Friday, 28 February 2025

Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.

Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.

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
oblique-leaved jujube
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
শিয়াকুল shiakul
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
બોરડીનો વેલો bordino velo, એરમડી eramdi
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
मकोह makoh
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
कोकल बेर kokal ber
मकोह makoh, मकोए makoy
सियाल कांटा siyal kanta
~~~~~ 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
ಕಣೆರಿ ಗಿಡ kaneri gida
ಪುರಗಿ puragi
ಸೊಂಡಿಲ ಗಿಡ sondila gida
ಸುರಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು suri mullu
~~~~~ 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
ಕಣೇರೀ ಝಾಡ kaneri jhaad
~~~~~ 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
ചെറുതുടലി cheruthudali
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
बुरेगी buregi, येरूणी yeruni
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
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
औले बयर aule bayar, बोक्सी बयर boksee bayar
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବରକୋଳି barakoli
କାନକୋଳି kaanakoli
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
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
बहुकण्टक bahukantaka, कर्कन्धू karkandhu
सृगालकोलि srgalakoli
~~~~~ 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
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು churimullu
ತೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳುturimullu
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
مکوه makoh, مکوئي makoy
سيال کانٿا siyal kanta
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Andaman islands, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Tripura, West Bengal
~~~~~ Created on: 17:45 24-02-2025 ¦ Last updated: 13:20 01-03-2025 ~~~~~
Rhamnaceae perennial tropical shrub Zizyphus "Ziziphus oenoplia" "Rhamnus oenoplia" "Ziziphus oenopolia" "Rhamnus oenopolia" "Ziziphus scandens" "jackal jujube" "oblique-leaved jujube" "small-fruited jujube" "wild jujube"
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