododendron arboreum var. nilagiricum" "Rhododendron nilagiricum" "Nilgiri rhododendron"

Rhizophora mucronata Poir.

ree-ZOH-for-uh -- bearing roots, referring to the typical aerial roots ... Dave's Botanary
muh-kron-AH-tuh -- with a short tip ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Asiatic mangrove, boriti poles, loop-root mangrove, red mangrove, simple-cymed mangrove • Bengali: ভারা bhara, গর্জন garjan, খামু khamu • Gujarati: કાંડેલ kandel, કરાડ karad • Kannada: ಕಾಂದಲೆ kandale, ನಿಜ ಕಂಡ್ಲಾ nija kaandla, ಓಳ್ಳೇ ಕಂಡ್ಲಾ olle kaandla, ಉಪ್ಪು ಕಾಂಡ್ಲೆ uppu kandle • Konkani: कांदळं kamdalam • Malayalam: പനച്ചിക്കണ്ടൽ panachikkandal, പീക്കണ്ടൽ peekkandal, പ്രാന്തൻ കണ്ടൽ praanthan kandal • Marathi: डुंबी dumbi, कामो kamo, कांदळ kandal, कुरनो kurano • Odia: ରାଇ ଗଛ rai gachha • Tamil: கண்டல் kantal, பேய்க்கண்டல் pey-k-kantal • Telugu: అడవి పొన్న adavi ponna, కండ్ల kandla, మంచి పొన్న manci ponna, ఉప్పు పొన్న uppu ponna • Tulu: ಕಾಂಡ್ಲ kaandla


botanical names: Rhizophora mucronata Poir. ... heterotypic synonyms: Rhizophora latifolia Miq. • Rhizophora longissima Blanco • Rhizophora macrorrhiza Griff. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 21 June 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Asiatic mangrove

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... much of the natural distribution of this mangrove is on coasts of Asia

boriti poles

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• a trade name in Swahili, for the timber of this plant ... Kokwaro, J.O. (1985) The distribution and economic importance of the mangrove forests of Kenya - AquaDocs

loop-root mangrove

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

red mangrove

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• red mangroves get their name from the bright red colour of the wood underneath the bark ... Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) - Government of Bermuda

simple-cymed mangrove

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... the name descriptive of the type of inflorescence; such names are often given to help distinguish visually, the close species of the genus

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

ভারা bhara, খামু khamu

• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID

গর্জন garjan

• Indian Mangroves - ENVIS Resource Partner (RP) on Biodiversity - Botanical Survey of India

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

કાંડેલ kandel

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

કરાડ karad

• ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ - મૅન્ગ્રોવ - બળદેવભાઈ પટેલ
• સૃષ્ટિ (અંક-૨૮, સપ્ટેમ્બર ૨૦૦૦, ચેર વિશેષાંક) publication by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation
• or કરોડ karod ... Many thanks to Mukeshkumar Mali for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಕಾಂದಲೆ kandale

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• name variants: ಕಾಂದಲ್ kaandal / ಕಾಂಡಲ kaandala / ಕಂದಾಳ kandaala / ಕಂಡಲೆ kandale / ಕಂಡ್ಲಾ kandla ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• this name is generic for "mangrove"; local folks use it leniently for several plants of mangrove

ನಿಜ ಕಾಂಡ್ಲ nija kaandla, ಓಳ್ಳೇ ಕಾಂಡ್ಲ olle kaandla

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• ನಿಜ nija = true, actual; ಓಳ್ಳೇ olle = good; ಕಾಂಡ್ಲ kaandla = mangrove ... thus these names mean true mangrove, good mangrove

ಉಪ್ಪು ಕಾಂಡ್ಲೆ uppu kandle

• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• ಉಪ್ಪು uppu = salt; ಕಾಂಡ್ಲೆ kandle = mangrove ... thus salt mangrove

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

कांदळं kamdalam

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak ... or कांदळी kamdali
• Glimpses of Biodiversity in Panaji - Goa State Biodiversity Board
• this name is generic for "mangrove"; local folks use it leniently for several plants of mangrove

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

പനച്ചിക്കണ്ടൽ panachikkandal

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

പീക്കണ്ടൽ peekkandal, പ്രാന്തൻ കണ്ടൽ praanthan kandal

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• 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

डुंबी dumbi, कामो kamo

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• Indian Mangroves - ENVIS Resource Partner (RP) on Biodiversity - Botanical Survey of India

कांदळ kandal

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• this name is generic for "mangrove"; local folks use it leniently for several plants of mangrove

कुरनो kurano

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ରାଇ ଗଛ rai gachha

• Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

கண்டல் kantal

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• this name is generic for "mangrove"; local folks use it leniently for several plants of mangrove

பேய்க்கண்டல் pey-k-kantal

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

అడవి పొన్న adavi ponna, కండ్ల kandla, మంచి పొన్నmanci ponna, ఉప్పుపొన్న uppu ponna

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• కండ్ల kandla is a generic name for "mangrove"; local folks use it leniently for several plants of mangrove

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಕಾಂಡ್ಲ kaandla

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

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

Andaman & Nicobar islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.3; last update June 16th, 2024. Last accessed 21/06/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 07:49 24-06-2024 ~~~~~

Rhizophoraceae mangrove tree "Rhizophora mucronata" "Rhizophora latifolia" "Rhizophora longissima" "Rhizophora macrorrhiza" "Asiatic mangrove" "boriti poles" "loop-root mangrove" "red mangrove" "simple cymed mangrove"

Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott

rem-yoo-SAT-ee-uh -- named for Jean Pierre Abel-Remusat, French Chinese scholar and botanist ... Dave's Botanary
vy-VIP-ar-uh -- live bearer; bears live young ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: hitchhiker elephant ear • Dogri: रिबड़ू ribdu, वन टांट van taant • Gujarati: લક્ષમણા laxmana • Hindi: लालकंद lalkand • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಗಡ್ಡೆ kaadu gadde, ಮರಕೆಸು marakesu • Konkani: रुखाळूं rukhalum • Malayalam: മരച്ചേമ്പ് marachembu, മരതാള് marathaalu • Marathi: लालकंद lalkand, रुखाळूं rukhalu • Nepali: जलुका jalukaa, कालो पिडालु kaalo pidaalu • Sanskrit: लक्ष्मणा laksmana • Tamil: செங்கருணைக் கிழங்கு cenkarunaik kilanku • Tulu: ಮರಚೆವು marachevu, ಮರತೇವು marathevu


botanical names: Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott ... homotypic synonyms: Arum viviparum Roxb. • Caladium viviparum (Roxb.) G.Lodd. • Colocasia vivipara (Roxb.) Thwaites ... heterotypic synonyms: Ditinnia rupicola A.Chev. • Remusatia formosana Hayata ... POWO, retrieved 19 June 2024

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

hitchhiker elephant ear

• Dave's Garden

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

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

रिबड़ू ribdu

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

वन टांट van taant

• 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

લક્ષમણા laxmana

• Solanki, Devi & Gadhvi, Kamlesh & B.Zala, Jaysinh & Vyas, Suhas. (2020). Potential of some plant species used as ethnomedicine growing around Sasan Gir, Gujarat, India. Medicinal Plants - International Journal of Phytomedicines and Related Industries. 12. 105. 10.5958/0975-6892.2020.00014.3.

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

लालकंद lalkand

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

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಕಾಡು ಗಡ್ಡೆ kaadu gadde

• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

ಮರಕೆಸು marakesu

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಮರಕೆಸು marakesu = tree colocasia or colocasia of trees ... this name arose due to plant's epiphytic nature and close affinity with Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

रुखाळूं rukhalum

• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

മരച്ചേമ്പ് marachembu

• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... മരച്ചേമ്പ് marachembu = tree colocasia or colocasia of trees ... this name arose due to plant's epiphytic nature and close affinity with Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
• R, Narayanan & V, Balakrishnan & N, Anilkumar & M, Sivadasan & H, Alfarhan & A, Al-Atar. (2011). Wild edible plants used by the Kattunaikka, Paniya and Kuruma tribes of Wayanad District, Kerala, India. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research. 5. 3520-3529.

മരതാള് marathaalu

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... മരതാള് maratthaal = tree colocasia or colocasia of trees ... this name arose due to plant's epiphytic nature and close affinity with Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

लालकंद lalkand

• Bhurat et al. Effect of Remusatia vivipara (Roxb.) Schott tubers on animal models of depression Int J Curr Pharm Res, Vol 3, Issue 1, 90-92 ... this name prevalent among the tribal people in the region of Nandurbar District, Maharashtra

रुखाळूं rukhalu

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

जलुका jalukaa, कालो पिडालु kaalo pidaalu

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

लक्ष्मणा laksmana

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

செங்கருணைக் கிழங்கு cenkarunaik kilanku

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala

ಮರಚೆವು marachevu

• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food

ಮರತೇವು marathevu

• बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಮರತೇವು marathevu = tree colocasia or colocasia of trees ... this name arose due to plant's epiphytic nature and close affinity with Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
• Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer

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

*Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Daman & Diu, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, *Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, *West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.3; last update June 16th, 2024. Last accessed 19/06/2024.
• Jammu & Kashmir ... observations found posted in social media

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

~~~~~ Last updated: 17:35 20-06-2024 ~~~~~

Araceae perennial tuber stolon herb "Remusatia vivipara" "Arum viviparum" "Caladium viviparum" "Colocasia vivipara" "Remusatia formosana" "hitchhiker elephant ear"

Radermachera xylocarpa (Roxb.) Roxb. ex K.Schum.

rad-er-MOK-er-uh -- named for Jacob Cornelis Matthias Radermacher, Dutch amateur botanist ... Dave's Botanary
zy-lo-KAR-puh -- woody fruit ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: padri tree, stag's-horn trumpet-flower tree, white-flowered trumpet-flower tree • Gujarati: ખરશીંગ kharshing • Hindi: सोन पाडर son paadar • Kannada:ಆನೆತುಂತು aanetuntu, ಅಂಬಾರಿಹೊಡೆ ambaarihode, ಘನಶೃಂಗ ghanashrnga, ಕೋಣನ ಕೊಂಬು konana kombu, ವಲುಕ valuka • Konkani: खरसिंगी kharsimgi • Malayalam: വെടങ്കുരണ vetankurana • Marathi: खडशिंगी khadshingi • Odia: ଗରୁଡ଼ garuda • Tamil: மான் கொம்பு maan kompu, பரதக்கொன்னை paratakkonnai, பாதிரி patiri, வெடங்குறுணி vetankuruni • Telugu: నాగ డుండిలం naga-dundilam, నగురు naguru


botanical names: Radermachera xylocarpa (Roxb.) Roxb. ex K.Schum. ... homotypic synonyms: Bignonia xylocarpa Roxb. • Spathodea xylocarpa (Roxb.) T.Anderson ex Brand • Stereospermum xylocarpum (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. • Tecoma xylocarpa (Roxb.) G.Don ... POWO, retrieved 14 June 2024

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

padri tree

• Flowers of India, retrieved June 17, 2024

stag's-horn trumpet-flower tree, white-flowered trumpet-flower tree

• for Stereospermum xylocarpum (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

ખરશીંગ kharshing

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• or ખડસીંગી khadsingi / ખરસિંગ kharsing ... સૃષ્ટિ (અંક-૩૦, માર્ચ ૨૦૦૧, વૃક્ષ વિશેષાંક) - publication by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

सोन पाडर son paadar

• for Stereospermum xylocarpum (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ... विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश - मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಅಂಬಾರಿಹೊಡೆ ambaarihode

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

ಆನೆತುಂತು aanetuntu, ಕೋಣನ ಕೊಂಬು konana kombu, ವಲುಕ valuka

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಘನಶೃಂಗ ghanashrnga

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

खरसिंगी kharsimgi

• 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, Lakshadweep

വെടങ്കുരണ vetankurana

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

खडशिंगी khadshingi

• 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
• other variants of this name: खुरशिंग khurashing / खुरशिंगी khurashingi / खरशिंगी kharshingi ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
• other variants of this name: कडशिंग kadshing / खारशिंग kharshing ... The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ଗରୁଡ଼ garuda

• Das P K, Sahoo T, Panda P C. Forest trees of Odisha, India: An updated checklist. Plant Science Today. 2022; 9(4): 1021–1031.
• Medicinal Plants Knowledge Centre, Bhubaneswar - Odisha State Forest Department

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

மான் கொம்பு maan kompu

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for white-flowered trumpet-flower tree ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

பரதக்கொன்னை paratakkonnai

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

பாதிரி patiri

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for Stereospermum xylocarpum (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

வெடங்குறுணி vetankuruni

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for Stereospermum xylocarpum (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.f. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• or வேதங்குருணை vetankurunai ... Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

నాగ డుండిలం naga-dundilam, నగురు naguru

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

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

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.3; last update June 2nd, 2024. Last accessed 17/06/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 12:16 19-06-2024 ~~~~~

Bignoniaceae tropical deciduous tree "padri tree" "stag's-horn trumpet-flower tree" "white-flowered trumpet-flower tree"

Pupalia lappacea (L.) Juss.

¿ pu-PAL-ee-uh ? -- from the Malabar name for this plant, pupalvalli ... Nomenclator botanicus
lap-uh-SEE-uh or lap-uh-KAY-uh -- like a burr ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: creeping cock's comb, forest burr • Assamese: বনসত bonxoth • Bengali: দুয়ো কুয়ো duya kuya • Dogri: जोजड़ा jojda • Gujarati: ધોળો ઝીપટો dholo jhipato, ગાડર ઝીપટો gadar jhipato • Hadauti: आंधीझाड़ो aandheejhaado, चिरचिड़ो chirchido, चिरपीटो chirpeeto • Hindi: भूरट bhurat, दिन का तारा din ka tara, झोझरू jhojhru, नागदमनी nagadamani • Kachchhi: ગડર ભુરટ gadar bhurat, રિઢ ભુરટ ridh bhurat • Kannada: ಅಂಟುಪುರಲೆ ಗಿಡ antupurale gida, ಬಿಳಿ ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ bili uttaraani, ಹರಿದಛಗ haridacchaga • Konkani: सित्या कुरडी sitya kurdi • Malayalam: പൂപ്പാൽവള്ളി pooppaalvalli • Marathi: चिकटा chikta • Nepali: उल्टा कुरो ulta kuro • Odia: ଜଟଜଟିଆ jatajatia • Rajasthani: चिप्टियो भरूट chiptio bharut, चिरपिटा chirpita • Tamil: ஆடைஒட்டி ataiotti, ஒட்டொட்டி ottotti • Telugu: అడవి ఉత్తరేణి adavi uttareni, అంత్రీత antreetha, తెల్ల ఉత్తరేణి thella utthareni


botanical names: Pupalia lappacea (L.) Juss. ... homotypic synonyms: Achyranthes lappacea L. • Cadelari lappacea (L.) Medik. • Celosia lappacea (L.) Medik. • Codivalia lappacea (L.) Raf. • Desmochaeta lappacea (L.) Griff. ... accepted infraspecifics: Pupalia lappacea var. lappacea ... heterotypic synonyms: Pupalia atropurpurea (Lam.) Moq. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 14 June 2024

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

creeping cock's comb, forest burr

• Flowers of India, retrieved June 14, 2024

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

বনসত bonxoth

• Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook
• Baree - The Home Garden of Assam

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

দুয়ো কুয়ো duya kuya

• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

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

जोजड़ा jojda

• 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

ધોળો ઝીપટો dholo jhipato

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

ગાડર ઝીપટો gadar jhipato

• Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... ગાડર gadar = sheep; ઝીપટો jhipato = to cling ... named so, due to the tendency of the fruit to cling on to the fur of passing sheep
• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

~~~~~ HADAUTI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हाड़ौती or हाड़ोती) ... spoken in: Hadoti region (s-e Rajasthan), neighbouring areas of Madhya Pradesh ... other names for this language: Harauti or Hadoti

आंधीझाड़ो aandheejhaado, चिरचिड़ो chirchido, चिरपीटो chirpeeto

• Many thanks to Sonu Kumar for help with these names via Instagram

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

भूरट bhurat, दिन का तारा din ka tara, झोझरू jhojhru

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Thapliyal, U.P. Gazetteer of Rural Delhi. India: Gazetteer Unit, Delhi Administration, 1987.
• Anand Kumar Mishra, Maheshwar Prasad Sharma, Harbhajan Singh. Floristic diversity of Delhi, India: A checklist. Int J Herb Med 2015;3(4):08-18.

नागदमनी nagadamani

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

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

ગડર ભુરટ gadar bhurat

• Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

રિઢ ભુરટ ridh bhurat

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಅಂಟುಪುರಲೆ ಗಿಡ antupurale gida

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• or ಅಂಟುಪುರುಳೆ ಗಿಡ antupurule gida ... for Pupalia atropurpurea (Lam.) Moq. ... Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and its vicinity by Cameron, John, F. L. S

ಬಿಳಿ ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ bili uttaraani

• P S Udayan - Floristic inventory in the seven medicinal plants conservation areas MPCAs of Karnataka, India - Shodhganga

ಹರಿದಛಗ haridacchaga

• for Pupalia lappacea var. lappacea ... Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

सित्या कुरडी sitya kurdi

• Flora of Goa - webpage no longer available

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

പൂപ്പാൽവള്ളി pooppaalvalli

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

चिकटा chikta

• Bagdane, Kailas & Mahajan, D. (2023). Plant diversity of 'Lachundi/Lalchandi sacred grove' of Purandar tehsil, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra, India. International Journal of Life Sciences. 11. 320-328.

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

उल्टा कुरो ulta kuro

• Mallick J K. 2020. An annotated checklist of Dicotyledonus Angiosperms in Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills, West Bengal, India. J New Biol Rep 9(2): 94- 208.

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ଜଟଜଟିଆ jatajatia

• Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

चिप्टियो भरूट chiptio bharut

• Many thanks to Sonu Kumar for help with this name via Instagram
• Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017
• KANTHER, R. P. (2020). DOMINANT FLORA OF PALI-DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA. The Journal of the Indian Botanical Society, 100(1-2), 1–15.

चिरपिटा chirpita

• Rajasthan Government - Forest Department

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

ஆடைஒட்டி ataiotti

• for Pupalia lappacea var. lappacea ... Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
• or ஆடையொட்டி atai-y-otti ... for Pupalia orbiculata (B.Heyne ex Wall.) Wight ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

ஒட்டொட்டி ottotti

• for Desmochaeta lappacea (L.) Griff. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

అడవి ఉత్తరేణి adavi uttareni, అంత్రీత antreetha, తెల్ల ఉత్తరేణి thella utthareni

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

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

throughout

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.3; last update June 2nd, 2024. Last accessed 14/06/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 14:05 17-06-2024 ~~~~~

Amaranthaceae perennial scrambler herb "Pupalia lappacea" "Achyranthes lappacea" "Cadelari lappacea" "Celosia lappacea" "Codivalia lappacea" "Desmochaeta lappacea" "creeping cock's comb" "forest burr"