Salvadora oleoides Decne.

sal-va-DOR-a -- named for an apothecary of Barcelona, Jaime Salvador y Pedrol ... Dave's Botanary • Wikipedia
oh-lee-OY-deez -- resembling olea (classical Latin name for olive) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: large toothbrush tree • Arabic: أراك زيتوني arak zaytuni • Gujarati: મીઠીજાર mithijar, મોટી પીલુ moti pilu • Hindi: बड़ा पीलू bada pilu • Kachchhi: મિઠેપીલુજો ઝાર mithepilujo jhar, મિઠી જાર mithi jar • Marathi: गोडपिलु god-pilu, किंकानेला kinkanela • Nepali: सानो दाँते ओखर saano daante okhar • Persian: توچ tvach • Punjabi: ਜਾਲ jaal, ਵਣ wan • Rajasthani: मीठी जाल mithi jaal, पीलू pilu • Sanskrit: पीलु pilu • Sindhi: کبڙ khabbar, ساڏُئيِن ڄار saaduiein jari, ساڏوئيِ saadwaii • Tamil: பெருகளர்வா peru-kalarva • Telugu: జలచెట్టు jalachettu


botanical names: Salvadora oleoides Decne. ... heterotypic synonyms: Salvadora stocksii Wight ... POWO, retrieved 30 July 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. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

large toothbrush tree

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~

written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia

أراك زيتوني arak zaytuni

• ويكيبيديا - الموسوعة الحرة ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

મીઠીજાર mithijar

• વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
• or મીઠી જાળ mithi jal ... Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

મોટી પીલુ moti pilu

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

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

बड़ा पीलू bada pilu

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 30, 2024
• or simply पीलू pilu ... विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश - मध्य प्रदेश के पेड़-पौधे

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

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

મિઠેપીલુજો ઝાર mithepilujo jhar, મિઠી જાર mithi jar

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

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

गोडपिलु god-pilu

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

किंकानेला kinkanela

• विकासपीडिया - ज्ञानाचा पोर्टल - भारताच्या विकासाचे प्रवेशद्वार उपक्रम (powered by MEIT & C-DAC)
• मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ
• किंकणेल kinkanel = oil expressed from the fruit of the पिलु tree ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

सानो दाँते ओखर saano daante okhar

• Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~

written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar

توچ tvach

• ویکی‌پدیا - دانشنامهٔ آزاد ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

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

ਜਾਲ jaal, ਵਣ wan

• The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

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

मीठी जाल mithi jaal

• Charan, P. & Sharma, K. (2016). FLORAL DIVERSITY OF THAR DESERT OF WESTERN RAJASTHAN, INDIA.
• or simply जाल jaal ... Rajasthan Government - Forest Department

पीलू pilu

• Rajasthan Government - Forest Department

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

पीलु pilu

• FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal Plants Database

~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~

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

کبڙ khabbar

• وڪيپيڊيا - هِڪُ کُليل ڄاڻَ چِيڪلو - Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

ساڏُئيِن ڄار saaduiein jari, ساڏوئيِ saadwaii

• A Sindhi-English dictionary by Parmanand Mewaram
• the Roman transliteration needs validation

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

பெருகளர்வா peru-kalarva

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

జలచెట్టు jalachettu

• వికీపీడియా - స్వేచ్ఛా విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వమ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

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

Andhra Pradesh, Delhi, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh

• Arora, Manan & Siddiqui, Anees & Paliwal, Sanst & Sood, P.. (2014). A phyto-pharmacological overview on Salvadora oleoides Decne. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources. 5. 209-214.
• D.N. Parmar and N.K. Patel - Unnoticeble Sacred Plants Salvadora in North Gujarat (India) J. Env. Bio-Sci., Vol. 24 (2): 209-212, 2010
• Tanveer A. Khan, D. N. Undirwade. Salvadora alii Rajput & Syeda (Salvadoraceae): A new distributional records for Maharashtra State, Species, 2020, 21(67), 161-163
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.4; last update June 30th, 2024. Last accessed 30/07/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 18:24 31-07-2024 ~~~~~

Salvadoraceae evergreen shrub "small tree" "Salvadora oleoides" "Salvadora stocksii" "large toothbrush tree"

Salix tetrasperma Roxb.

SAL-iks or SAY-liks -- to spring or leap; referring to the genus Salix ... Dave's Botanary
tet-ra-SPERM-a -- four-seeded ... ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: four-seeded willow, Indian willow • Assamese: ভেহ bhe • Bengali: বিয়াস biyasa, বৈশাখী boishakhi, পানী জমা pani joma • Coorgi: ಭೈಯ್ಯಾ ಮರ bhayya mara • Dogri: बदाह badaah, बैद्दा baidda, बीसा beesa • Garo: bhesh, bol-slak • Gojari: बीसा beesa • Gujarati: વાલુંજ valunj • Hindi: बक्षेल bakshel, बेद लैला bed-laila, बेधा bedha, बेगस begas, बेंत bent, भैन्स bhains, जलमाला jalmala, मगशेर magsher • Jaintia: dieng-um • Kannada: ಬೈಚೆ ಮರ baiche mara, ಹೊಳೆಬೋಸಿ holebosi, ನೀರವಂಜಿ neeravanji • Kashmiri: वीर् vir • Khasi: jamynrei • Konkani: वाळुंज valumj • Ladakhi: selchang • Malayalam: വഞ്ചി vanji • Manipuri: ꯎꯌꯨꯝ ঊযুম ooyum • Mao-Naga: oziisii • Marathi: बाका baaka, बच्चा bachcha, बितसा bitasa, बोक bok, वाळुंज valunj • Mech: besbiphang • Mishing: seemir-asing • Mizo: tuipui suthlah • Nepali: बैंश bainsh • Odia: ବାରିଜ barija, ପାଣି ବେଗୁନିଆ pani begunia • Pahari: बयूंश bayunsh • Punjabi: ਬੇਦ ਲੈਲਾ bed laila • Rajasthani: वेरा vera • Sanskrit: जलवेतस jalavetasa, नादेय nadeya, वानीर vanira, वञ्जुल vanjula, वरुणा varuna • Santal: ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱥᱤᱜᱽᱨᱤᱜ gada sigrik • Tamil: ஆற்றுப்பாலை arru-p-palai, சுவேதம் cuvetam, நீர்வஞ்சி nir-vanci • Telugu: కొండగన్నేరు kondaganneru


botanical names: Salix tetrasperma Roxb. ... synonyms: listed at POWO, retrieved 28 July 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

four-seeded willow

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

Indian willow

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

ভেহ bhe

• Flora of Assam Vol IV by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, R N De, A Das
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

বিয়াস biyasa

• উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ

বৈশাখী boishakhi

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

পানী জমা pani joma

• Many thanks to Surajit Koley and Dr Tapas Chakrabarty for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
• Voigt, J. O. and Griffith, W. - A Catalogue of the Plants which have been cultivated in the Hon. East India Company’s Botanical Garden, Calcutta and in the Serampore Botanical Garden
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ COORGI ~~~~~

written in: Kodava, Kannada (ಕೊಡವ), Malayalam (കൊഡവ) ... spoken in: Coorg district of Karnataka ... other names for this language: Codava, Kodava

ಭೈಯ್ಯಾ ಮರ bhayya mara

• Kodava Clan - Native Trees of Kodagu

~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~

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

बदाह badaah, बैद्दा baidda, बीसा beesa

• Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

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

besh

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

bol-slak

• Flora of Assam Vol IV by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, R N De, A Das
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ GOJARI ~~~~~

written in: Takri, Perso-Arabic, Devanagari ... spoken in: Jammu and Kashmir, northern Punjab, Himachal Pradesh ... also spelt as: Gojri, Gujari, Gujri ... spoken by: nomadic community of Gurjar (or also known by other names: Gujjar, Gujar, Gurjara)

बीसा beesa

• 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

વાલુંજ valunj (or વાલંજ valanj)

• સૃષ્ટિ (અંક-૩૦, માર્ચ ૨૦૦૧, વૃક્ષ વિશેષાંક) publication by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

बक्षेल bakshel, बेधा bedha, बेगस begas, भैन्स bhains, मगशेर magsher

• Dhanvantri Vanoshdhi Part V by Trivedi, Krishanprasad

बेद लैला bed-laila

• WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

बेंत bent, जलमाला jalmala

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ JAINTIA ~~~~~

written in: Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam ... exonyms: Jaintia, Synteng; endonym: Pnar

dieng-um

• Flora of Assam Vol IV by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, R N De, A Das

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಬೈಚೆ ಮರ baiche mara

• WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

ಹೊಳೆಬೋಸಿ holebosi

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

ನೀರವಂಜಿ neeravanji

• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• or ನೀರುಮಂಜಿ neerumanji or ನೀರಂಜಿ neeranji ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~

written in: Koshur (Perso-Arabic كٲشُر), Devanagari (कश्मीरी), ... spoken in: Kashmir ... other names for this language: Koshur

वीर् vir

• A dictionary of the Kashmiri language by George Abraham Grierson

~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~

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

jamynrei

• Flora of Assam Vol IV by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, R N De, A Das
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

वाळुंज valumj

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

~~~~~ LADAKHI ~~~~~

written in: Tibetan (ལ་དྭགས་སྐད་) ... spoken in: Ladakh

selchang

• Ahmad, Suheel & Singh, J. & Verma, D. (2015). Inventory of Important Fodder Plant Species of Ladakh Himalaya, India.
• the name needs to be rendered in native script

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

വഞ്ചി vanji

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം

~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~

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

ꯎꯌꯨꯝ ঊযুম ooyum

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 28, 2024

~~~~~ MAO-NAGA ~~~~~

written in: Meitei, Latin ... spoken in: northwestern Manipur, Nagaland ... spoken by: Mao Naga people ... other names for this language: Sopvoma, Emela, Mao' La

oziisii

• Lokho, Kreni & Narasimhan, D.. (2013). Ethnobotany of Mao-Naga Tribe of Manipur, India. Pleione. 7. 314 - 324.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

बाका baaka, बच्चा bachcha, बितसा bitasa, बोक bok

• मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

वाळुंज valunj

• A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... other name variants: वाळूंज valunj OR वाळंज valanj
• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

~~~~~ MECH ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Roman ... spoken by: Mech people (Bodos of north West Bengal)

besbiphang

• Flora of Assam Vol IV by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, R N De, A Das

~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~

written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri

seemir-asing

• Flora of Assam Vol IV by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, R N De, A Das

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian

tuipui suthlah

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 28, 2024
• ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

बैंश bainsh

• विकिपीडिया - एक स्वतन्त्र विश्वकोश

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ବାରିଜ barija

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

ପାଣି ବେଗୁନିଆ pani begunia

• Das P K, Sahoo T, Panda P C. Forest trees of Odisha, India: An updated checklist. Plant Science Today. 2022; 9(4): 1021–1031.

~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी), Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand

बयूंश bayunsh

• Many thanks to Dr Anil Kumar Thakur for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... name prevalent in some parts of Himachal Pradesh (Hamirpur, Kangra, Bilaspur, Mandi)

~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~

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

ਬੇਦ ਲੈਲਾ bed laila

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

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

वेरा vera

• GLOWS-FIU. 2008. Biodiversity Assessment Report: Wakal River Basin, India. 2008. Global Water Sustainability Program, Florida International University. 68p.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

जलवेतस jalavetasa, नादेय nadeya

• Dhanvantri Vanoshdhi Part V by Trivedi, Krishanprasad

वानीर vanira

• Yoga Wiki - an inspiration and source of knowledge

वञ्जुल vanjula

• Kumar P, Dave OP, Paliwal B. A Randomized Controlled Double Blind clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of Vedanasthapana Mahakashaya as an anxiolytic and analgesic polyherbal drug in perioperative anorectal cases. J Ayu Herb Med 2022;8(3):178-182. DOI: 10.31254/jahm.2022.8308

वरुणा varuna

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• Dhanvantri Vanoshdhi Part V by Trivedi, Krishanprasad

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

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

ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱥᱤᱜᱽᱨᱤᱜ gada sigrik

• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
• ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

ஆற்றுப்பாலை arru-p-palai, சுவேதம் cuvetam, நீர்வஞ்சி nir-vanci

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

కొండగన్నేరు kondaganneru

• WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

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

Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Ladakh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

• Checklist Of Gujarat Flora
• Ahmad, Suheel & Singh, J. & Verma, D. (2015). Inventory of Important Fodder Plant Species of Ladakh Himalaya, India.
• Sharma J. P., Thakur S., Sankhyan H. P., Jha S. K., Sharma R., Kanwar P., Gautam V. and Sankhyan N. 2022. Genetic diversity and population structure of Indian willow (Salix tetrasperma Roxb.) with dominant molecular markers along its distribution range in Himalayan region. Indian J. Genet. Plant Breed., 82(1): 73-80.
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.7; last update July 18th, 2024. Last accessed 28/07/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 19:56 29-07-2024 ~~~~~

Salicaceae dioecious deciduous "water-loving" riparian tree Salix "Salix tetrasperma""four-seeded willow" "Indian willow"

Salacia oblonga Wall. ex Wight & Arn.

¿ sal-AH-si-ah ? -- genus perhaps named for Salacia, Neptune's wife, goddess of sea in Roman mythology ... Wikipedia
ob-LON-guh -- oblong; oblong-leaved ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: oblong leaf salacia • Kannada: ಏಕನಾಯಕ ekanaayaka • Konkani: धवसी dhavasi • Malayalam: പൊൻകൊരണ്ടി ponkorandi • Marathi: धवसी dhavasi • Sanskrit: पीतिका pitika • Tamil: பொங்கொரந்தி ponkoranti • Telugu: అంకుడు చెట్టు ankudu chettu, ఎర్ర దొండ erra donda • Tulu: ಏಕನಾಯಕೆ ekanayake


botanical names: Salacia oblonga Wall. ex Wight & Arn. ... accepted infraspecifics: Salacia oblonga var. oblonga ... heterotypic synonyms: Comocladia serrata Blanco • Salacia oppositifolia Rottler ex Wight & Arn. • Salacia pomifera Wight & Arn. ... POWO, retrieved 27 July 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

oblong leaf salacia

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 27, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಏಕನಾಯಕ ekanaayaka

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

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

धवसी dhavasi

• name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

പൊൻകൊരണ്ടി ponkorandi

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

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

धवसी dhavasi

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

पीतिका pitika

• Kakara, Gift Kumar Deepak - Studies on antioxidant, antidiabetic and propagation of an endangered medicinal plant-Salacia oblonga WALL. - Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

பொங்கொரந்தி ponkoranti

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

అంకుడు చెట్టు ankudu chettu, ఎర్ర దొండ erra donda

• Kakara, Gift Kumar Deepak - Studies on antioxidant, antidiabetic and propagation of an endangered medicinal plant-Salacia oblonga WALL. - Shodhganga : a reservoir of Indian theses

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

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

ಏಕನಾಯಕೆ ekanayake

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

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

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

• State Medicinal Plants Board (SMPB) Kerala
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.7; last update July 18th, 2024. Last accessed 27/07/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 19:25 27-07-2024 ~~~~~

Celastraceae Hippocrateaceae "climbing shrub" liana "Salacia oblonga" "Salacia oblonga var oblonga" "Comocladia serrata" "Salacia oppositifolia" "Salacia pomifera" "oblong leaf salacia"

Salacia chinensis L.

¿ sal-AH-si-ah ? -- genus perhaps named for Salacia, Neptune's wife, goddess of sea in Roman mythology ... Wikipedia
chi-NEN-sis -- of or from China ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Chinese salacia, holly-leaved berried spindle tree, lolly berry • Assamese: মধুফল modhuphol • Bengali: ডিমল dimal, মধুফল modhuphal • Gujarati: સપ્તરંગી saptarangi • Hindi: सप्तरंगी saptarangi • Kannada: ಏಕನಾಯಕ ekanaayaka • Konkani: निसळ बोंडी nisal bondi • Malayalam: ചെറുകൊരണ്ടി cherukoranti, ഏകനായകം ekanaayakam • Marathi: इंगळी ingali, निसूल बोंडी nisul bondi, सप्तरंगी saptarangi • Odia: ବାତ୍ରା batra, ସପ୍ତରଙ୍ଗୀ saptarangi • Sanskrit: एकनायक ekanayaka, पीतिका pitika, सप्तचक्र saptachakra • Tamil: சுண்டன் cuntan, கருக்குவை karukkuvai • Telugu: నేరాణి neraani • Tulu: ಏಕನಾಯಕೆ ekanayake


botanical names: Salacia chinensis L. ... homotypic synonyms: Tonsella chinensis (L.) Spreng. ... heterotypic synonyms: Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC. ... many more at POWO, retrieved 26 July 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Chinese salacia, lolly berry

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

holly-leaved berried spindle tree

• for Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

মধুফল modhuphol

• for Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC. ... Baree - The Home Garden of Assam

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

ডিমল dimal, মধুফল modhuphal

• BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

સપ્તરંગી saptarangi

• trade name given, for want of name; this species is listed as distributed in the union territory of Daman and Diu ... Botanical Survey of India

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

सप्तरंगी saptarangi

• trade name given, for want of name; this species is listed as distributed in the state of Bihar ... Botanical Survey of India and BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಏಕನಾಯಕ ekanaayaka

• Many thanks to Gurumurthi Hegde for help with this name ... efloraofindia
• Many thanks to Sapna J Ukkinadka 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

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

निसळ बोंडी nisal bondi

• for Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC. ... 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

ചെറുകൊരണ്ടി cherukoranti

• 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
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

ഏകനായകം ekanaayakam

• 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

इंगळी ingali

• मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ
• विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

निसूल बोंडी nisul bondi

• मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

सप्तरंगी saptarangi

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ ... सप्तरंगी हे या वनस्पतीचे व्यापारी नाव आहे = "saptarangi" is trade name of this plant
• विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ବାତ୍ରା batra

• Many thanks to Kumar Joshabant for help with this name ... facebook
• Das, Prabhat & Das, Mohini & Sahu, Chinmayee & Rath, Sakti & Kumar, Sanjeet. (2020). Diversity of Climbers of Odisha.
• R Saravanan, D Kannan, SP Panda and Sudeshna Datta. Traditionally used wild edible plants of Kuldiha wildlife sanctuary (KWLS), Odisha, India. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(6S):482-488.

ସପ୍ତରଙ୍ଗୀ saptarangi

• Many thanks to Kumar Joshabant for help with this name ... facebook ... transverse cut stem shows many colours
• this is a trade name used in many languages of India

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

एकनायक ekanayaka, पीतिका pitika, सप्तचक्र saptachakra

• 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

சுண்டன் cuntan, கருக்குவை karukkuvai

• for holly-leaved berried spindle tree, Salacia prinoides (Willd.) DC. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

నేరాణి neraani

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

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

ಏಕನಾಯಕೆ ekanayake

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

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

Andhra Pradesh, *Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Daman & Diu, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.7; last update July 18th, 2024. Last accessed 26/07/2024.

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

~~~~~ Last updated: 23:49 31-07-2024 ~~~~~

Celastraceae Hippocrateaceae "climbing shrub" "Salacia chinensis" "Salacia prinoides" "Tontelea prinoides" "Chinese salacia" "holly-leaved berried spindle tree" "lolly berry"

Sageraea laurina Dalzell

¿ say-GAY-ree-uh ? -- derived from the Kannada name of the plant, saagare (ಸಾಗರೆ)
law-REE-nuh -- like the Laurel genus (Laurus is Latin for the bay tree derived from the word for praise or commendation) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: laurel bow-wood • Kannada: ಹರಿಕಿಂಜಲಿ harikinjali, ಸಾಗರೆ saagare • Konkani: साजेरी sajeri • Malayalam: കാനക്കൈത kaanakkaitha, മഞ്ഞനാര manjanaara • Marathi: हरकिंजळ harkinjal, कोछ्क kochhak, सागेरी sageri, साजेरी sajeri • Tamil: கானக்கைதை kaana-k-kaitai


botanical names: Sageraea laurina Dalzell ... heterotypic synonyms: Guatteria laurifolia J.Graham • Sageraea laurifolia Blatt. ... POWO, retrieved 25 July 2024

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

laurel bow-wood

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 25, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಹರಿಕಿಂಜಲಿ harikinjali

• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

ಸಾಗರೆ saagare (or ಸಗರೆ sagare)

• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... 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

साजेरी sajeri

• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... 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

കാനക്കൈത kaanakkaitha, മഞ്ഞനാര manjanaara

• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

हरकिंजळ harkinjal

• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• or हरकिंजल harkinjal ... for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

कोछ्क kochhak

• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

सागेरी sageri

• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

साजेरी sajeri

• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... मराठी शब्दकोश - मराठी भाषा विभाग - महाराष्ट्र शासन
• for Sageraea laurifolia (Graham) Blatt. ... मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

கானக்கைதை kaana-k-kaitai

• name of Sageraea dalzellii Bedd. shared with this species, for want of name

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

Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

• Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186.
• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.7; last update July 18th, 2024. Last accessed 25/07/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 10:32 26-07-2024 ~~~~~

Annonaceae endemic evergreen tree "Sageraea laurina" "Sageraea laurifolia" "Guatteria laurifolia" "laurel bow-wood"

Rubus indicus Thunb.

ROO-bus -- red; also the Latin name for brambles ... Dave's Botanary
IN-dih-kus or in-DEE-kus -- of or from India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian raspberry • Malayalam: എരുമച്ചുള്ളി erumachulli, കാട്ടുമുന്തിരി kaattumunthiri • Tamil: இந்தியன் ராஸ்பெர்ரி indiyan raasperri


botanical names: Rubus indicus Thunb. ... heterotypic synonyms: Rubus wightii Gamble ... POWO, retrieved 25 July 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Indian raspberry

• Flowers of India, retrieved July 25, 2024

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

എരുമച്ചുള്ളി erumachulli

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• Many thanks to Salim Pichan and Viswa Prabha for help with this name ... facebook

കാട്ടുമുന്തിരി kaattumunthiri

• Many thanks to Dr Jacob Thomas and Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

இந்தியன் ராஸ்பெர்ரி indiyan raasperri

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango ... name coined by the author, for want of name ... the name இந்தியன் ராஸ்பெர்ரி indiyan raasperri is Tamilicised form of Indian raspberry

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

Kerala, Tamil Nadu

• Jose Mathew - Floristic and ethnobotanical studies of Achankovil forests Western Ghats Kerala - Shodhganga
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.7; last update July 18th, 2024. Last accessed 25/07/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 11:11 26-07-2024 ~~~~~

Rosaceae shrub "Rubus indicus" "Rubus wightii" "Indian raspberry"