STRIK-nos -- ancient Greek word for deadly, referring to poisonous alkaloids contained in the seed integuments ... Dave's Botanary
¿ NUKS-vo-mi-kuh ? -- Latin nux (nut); vomica (vomiting) ... Wiktionary
commonly known as: nux vomica, poison nut, quaker buttons, semen strychnos, snake-wood, strychnine tree • Assamese: কুচিলা তিতা kuchila tita, মেকুৰী কেন্দু makuri kendu • Bengali: কুচিলা kuchila • Dogri: कुचला kuchla • Gujarati: ઝેર કોચલુ jher kochalu • Hindi: जहर jahar, कजरा kajara, कुचला kuchala, मैनफल mainphal • Kannada: ಹೆಮ್ಮುಷ್ಟಿ hemmushti, ಇಟ್ಟಿ itti, ಕಾಜವಾರ kaajavaara, ಕಾಸರ್ಕ kaasarka, ಮುಷ್ಟಿ ಮರ mushti mara, ನಂಜಿನಕೊರಡು nanjinakoradu, ವೀಷಮುಷ್ಟಿ vishamushti • Konkani: काजरो kajro, ಕಾರ್ಯಾರೂಕು kaaryaa-ruku • Malayalam: കാഞ്ഞിരം kaanjiram • Marathi: काजरा kajara, कुचला kuchala • Odia: ବିଷମୁଷ୍ଟି bishamushti, ବିଷତରୁ bishataru, ବିଷତିନ୍ଦୁ bishatindu, ଜଳଜ jalaja, କିମ୍ପାକ kimpaka, କୋଚିଲା kochila, କୁଚେଳକ kuchelaka, କୁଳକ kulaka, ମର୍କଟେନ୍ଦୁ markatendu, ରଣମୁଷ୍ଟି ranamushti • Punjabi: ਕੁਚਲਾ kuchla • Sanskrit: गरद्रुम garadruma, कारस्करः karaskarah, किम्पाक kimpaka, कुपाक kupaka, रम्यफल ramyaphala, तिन्दु tindu, वरम्बरा varambara, विषमुष्टि vishamusti, विषतिन्दु vishatindu • Tamil: அக்கு akku, எட்டி மரம் etti-maram, காகோடி kakodi, கருங்காலி karu-n-kali, கடுமரம் katu-maram • Telugu: ముష్టిగంగ mooshtiganga, ముష్టి mushti, ముషిడి musidi, ముష్టివిత్తులు mushti-vittulu, విష ముష్టి vishamushti • Tibetan: ཀོ་བྱི་ལ ko-byi-la • Tulu: ಕಾಯೆರ್ ಮರ kayeru mara • Urdu: کچلا kuchala, مين پهل mainphal
botanical names: Strychnos nux-vomica L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Strychnos ovalifolia Stokes • Strychnos spireana Dop ... and more at POWO, retrieved 06 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
nux vomica, quaker buttons, semen strychnos, strychnine tree
- Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
poison nut
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
- or poison fruit ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
snake-wood
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
কুচিলা তিতা kuchila tita
- Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
মেকুৰী কেন্দু makuri kendu
- Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
- Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
কুচিলা kuchila
- BENGAL PLANTS VOL. II by PRAIN, DAVID
- Flora of Assam Vol III by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
कुचला kuchla
- 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
ઝેર કોચલુ jher kochalu
- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)
- or ઝેરકોચલું jher-kochalun ... 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
जहर jahar, कजरा kajara
- विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
कुचला kuchala
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
- or कुचिला kuchila ... विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
मैनफल mainphal
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಹೆಮ್ಮುಷ್ಟಿ hemmushti
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಹೆಮ್ಮುಷ್ಟೆ hemmushte
- S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
ಇಟ್ಟಿ itti
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
- Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
- or ಇಟ್ಟಂಗಿ ittangi ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
ಕಾಜವಾರ kaajavaara
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಕಾಜಿವಾರ kaajivaara
ಕಾಸರ್ಕ kaasarka
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore ... or ಕಾಸರಕಾಯಿ kaasarkaayi
- or ಕಾಸರಕ kaasaraka ... ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
- or ಕಾಸರಕ kaasaraka ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
ಮುಷ್ಟಿ ಮರ mushti mara
- Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and its vicinity by Cameron, John, F. L. S
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
ನಂಜಿನಕೊರಡು nanjinakoradu
- Catalogue of Plants in the Botanical Garden, Bangalore, and its vicinity by Cameron, John, F. L. S
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ನಂಜಿನಕೊರಡು nanjinakoradu = poison wood
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
- or ನಂಜಿನ ಕೊರಡಿನ ಮರ nanjina koradu mara = poison wood tree ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
ವೀಷಮುಷ್ಟಿ vishamushti
- Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
- 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
काजरो kajro (or काजरा kajra)
- Many thanks to Santosh Terwankar for help with this name via Flowers of India, retrieved October 10, 2024
- Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
ಕಾರ್ಯಾರೂಕು kaaryaa-ruku
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കാഞ്ഞിരം kaanjiram
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
- വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
काजरा kajara, कुचला kuchala
- The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
- The Gazetteer Department ... औषधी वनस्पती
- मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ
- A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବିଷମୁଷ୍ଟି bishamushti, ବିଷତରୁ bishataru, ବିଷତିନ୍ଦୁ bishatindu, ଜଳଜ jalaja, କିମ୍ପାକ kimpaka, କୋଚିଲା kochila, କୁଚେଳକ kuchelaka, କୁଳକ kulaka, ମର୍କଟେନ୍ଦୁ markatendu, ରଣମୁଷ୍ଟି ranamushti
- Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਕੁਚਲਾ kuchla
- The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
गरद्रुम garadruma, किम्पाक kimpaka, कुपाक kupaka, रम्यफल ramyaphala, तिन्दु tindu, वरम्बरा varambara, विषतिन्दु vishatindu
- Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
कारस्करः karaskarah, विषमुष्टि vishamusti
- 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
அக்கு akku, எட்டி மரம் etti-maram, காகோடி kakodi, கருங்காலி karu-n-kali, கடுமரம் katu-maram
- for strychnine tree ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... there are 50+ names listed for strychnine tree in this dictionary
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
ముష్టిగంగ mooshtiganga, ముష్టి mushti, ముషిడి musidi, ముష్టివిత్తులు mushti-vittulu, విష ముష్టి vishamushti
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
ཀོ་བྱི་ལ ko-byi-la
- A Glossary of Tibetan Medicinal Plants by Mia MoIvray - a publication for the study of Tibetan Medicine published by the Library of Tibetan Works & Archives
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕಾಯೆರ್ ಮರ kayeru mara
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
- Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) by Rev. A. Männer
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
کچلا kuchala, مين پهل mainphal
- A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 06/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).
~~~~~ Created on: 18:22 06-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 18:54 10-10-2024 ~~~~~
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