ZIZ-ih-fuss -- an ancient Greek name derived from the Persian word zizafun ... Dave's Botanary
ee-no-POH-lee-uh -- Greek: oeno or oino (pertaining to wine OR vine); polia (grey)
commonly known as: jackal jujube, oblique-leaved jujube, small-fruited jujube, wild jujube • Bengali: শিয়াকুল shiakul • Gujarati: બોરડીનો વેલો bordino velo, એરમડી eramdi • Haryanvi: मकोह makoh • Hindi: कोकल बेर kokal ber, मकोह makoh, मकोए makoy, सियाल कांटा siyal kanta • Kachari: sumugujum, thai-gangdi-hagra-biding-doukha, thaigangi-jola • Kannada: ಬರಿಗೆ barige, ಕಣೆರಿ ಗಿಡ kaneri gida, ಪುರಗಿ puragi, ಸೊಂಡಿಲ ಗಿಡ sondila gida, ಸುರಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು suri mullu • Karbi: ingsu-damphu, ingsu-dampo, ingsu-rikang, sudomphu • Kokborok: ling-kemrang • Konkani: बुर्गी burgi, ಕಣೇರೀ ಝಾಡ kaneri jhaad • Kuki: ral-ling-rang • Malayalam: ചെറിയലന്ത cheriyalantha, ചെറുതുടലി cheruthudali, ചൂരിമുള്ള് churimullu • Marathi: बुरेगी buregi, मांसतोडी maastodi, येरूणी yeruni • Mizo: muvanlai-hling, nghar-dai • Nepali: औले बयर aule bayar, बोक्सी बयर boksee bayar • Odia: ବରକୋଳି barakoli, କାନକୋଳି kaanakoli, କଣ୍ଟାକୋଳି kantakoli, କଣ୍ଟେଇକୋଳି kanteikoli • Rajasthani: मकोह makoh • Sanskrit: बहुकण्टक bahukantaka, कर्कन्धू karkandhu, सृगालकोलि srgalakoli • Tamil: ஆம்புலம் ampulam, சூரை curai, சூரல் cural, உருவை uruvai • Telugu: బంక banka, పరికి pariki, పరిక కంప parika kampa • Tulu: ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು churimullu, ತೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳುturimullu • Urdu: مکوه makoh, مکوئي makoy, سيال کانٿا siyal kanta
botanical names: Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill. ... homotypic synonyms: Rhamnus oenopolia L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Ziziphus scandens Roxb. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 25 February 2025
NOTE: The epithet oenopolia is "corrected" form of the otherwise long-known oenoplia. The orthographic variants - Ziziphus oenoplia, Rhamnus oenoplia &c. are no longer used.
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
jackal jujube, small-fruited jujube, wild jujube
- Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
oblique-leaved jujube
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
শিয়াকুল shiakul
- or শেয়াকুল sheyakul ... Bangala Bhashara Abhidhana by Jnanendramohana Dasa
- BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID
- উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
બોરડીનો વેલો bordino velo, એરમડી eramdi
- Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia
- Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020]
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
मकोह makoh
- Haryana Forest Flora - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
कोकल बेर kokal ber
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
मकोह makoh, मकोए makoy
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- name variants: मकोए makoe / मकोई makoi
सियाल कांटा siyal kanta
- for Ziziphus scandens Roxb. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Cachari, Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa)
sumugujum, thai-gangdi-hagra-biding-doukha, thaigangi-jola
- Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬರಿಗೆ barige
- 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
ಕಣೆರಿ ಗಿಡ kaneri gida
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
ಪುರಗಿ puragi
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
ಸೊಂಡಿಲ ಗಿಡ sondila gida
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... name variants: ಸೊಂಡ್ಲ ಗಿಡ sondla gida, ಸೊಂಡ್ಲಿ ಗಿಡ sondli gida
ಸುರಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು suri mullu
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಸುರಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು suri mullu = knife spine
- 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
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
ingsu-damphu, ingsu-dampo, ingsu-rikang, sudomphu
- Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
written in: Koloma, Latin, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক), Kokmari ... spoken in: Tripura ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Tipra, Trippera
ling-kemrang
- Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
बुर्गी burgi
- Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
ಕಣೇರೀ ಝಾಡ kaneri jhaad
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki
ral-ling-rang
- Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചെറിയലന്ത cheriyalantha, ചൂരിമുള്ള് churimullu
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
ചെറുതുടലി cheruthudali
- 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
बुरेगी buregi, येरूणी yeruni
- The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा [accessed on: 28 Apr 2014]
- or बुर्गी burgi ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
मांसतोडी maastodi
- name known from tribals of forests around Mumbai; this name is also given to some other plants bearing spines
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
muvanlai-hling, nghar-dai
- Flowers of India, retrieved February 28, 2025
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
औले बयर aule bayar, बोक्सी बयर boksee bayar
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
- Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବରକୋଳି barakoli
- BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID
କାନକୋଳି kaanakoli
- Many thanks to Dr Prabhat Kumar Das for help with this name via personal communication
- Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
କଣ୍ଟାକୋଳି kantakoli
- Many thanks to Dr Prabhat Kumar Das for help with this name via personal communication
- The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
କଣ୍ଟେଇକୋଳି kanteikoli
- Many thanks to Dr Prabhat Kumar Das for help with this name via personal communication
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
मकोह makoh
- Bundi - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
बहुकण्टक bahukantaka, कर्कन्धू karkandhu
- 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
सृगालकोलि srgalakoli
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஆம்புலம் ampulam (or ஆம்பிலம் ampilam), சூரை curai, சூரல் cural, உருவை uruvai
- for oblique-leaved jujube ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
బంక banka, పరికి pariki, పరిక కంప parika kampa
- 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
ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು churimullu
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು churimullu = knife spine
ತೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳುturimullu
- 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
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
مکوه makoh, مکوئي makoy
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
سيال کانٿا siyal kanta
- for Ziziphus scandens Roxb. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English by John T. Platts
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman islands, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, West Bengal
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.02; last update February 20th, 2025. Last accessed 25/02/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
- Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha
- Haryana Forest Flora - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
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Created on: 17:45 24-02-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:20 01-03-2025
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