Sunday, 20 October 2024

Syzygium salicifolium J.Graham

Syzygium salicifolium J.Graham

siz-ZY-gee-um -- Greek: syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves ... Dave's Botanary
sal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-um -- having leaves like those of Salix (willow) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: river plum • Gujarati: બેદાસ bedas, જળજાંબુ jalajambu, વાંઝણા vanjhana • Hadauti: जामुणी jaamuni • Hindi: कठजामुन kath-jamun • Kannada: ಸಿಂಪಿ ನೇರಳೆ simpi nerale • Kol: गाड़ा कोड gada kod • Konkani: भेडस bhedas • Malayalam: വെള്ളമഞ്ചി vellamanchi • Marathi: भेडस bhedas, पान जांभूळ pan jambhul • Odia: ନଦୀ ଜାମୁ nadi jaamu • Rajasthani: खाट्टी जामुण khaatti jaamun, जंगली जामुन jungali jaamun • Santali: ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ gada kod • Telugu: చిన్న నేరేడు chinna neredu, జేను jenu, జిన్ను jinnu


botanical names: Syzygium salicifolium J.Graham ... homotypic synonyms: Eugenia heyneana Duthie • Syzygium heyneanum (Duthie) Gamble ... heterotypic synonyms: Syzygium alternans Miq. ex Duthie ... more at POWO, retrieved 19 October 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
river plum
  • name coined, for want of name; named so, for the plant's riverine habitat
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
બેદાસ bedas, વાંઝણા vanjhana
જળજાંબુ jalajambu
~~~~~ 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
जामुणी jaamuni
  • Many thanks to Sonu Kumar for help with this name ... iNaturalist
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
कठजामुन kath-jamun
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಸಿಂಪಿ ನೇರಳೆ simpi nerale
~~~~~ KOL ~~~~~
written in: Warang Chiti (or Barang Kshiti, Varang Kshiti), Devanagari ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal ... spoken by: Kol people
गाड़ा कोड gada kod
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
भेडस bhedas
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
വെള്ളമഞ്ചി vellamanchi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
भेडस bhedas, पान जांभूळ pan jambhul
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ନଦୀ ଜାମୁ nadi jaamu
  • name coined, for want of name; ନଦୀ nadi = river; ଜାମୁ jaamu = given name for Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels ... named so, for the plant's riverine habitat
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
खाट्टी जामुण khaatti jaamun
  • Many thanks to Sonu Kumar for help with this name ... efloraofindia
जंगली जामुन jungali jaamun
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ gada kod
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
చిన్న నేరేడు chinna neredu, జేను jenu, జిన్ను jinnu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, !*Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand
* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state
! distribution doubtful
~~~~~ Created on: 14:17 19-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 20:41 22-10-2024 ~~~~~
Myrtaceae endemic evergreen "large shrub" "Syzygium salicifolium" "Eugenia heyneana" "Syzygium heyneanum" "Syzygium alternans" "river plum"

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