Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) W.Theob.

Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) W.Theob.

ZY-lee-a -- from the Greek xylon, (wood); referring to the genus having very hard wood ... Dave's Botanary
zy-lo-KAR-puh -- woody fruit ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Burma ironwood, pyinkado • Assamese: চিম চপা shin shapa • Bengali: লোহা কাঠ loha kat • Hindi: जंबू jambu, जांबु jambu, सुरिया suria • Kannada: ಬೆಟ್ಟದಾವರಿಕೆ ಮರ bettadaavarike mara, ಹೊಮ್ಮವರಿಕೆ hommaavarike, ಇರುಳ್ irul, ಜಂಬೆ jambe, ಷಿಲ್ವೆ shilve, ತಕ್ಕು takku, ತಿರುವ tiruva • Konkani: जांबो jambo, येरूळ yerul • Malayalam: ഇരുൾ irul, ഇരുമുള്ള് irumullu, കടമരം kadamaram • Marathi: जांभा jambha, सुरिया suriya, येरूळ yerul • Mizo: thinguk • Nepali: जांबु jambu • Odia: ଢ଼ାମଣି dhamani, କଙ୍ଗଡା kangada, କାଠ ଶିଆଳି katha siali, ଟାଙ୍ଗଣ tangan • Sanskrit: कनककुली kanakakuli, शिंशपा shinshapa • Tamil: இருள் irul, இருவேல் iruvel • Telugu: బోజ boja, ఎర్ర చెన్నంగి erra chennangi, కొండ తంగేడు konda tangedu • Tulu: ಚಿರುವೆ chiruve, ತಿರುವೆ thiruve


botanical names: Xylia xylocarpa (Roxb.) W.Theob. ... homotypic synonyms: Acacia xylocarpa (Roxb.) Willd. • Inga xylocarpa (Roxb.) DC. • Mimosa xylocarpa Roxb. ... infraspecific: Xylia xylocarpa var. xylocarpa ... heterotypic synonyms: Xylia dolabriformis Benth. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 10 February 2025
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Burma ironwood
pyinkado
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
চিম চপা shin shapa
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
লোহা কাঠ loha kat
  • Many thanks to Prankrishna Debnath for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
जंबू jambu
जांबु jambu
सुरिया suria
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬೆಟ್ಟದಾವರಿಕೆ ಮರ bettadaavarike mara
ಹೊಮ್ಮವರಿಕೆ hommaavarike
ಇರುಳ್ irul, ಜಂಬೆ jambe, ಷಿಲ್ವೆ shilve
ತಕ್ಕು takku (or ಅರಸುತಕ್ಕು arasutakku)
ತಿರುವ tiruva
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
जांबो jambo
येरूळ yerul
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ഇരുൾ irul, ഇരുമുള്ള് irumullu, കടമരം kadamaram
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
जांभा jambha
सुरिया suriya, येरूळ yerul
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
thing-uk
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
जांबु jambu
  • for Xylia dolabriformis Benth. ... Ancient Nepal - Journal of the Department of Archaeology
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଢ଼ାମଣି dhamani
କଙ୍ଗଡା kangada
କାଠ ଶିଆଳି katha siali, ଟାଙ୍ଗଣ tangan
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
कनककुली kanakakuli
शिंशपा shinshapa
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
இருள் irul
இருவேல் iruvel
  • for Xylia dolabriformis Benth. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras ... or இருள்வேல் irulvel
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
బోజ boja, ఎర్ర చెన్నంగి erra chennangi, కొండ తంగేడు konda tangedu
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಚಿರುವೆ chiruve, ತಿರುವೆ thiruve
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
~~~~~ Created on: 15:01 10-02-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:11 13-02-2025 ~~~~~
Fabaceae tropical deciduous tree "Xylia xylocarpa" "Acacia xylocarpa" "Inga xylocarpa" "Mimosa xylocarpa" "Xylia dolabriformis" "Burma ironwood" "Burmah ironwood" "Burmese ironwood"
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