sim-eh-KAR-pus -- Greek: semeion (a sign, a mark); karpos (fruit) ... Auroville Virtual Herbarium
kuh-thuh-lay-KAHN-en-sis -- of or from Kathalekan region of Uttara Kannada
commonly known as: Kathalekan marsh nut • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu • Konkani: व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo
botanical names: Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam ... synonyms: no known synonyms ... POWO, retrieved 16 January 2026
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Kathalekan marsh nut
- Flowers of India, retrieved January 16, 2026
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu
- BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: Jan 16, 2026)
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo
- name coined from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka; endemic
- Kambale, Sharad & Kullayiswamy, K. & SWAMINATH, MUDUVADI & Sanjappa, Munivenkatappa. (2016). Validation of the name Semecarpus kathalekanensis (Anacardiaceae). Phytotaxa. 247. 299–300.. 10.11646/phytotaxa.247.4.10. ... (accessed: Jan 16, 2026)
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Created on: 12:24 16-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:12 16-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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