Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston

siz-ZY-gee-um -- Greek: syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves ... Dave's Botanary
hem-is-FEER-ih-kum -- alternate spelling to hemisphaericum; hemispherical ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: hemispheric rose-apple • Kannada: ಬನ ನೇರಳೆ bana nerale, ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ kaadu pannerale, ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ makki nerale, ನಾಯಿ ನೇರಳೆ naayi nerale • Konkani: रेडी जांभूळ redi jambul • Malayalam: പഴഞാവൽ pazhanjaaval, തോൽഞാവൽ tholnjaaval, വെള്ളഞാറ vellanjara, വെൺഞാറ vennjara • Marathi: गोलजांब goljamb • Tamil: வெள்ளைநாவல் vellai-naval, வெண்ணாவல் vennaval


botanical names: Syzygium hemisphericum (Wight) Alston ... homotypic synonyms: Eugenia hemispherica Wight • Jambosa hemispherica (Wight) Walp. • Strongylocalyx hemisphaericus (Wight) Blume ... and more at POWO, retrieved 17 October 2024

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

hemispheric rose-apple

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 17, 2024
• or hemispheric-tubed rose-apple ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಬನ ನೇರಳೆ bana nerale, ಮಕ್ಕಿ ನೇರಳೆ makki nerale

• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

ಕಾಡು ಪನ್ನೇರಳೆ kaadu pannerale

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

ನಾಯಿ ನೇರಳೆ naayi nerale

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

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

रेडी जांभूळ redi jambul

• 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

പഴഞാവൽ pazhanjaaval, തോൽഞാവൽ tholnjaaval, വെള്ളഞാറ vellanjara, വെൺഞാറ vennjara

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the names ... efloraofindia
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

गोलजांब goljamb

• 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

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

வெள்ளைநாவல் vellai-naval, வெண்ணாவல் vennaval

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

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

Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

• Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 14:33 17-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 11:08 18-10-2024 ~~~~~

Myrtaceae evergreen tree "Syzygium hemisphericum" "Eugenia hemispherica" "Jambosa hemispherica" "Strongylocalyx hemisphaericus" "hemispheric rose-apple" "hemispheric-tubed rose-apple"

Symplocos macrophylla Wall. ex DC.

simp-LOK-os or simp-LAW-kaws -- from the Greek symploke (entertwined or inter-connected) ... Dave's Botanary
mak-roh-FIL-uh -- big leaf ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: large-leaf sapphire berry • Kannada: ಸಂಕಣಿ sankani • Malayalam: മലങ്കുരുവി malankuruvi • Tamil: பெரிய கம்பிளிவெட்டி periya kampilivetti


botanical names: Symplocos macrophylla Wall. ex DC. ... homotypic synonyms: Eugenioides macrophyllum (Wall. ex DC.) Kuntze • Lodhra macrophylla (Wall. ex DC.) Miers ... POWO, retrieved 16 October 2024

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

large-leaf sapphire berry

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 16, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಸಂಕಣಿ sankani

• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
• sometimes found written as ಸಂಕಾನಿ sankaani ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna | ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

മലങ്കുരുവി malankuruvi

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

பெரிய கம்பிளிவெட்டி periya kampilivetti

• name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with coining this name ... efloraofindia ... பெரிய periya = big, large - refers to comparatively larger leaves among the sibling species; கம்பிளிவெட்டி kampilivetti = name given to Symplocos acuminata (Blume) Miq.

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

Karnataka, Kerala, *Meghalaya, *Nagaland, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 16/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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

~~~~~ Created on: 12:42 16-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:03 17-10-2024 ~~~~~

Symplocaceae evergreen tree "Symplocos macrophylla" "Eugenioides macrophyllum" "Lodhra macrophylla" "large-leaf sapphire berry"

Symplocos acuminata (Blume) Miq.

simp-LOK-os or simp-LAW-kaws -- from the Greek symploke (entertwined or inter-connected) ... Dave's Botanary
ah-kew-min-AY-tuh -- tapering to a long point ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: laurel sapphire berry • Assamese: ভৈৰাতি bhoirati, ভোমেৰা bhomera, ভোমৰাতি bhomrati, ভৰতমুনি bhoratmuni, মটাভোমলতি motabhomlati, ৰথা rotha • Coorgi: ಮಂಜಟ್ಟೆ manjatte • Garo: ashila, malabol • Hindi: भोलिया bholiya, सोध sodh • Kannada: ಬೂತಗನಿ ಮರ boothagani mara, ಚಂಗ chang, ಲೊಡ್ಡಿ loddi, ಲೊಧ್ರ lodhra, ಸಂಕಣಿ sankani • Khasi: dieng-ja-pei, dieng-pei • Koch: bhumria • Lepcha: gyong, palyok-kung • Malayalam: പാച്ചോറ്റി paachotti • Marathi: मिरजोली mirajoli • Mech: boira, sonkhimala, sungkheng-bumphang • Mizo: thingvut • Nepali: खोल्मे kholme • Sanskrit: लोध्र lodhra, रोध्र rodhra • Tamil: கம்பிளிவெட்டி kampilivetti, பித்தக்கொட்டை pitta-k-kottai, வஸ்பா மரம் vaspa maram • Telugu: బూదిగానె budigane, తెల్ల లొద్దుగ thella lodduga • Tulu: ಲೊಧ್ರ lodhra, ಪಾಚ್ಚೊಟ್ಟಿ paachotti


botanical names: Symplocos acuminata (Blume) Miq. ... heterotypic synonyms: Symplocos cochinchinensis var. laurina (Retz.) Raizada • Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. laurina (Retz.) Noot. • Symplocos laurina subsp. cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida • Symplocos laurina Wall. ex G.Don • Symplocos spicata Roxb. ... and host of synonyms at POWO, retrieved 15 October 2024

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

laurel sapphire berry

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 15, 2024

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

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

ভৈৰাতি bhoirati, ভোমেৰা bhomera, ভোমৰাতি bhomrati, ভৰতমুনি bhoratmuni, মটাভোমলতি motabhomlati, ৰথা rotha

• Many thanks to Puranjit Saikia for help with these names ... facebook
• Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De

~~~~~ COORGI ~~~~~

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

ಮಂಜಟ್ಟೆ manjatte

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

~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~

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

ashila, malabol

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

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

भोलिया bholiya, सोध sodh

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

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಬೂತಗನಿ ಮರ boothagani mara, ಲೊಡ್ಡಿ loddi

• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

ಚಂಗ chang

• 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

ಲೊಧ್ರ lodhra

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• or ಲೊಧ lodha ... WISDOM LIBRARY - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge

ಸಂಕಣಿ sankani

• Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
• ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka

~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~

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

dieng-ja-pei, dieng-pei

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

~~~~~ KOCH ~~~~~

written in: Assamese, Bengali, Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, lower Assam, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Koch people, including Koch-Rajbongshi or Koch-Rajbonshi

bhumria

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

~~~~~ LEPCHA ~~~~~

written in: Lepcha (or Róng), Tibetan ... spoken in: Sikkim, West Bengal

gyong, palyok-kung

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

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

പാച്ചോറ്റി paachotti

• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia
• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
• or also spelt as പാച്ചോററി paachotti ... A Malayalam and English dictionary by Hermann Gundert

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

मिरजोली mirajoli

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

~~~~~ MECH ~~~~~

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

boira, sonkhimala, sungkheng-bumphang

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

~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~

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

thingvut

• ENVIS :: Biological Diversity In Mizoram

~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~

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

खोल्मे kholme

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

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

लोध्र lodhra, रोध्र rodhra

• 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

கம்பிளிவெட்டி kampilivetti, பித்தக்கொட்டை pitta-k-kottai, வஸ்பா மரம் vaspa maram

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

బూదిగానె budigane, తెల్ల లొద్దుగ thella lodduga

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• N Chandra Mohan Reddy, A Lalithamba, N V Sivaram Prasad - Forest Trees of Andhra Pradesh - a Pictorial Guide - Primedia eLaunch LLC, 2021

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

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

ಲೊಧ್ರ lodhra, ಪಾಚ್ಚೊಟ್ಟಿ paachotti

• 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, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, *Nagaland, Karnataka, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 15/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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

~~~~~ Created on: 11:41 15-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 16:50 16-10-2024 ~~~~~

Symplocaceae evergreen tree "Symplocos acuminata" "Symplocos cochinchinensis var. laurina" "Symplocos cochinchinensis subsp. laurina" "Symplocos laurina subsp. cochinchinensis" "Symplocos laurina" "Symplocos spicata" "laurel sapphire berry"

Symphorema polyandrum Wight

sim-foh-REE-muh -- Greek: symphoreo (borne together); alludes to clusters of flowers borne with bracts
pol-ee-AN-drum -- with many stamens

commonly known as: south Indian star-vervain climber • Hindi: महासिंधु mahasindhu • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ dodda narambodhalu • Malayalam: വലിയ ഞരമ്പോടൽ valiya njarambodal • Marathi: दुर्मिळ भिंगरी durmil bhingari • Odia: ବାଦି ଚାଙ୍ଗ badi chang, ମହାସିନ୍ଧୁ mahasindhu • Sanskrit: सिन्धुवार sindhuvara • Telugu: పెద్ద నగురు pedda naguru


botanical names: Symphorema polyandrum Wight ... ... synonyms: no synonyms known ... POWO, retrieved 14 October 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. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

south Indian star-vervain climber

• name coined, for want of name; based on the generic name 'star-vervain' given to species of Symphorema, and its distribution is limited to peninsular India

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

महासिंधु mahasindhu

• Sarang Lakhmale & Rabinarayan Acharya - Antimicrobial activity of Symphorema polyandrum - J-ISM, V2 N2, Apr-June 2014, pp.66-70

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ದೊಡ್ಡ ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ dodda narambodhalu

• name coined, for want of name; ದೊಡ್ಡ dodda = big, large, comparatively bigger ; ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ narambodhalu = name given to Symphorema involucratum Roxb.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

വലിയ ഞരമ്പോടൽ valiya njarambodal

• name coined, for want of name; വലിയ valiya = big, large, comparatively bigger ; ഞരമ്പോടൽ njarambodal = name given to Symphorema involucratum Roxb.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

दुर्मिळ भिंगरी durmil bhingari

• name coined, for want of name; दुर्मिळ durmil = rare; this species is found to be distrubuted on a lesser scale compared to S. involucratum; भिंगरी bhingari = coined-name given to S. involucratum

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ବାଦି ଚାଙ୍ଗ badi chang, ମହାସିନ୍ଧୁ mahasindhu

• A.B. Prusti1 and K.K. Behera - Ethno-Medico Botanical Study of Sundargarh District, Orissa, India - Ethnobotanical Leaflets 11: 148-163. 2007.

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

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

सिन्धुवार sindhuvara

• Sanskrit Dictionary

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

పెద్ద నగురు pedda naguru

• name coined, for want of name; పెద్ద pedda = big, large, comparatively bigger ; నగురు naguru = name given to Symphorema involucratum Roxb.

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

Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 11:10 14-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:22 14-10-2024 ~~~~~

Lamiaceae "climbing shrub" "Symphorema polyandrum" "south Indian star-vervain climber"

Symphorema involucratum Roxb.

sim-foh-REE-muh -- Greek: symphoreo (borne together); alludes to clusters of flowers borne with bracts
in-vol-yoo-KRAY-tum -- leaf edges rolled inwards (having an involucre, literally a wrapping or case; here it refers to the bract around each flower) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: pinwheel creeper, star-vervain climber • Hindi: फिरकी phirki • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತಕ್ಕಾಳಿ betta thakkaali, ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ narambodhalu • Konkani: भिंगरी bhingari • Malayalam: ഞരമ്പോടൽ njarambodal, പൂഞാലിപ്പൂ poonjaalippoo • Marathi: भिंगरी bhingari • Sora: ନୁରକି nurki • Tamil: பூங்குரங்கு poongurungu, வக்கணாத்தி vakkanatti, வெள்ளை மல்லிக்கொடி vellaimallikkodi • Telugu: బుడమర్రి budamarri, ఇసపరతీగ esaparatiga, గుబ్బదార gubbadaara, కొండ తెక్కలి kondathekkali, నగురు naguru, పెండి తీగ penditige, సురుడు surudu, తెల్ల పిప్పిలి thellapippili • Tulu: ನರಂಬೋದಲ್ narambodal


botanical names: Symphorema involucratum Roxb. ... synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 13 October 2024

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

pinwheel creeper

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 13, 2024

star-vervain climber

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

फिरकी phirki

• name coined, for want of name; literal translation of Marathi coined-name 'भिंगरी bhingari' meaning a whirlgig; flower head along with the conspicuous bracts allude to whirlgig (a child's toy)

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಬೆಟ್ಟ ತಕ್ಕಾಳಿ betta thakkaali

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

ನರಂಬೋಧಲ್ narambodhalu

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... named so, due to its therapeutic efficacy, as a medicine for nervine spasm

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

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

भिंगरी bhingari

• name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ഞരമ്പോടൽ njarambodal

• 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 ... named so, due to its therapeutic efficacy, as a medicine for nervine spasm

പൂഞാലിപ്പൂ poonjaalippoo

• name coined, for want of name; many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for coining this name ... facebook

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

भिंगरी bhingari

• 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

~~~~~ SORA ~~~~~

written in: Sora Sompeng or Odia, Telugu, Latin ... spoken in: Odisha, north coastal Andhra Pradesh ... spoken by: the Sora people, alternative names and spellings include Saora, Saura, Savara and Sabara

ନୁରକି nurki

• 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.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

பூங்குரங்கு poongurungu, வெள்ளை மல்லிக்கொடி vellaimallikkodi

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

வக்கணாத்தி vakkanatti

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

బుడమర్రి budamarri, ఇసపరతీగ esaparatiga, గుబ్బదార gubbadaara, కొండ తెక్కలి kondathekkali, నగురు naguru, పెండి తీగ penditige, సురుడు surudu, తెల్ల పిప్పిలి thellapippili

• 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

ನರಂಬೋದಲ್ narambodal

• Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... named so, due to its therapeutic efficacy, as a medicine for nervine spasm

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

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, *Nagaland, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 13/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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

~~~~~ Created on: 12:23 13-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 13:10 16-10-2024 ~~~~~

Lamiaceae "climbing shrub" "Symphorema involucratum" "Analectis speciosa" "Congea involucratum" "pinwheel creeper" "star-vervain climber"

Lomatogonium minus (Griseb.) Fernald

lo-ma-to-GO-nee-um -- Greek: lomato (fringed); gonium (angle, edge) ... Dave's Botanary
MY-nus -- smaller, lesser ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: lesser swertia • Gujarati: નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu kariyatu • Hindi: छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha • Malayalam: ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya avalpoovu • Marathi: लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat • Tamil: சிறிய நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu


botanical names: Lomatogonium minus (Griseb.) Fernald ... homotypic synonyms: Ophelia minor Griseb. • Pleurogyne minor (Griseb.) Nairne • Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. ... POWO, retrieved 12 October 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

lesser swertia

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 12, 2024

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

નાનું કરિયાતુ nanu kariyatu

• name coined, for want of name; નાનું nanu = small, comparatively smaller or lesser; કરિયાતુ kariyatu = a name given to Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H.Karst.

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

छोटी चिरायता chhoti chirayta

• for Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. ... Many thanks to Nayan Singh Dungriyal for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ sanna kiraathathiktha

• name coined, for want of name; ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = small, comparatively smaller or lesser; ಕಿರಾತತಿಕ್ತ kiraathathiktha = a name given to Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H.Karst.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ചെറിയ അവൽപ്പൂവ് cheriya avalpoovu

• name coined, for want of name; ചെറിയ cheriya = small, comparatively smaller or lesser; അവൽപ്പൂവ് avalpoovu = a name given to Swertia corymbosa (Griseb.) Fielding & Gardner

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

लहान चिरायत lahan chirayat

• for Swertia minor (Griseb.) Knobl. ... 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

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

சிறிய நிலவேம்பு siriya nila-vempu

• name coined, for want of name; சிறிய siriya = small, comparatively smaller or lesser; நிலவேம்பு nila-vempu = a name given to Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H.Karst.

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

!*Chattishgarh, Gujarat, !*Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
! distribution doubtful

~~~~~ Created on: 13:40 12-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 19:17 12-10-2024 ~~~~~

Gentianaceae endemic annual herb "Lomatogonium minus" "Ophelia minor" "Pleurogyne minor" "Swertia minor" "lesser swertia"

Swertia raveendrae Shahina & Nampy

SWER-tee-uh -- named for Emanual Sweert, Dutch botanist, artist and author ... Dave's Botanary
¿ ruh-WIN-dray ? ... named in honour of Prof. K. Raveendrakumar (former Head, Department of Botany, Sri Vyasa N.S.S. College, Wadakanchery) ... Phytotaxa 195(1): 44 (2015)

commonly known as: Kanara blue swertia • Kannada: ಕಾಫಿನಾಡು ಕಿರಾತ kaaphinaadu kiraatha


botanical names: Swertia raveendrae Shahina & Nampy ... synonyms: no known synonyms ... POWO, retrieved 11 October 2024

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Kanara blue swertia

• for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India, retrieved October 11, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಕಾಫಿನಾಡು ಕಿರಾತ kaaphinaadu kiraatha

• name coined, for want of name; ಕಾಫಿನಾಡು kaaphinaadu = another name for Chikmagalur (in Karnataka), place where this species was first discovered; ಕಿರಾತ kiraatha = a name given to Swertia chirayita (Roxb.) H.Karst.
• ಕಾಫಿನಾಡು kaaphinaadu literally means land of coffee; this was the place where first coffee crop was grown in India

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

Karnataka; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 18:46 11-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 20:53 11-10-2024 ~~~~~

Gentianaceae endemic annual herb "Swertia raveendrae" "Kanara blue swertia"

Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort.

soo-AY-duh or soo-EE-duh -- from the Arabic vernacular name for this plant ... Dave's Botanary
muh-RIT-tim-muh or mar-ih-TEE-muh -- of or from the sea ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: annual sea-blite, herbaceous seepweed, seaside Indian saltwort • Bengali: গেরুয়া শাক gerua shak • Gujarati: લાણો lano, લૂણો luno, મોરડ morad, મોરસ moras • Hindi: खारी लनी साग khari lani sag • Kachchhi: લાંણો lano, લૂણો luno • Marathi: मोरस moras • Marwari: लाणो lano, मोरस moras • Odia: ଗେଡ଼ିଆ gerdia • Tamil: கீரி kiri, நரி உமரி nari umari, நீருமரி nir-umari, உமரிக்கீரை umari-k-kirai, உப்புக்கீரை uppu-k-kirai, வெள்ளைக்கீரை vellai-k-kirai • Telugu: ఇలకూర ila kura, రేవు కాడలు revu kaadalu, ఉప్పు చెట్టు vuppu chettu


botanical names: Suaeda maritima (L.) Dumort. ... homotypic synonyms: Chenopodium maritimum L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Suaeda indica (Willd.) Moq. ... and host of synonyms at POWO, retrieved 11 October 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

annual sea-blite, herbaceous seepweed

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

seaside Indian saltwort

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

গেরুয়া শাক gerua shak

• Sauris Panda - A Study on Leaves and Fronds Consumed as Vegetables and Salads in West Bengal State, India. - IJAPBC – Vol.4(3), Jul-Sep 2015

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

લાણો lano

• Many thanks to Dr Rohit Patel for help with this name ... facebook
• Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

લૂણો luno

• Many thanks to Dr Rohit Patel for help with this name ... facebook
• Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource
• or લુંણો luno ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

મોરડ morad

• Many thanks to Dr Rohit Patel for help with this name ... facebook ... also known as ઊંટ મોરડ unt morad - it serves as fodder for camel
• Gujarati Lexicon - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource

મોરસ moras

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

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

खारी लनी साग khari lani sag

• Sauris Panda - A Study on Leaves and Fronds Consumed as Vegetables and Salads in West Bengal State, India. - IJAPBC – Vol.4(3), Jul-Sep 2015
• T. K. Paul - A synopsis of the Family Chenopodiaceae in India - Pleione 6(2): 273 - 297. 2012.

~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~

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

લાંણો lano, લૂણો luno

• PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
• Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

मोरस moras

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

~~~~~ MARWARI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मारवाड़ी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan, Gujarat ... other names for this language: Marwadi

लाणो lano, मोरस moras

• T. K. Paul - A synopsis of the Family Chenopodiaceae in India - Pleione 6(2): 273 - 297. 2012.

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ଗେଡ଼ିଆ gerdia

• for Suaeda indica (Willd.) Moq. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
• The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

கீரி kiri, நரி உமரி nari umari, உப்புக்கீரை uppu-k-kirai, வெள்ளைக்கீரை vellai-k-kirai

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

நீருமரி nir-umari, உமரிக்கீரை umari-k-kirai

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

ఇలకూర ila kura, రేవు కాడలు revu kaadalu, ఉప్పు చెట్టు vuppu chettu

• Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

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

desert and coasts (excluding coasts of Goa, Karnataka, Kerala)

• T. K. Paul - A synopsis of the Family Chenopodiaceae in India - Pleione 6(2): 273 - 297. 2012.
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 11:12 11-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 17:39 11-10-2024 ~~~~~

Amaranthaceae Chenopodiaceae "mangrove associate" annual halophyte herb "Suaeda maritima" "Chenopodium maritimum" "Suaeda indica" "annual sea-blite" "herbaceous seepweed" "seaside Indian saltwort"

Stylosanthes scabra Vogel

sty-lo-SAN-theez -- Greek: stylos (having styles); anthos (flowers) ... Dave's Botanary
SKAY-bruh or SKAB-ruh -- rough ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: shrubby stylo • Hindi: खड़ कलमफूल khar kalamphool • Kannada: ಒರಟು ಕಡ್ಡಿಹೂವು oratu kaddihoovu • Malayalam: നിലത്തുവര nilathuvara • Marathi: उग्र कलमफूल ugra kalamphool • Tamil: சொர சொர பென்சில் பூ sora sora pencil poo • Telugu: కరకు సలాకపువ్వు karaku salakapuvvu


botanical names: Stylosanthes scabra Vogel ... heterotypic synonyms: Stylosanthes diarthra S.F.Blake • Stylosanthes gloiodes S.F.Blake • Stylosanthes plicata S.F.Blake • Stylosanthes scoparia Standl. & L.O.Williams • Stylosanthes subsericea S.F.Blake ... POWO, retrieved 09 October 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

shrubby stylo

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

खड़ कलमफूल khar kalamphool

• name coined, for want of name; खड़ khar = coarse, rough (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; कलमफूल kalamphool = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಒರಟು ಕಡ್ಡಿಹೂವು oratu kaddihoovu

• name coined, for want of name; ಒರಟು oratu = coarse, rough (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; ಕಡ್ಡಿಹೂವು kaddihoovu = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

നിലത്തുവര nilathuvara

• name coined, for want of name; many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for help with coining this name ... facebook ... നിലത്തുവര nilathuvara = ground pigeon pea ... named so, due to its 3-foliolate leaves, wild nature, resemblance of leaves with that of pigeon pea
• Many thanks to Sam Kuzhalanattu for help with the name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

उग्र कलमफूल ugra kalamphool

• name coined, for want of name; उग्र ugra = rough (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; कलमफूल kalamphool = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

சொர சொர பென்சில் பூ sora sora pencil poo

• name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with coining this name ... efloraofindia ... சொர சொர sora sora = rough, coarse (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; பென்சில் பூ pencil poo = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

కరకు సలాకపువ్వు karaku salakapuvvu

• name coined, for want of name; కరకు karaku = rough (texture), derived from meaning of the epithet scabra; సలాకపువ్వు salakapuvvu = a coined name for pencilflower - sometimes used for plants in this genus Stylosanthes

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

Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharastra, Tamil Nadu; introduced, naturalized, cultivated

• observations in iNaturalist: Kerala
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 7th, 2024. Last accessed 09/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 10:55 09-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 12:01 13-10-2024 ~~~~~

Fabaceae Papilionaceae introduced naturalized cultivated tropical perennial herb "Stylosanthes scabra" "Stylosanthes diarthra" "Stylosanthes gloiodes" "Stylosanthes plicata" "Stylosanthes scoparia" "Stylosanthes subsericea" "shrubby stylo"

Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub.

sty-lo-SAN-theez -- Greek: stylos (having styles); anthos (flowers) ... Dave's Botanary
ham-AH-tuh or ham-AY-tuh -- hooked ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Caribbean stylo • Bengali: হমাতা hamata • Gujarati: હમાટા hamata • Hindi: हमाटा hamata • Kannada: ವಿಲಾಯತೀ ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಗಿಡ vilayati pencil gida • Malayalam: ഹമാറ്റ hamaatta • Marathi: हमाटा hamata • Odia: ହମାତା hamata • Tamil: முயல் மசால் muyal masaal • Telugu: హమాటా hamata


botanical names: Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub. ... homotypic synonyms: Hedysarum hamatum L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Anonis americana Aubl. • Ononis cerrifolia Rchb. ex DC. • Stylosanthes eriocarpa S.F.Blake • Stylosanthes procumbens Sw. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 07 October 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. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Caribbean stylo

• Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

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

হমাতা hamata

• name coined from the epithet hamata, for want of name

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

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

હમાટા hamata

• name coined from the epithet hamata, for want of name

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

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

हमाटा hamata

• name coined from the epithet hamata, for want of name

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ವಿಲಾಯತೀ ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಗಿಡ vilayati pencil gida

• name coined, for want of name; ವಿಲಾಯತೀ vilayati = foreign, of foreign land; ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಗಿಡ pencil gida = pencil plant, a name given to Stylosanthes fruticosa (Retz.) Alston ... derived from the generic name 'stylo' given to most of the Stylosanthes species

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

ഹമാറ്റ hamaatta

• name coined from the epithet hamata, for want of name
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

हमाटा hamata

• 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

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

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

ହମାତା hamata

• name coined from the epithet hamata, for want of name

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

முயல் மசால் muyal masaal

• விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம்... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

హమాటా hamata

• name coined from the epithet hamata, for want of name

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

Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal; introduced, naturalized, cultivated

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• P Parthasarathy Rao, C R Ramesh, P S Pathak, Y Mohan Rao and Nagarathna Biradar - Chapter 23 - Recent trends in Stylosanthes seed production by smallholders in India - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 03/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 15:59 07-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 20:09 08-10-2024 ~~~~~

Fabaceae Papilionaceae introduced naturalized tropical annual "short-lived perennial" herb "Stylosanthes hamata" "Hedysarum hamatum" "Anonis americana" "Ononis cerrifolia" "Stylosanthes eriocarpa" "Stylosanthes procumbens" "Caribbean stylo"