se-kuh-MOH-nee -- derived from squamona, an historical Arabic name used for some other plant ... compiled from the web
law-ree-FOH-lee-uh -- laurel-like leaves ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: laurel-leaf milkweed • Nicobarese: ponyam
known for / parts made use of: the leaves, the stems and twigs, the milky sap (latex) ... compiled from the web.
botanical names: Secamone laurifolia (Hook.f.) K.Schum. ... homotypic synonyms: Asclepias laurifolia Roxb. • Genianthus laurifolius Hook.f. ... and more at POWO, retrieved September 01, 2026
known for / parts made use of: the leaves, the stems and twigs, the milky sap (latex) ... compiled from the web.
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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
laurel-leaf milkweed
- for Genianthus laurifolius Hook.f. ... Flowers of India ... (accessed: September 01, 2026)
~~~~~ NICOBARESE ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Nicobar islands ... spoken by Nicobarese people ... Six distinct dialects and languages are spoken in the Nicobar Archipleago
ponyam
- for Genianthus laurifolius Hook.f. ... Dagar, HS & Dagar, J.. (2003). Plants used in ethnomedicine by the Nicobarese of Islands in Bay of Bengal, India. J Econ & Tax Bot. 27. 773-784. ... (accessed: September 01, 2026)
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman & Nicobar islands, Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Sikkim, West Bengal
- Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 26.08; last update Aug. 2nd, 2026. Last accessed 01/09/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).
- GOA :: Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186. ... (downloaded: Oct 17, 2022)
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Created on: 20:43 01-09-2026 ¦ Last updated: 10:56 02-09-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY)
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