ZIZ-ih-fuss -- an ancient Greek name derived from the Persian word zizafun ... Dave's Botanary
zy-lo-PY-rus -- Latin: xylo (woody); pyrus, an ancient Latin name for pear ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: woody-fruit jujube • Gujarati: ઘાટ બોર ghat bor • Haryanvi: कठबेर kathber • Hindi: घूंट ghoont, ककोर kakor, कठ बेर kath ber • Kacchhi: ગુટ બેર gut ber • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು bili churimullu, ಚಳ್ಳೆ challe, ಗೊಟ್ಟೆ gotte, ಕೊಡಚಿ kodachi, ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು kottemullu, ಪಾರ್ಪುಲಿ ಗಿಡ paarpuli gida • Karbi: বুকুৰি আৰং bukuri arong • Kol: कर कट्टा kar katta • Konkani: ಗಾಳಾಯಿ ಕಾಂಟ್ಯಾ ಝಾಡ gaalaayi kaantyaa jhaad, गूटी guti, रानबोर ranbor • Kumaoni: भांडेर bhander, कठ बेर kath ber • Malayalam: കൊട്ടമുള്ള് kottamullu • Marathi: घाट बोर ghat bor, घोंट ghonta, हाडकी बोर hadki bor, रानबोर ranbor • Nepali: बन बयर ban bayar • Odia: ଘୋଣ୍ଟା ghonta, କଣ୍ଟା ବହୁଳ kanta bohul • Rajasthani: घटबोर ghatbor • Sanskrit: घोण्टा ghonta • Santali: ᱠᱟᱨᱠᱟᱛ karkat • Tamil: கொட்டையிலந்தை kottai-y-ilantai, முள்ளுடுப்பை mullutuppai • Telugu: గొట్టి gotti, రేగొట్టి reegotti • Tulu: ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು kottemullu
botanical names: Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd. ... homotypic synonyms: Rhamnus xylopyrus Retz. ... heterotypic synonyms: Ziziphus caracutta Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. • Ziziphus glaberrima (Sedgw.) Santapau • Ziziphus xylopyrus var. glaberrima Sedgw. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 16 February 2025
orthographical variant: Ziziphus xylopyra (Retz.) Willd.
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
woody-fruit jujube
- Flowers of India, retrieved February 19, 2025
- or woody-fruited jujube ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ઘાટ બોર ghat bor
- Biological Diversity of Gujarat - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission [accessed on: 16 Dec 2020] ... other name variants: ઘોટ બોર ghot bor / ઘોંટી ghonti / ઘૂંટ બોર ghunt bor
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
कठबेर kathber
- 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
घूंट ghoont (or घूट ghoot), ककोर kakor
- Floristic Diversity of Aurangabad | Banka | Kaimur | Munger | Rohtas | Nalanda | Nawada | Udaipur | West Champaran - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited)
कठ बेर kath ber
- Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh - by R D Reddy
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
ગુટ બેર gut ber (or ગુટ બેરજી વલ gut berji val)
- PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
- Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768.
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬಿಳಿ ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು bili churimullu
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
ಚಳ್ಳೆ challe
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- The Forest Trees of Mysore and Coorg by Cameron, John, F. L. S. Ed
ಗೊಟ್ಟೆ gotte
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
- name variants: ಗೊಟ್ಟ gotta / ಕೊಟ್ಟ kotta ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
- or ಕೊಟ್ಟ kotta ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
ಕೊಡಚಿ kodachi
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
- Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
- or ಕೊಡಂಚಿ kodanchi ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು kottemullu
- 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
ಪಾರ್ಪುಲಿ ಗಿಡ paarpuli gida
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
- or ಪಾರ್ಪಾಲಿ paarpaali ... Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
- or ಪಾರ್ಪಾಲಿ paarpaali ... 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
বুকুৰি আৰং bukuri arong
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 20 February 2025
~~~~~ KOL ~~~~~
written in: Warang Chiti (or Barang Kshiti, Varang Kshiti), Devanagari ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal ... spoken by: Kol people
कर कट्टा kar katta
- BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
ಗಾಳಾಯಿ ಕಾಂಟ್ಯಾ ಝಾಡ gaalaayi kaantyaa jhaad
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore
गूटी guti, रानबोर ranbor
- Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
भांडेर bhander, कठ बेर kath ber
- Forest Flora for Kumaon by A. E. Osmaston, F.L.S.
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കൊട്ടമുള്ള് kottamullu
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
घाट बोर ghat bor, हाडकी बोर hadki bor
- for Ziziphus caracutta Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb. ... The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
घोंट ghonta
- A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas)
रानबोर ranbor
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
बन बयर ban bayar
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଘୋଣ୍ଟା ghonta
- Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary.
କଣ୍ଟା ବହୁଳ kanta bohul
- BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID
- The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
घटबोर ghatbor
- Bundi - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government
- Banswara - Forest Department - Rajasthan Government
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
घोण्टा ghonta
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱠᱟᱨᱠᱟᱛ karkat
- ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
- A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கொட்டையிலந்தை kottai-y-ilantai
- Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
முள்ளுடுப்பை mullutuppai
- for woody-fruited jujube ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
గొట్టి gotti, రేగొట్టి reegotti
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
- FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು kottemullu
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.02; last update February 13th, 2025. Last accessed 16/02/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).
- Andhra Pradesh :: Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
- Goa :: Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
- Gujarat :: for Ziziphus glaberrima (Sedgw.) Santapau ... Checklist of Gujarat Flora
- Haryana :: Haryana Forest Flora - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
- Kerala :: University of Michigan Herbarium (MICH:Angiosperms)
- Tamil Nadu :: Digital Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB
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Created on: 10:42 16-02-2025 ¦ Last updated: 12:44 22-02-2025
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