Sunday, 26 May 2024

Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.

Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC.

pew-er-RAY-ree-uh -- named for Marc Nicolas Puerari, Swiss botanist ... Dave's Botanary
too-ber-OH-suh or tew-ber-OH-suh -- tuberous ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian kudzu, Nepalese kudzu • Bengali: শিমিআ বাতরাজী shimia batraji • Dogri: बदाड़ badaad, बिद्द bidd, सेयाली seyali • Gujarati: ભોંયકોળું bhonyakolum, ખાખરવેલ khakhar-vel, ફગડાનો વેલો phagadano velo, ફગીયો phagiyo, વિદારીકંદ vidarikanda • Hindi: बनकुमड़ा bankumara, बिलाई कन्द bilayi kand, सुराल sural, विदारीकन्द vidarikand • Kannada: ಭೂ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಗಡ್ಡೆ bhoo sakkare gadde, ಗುಮಡಿ ಗಿಡ gumadi gida • Konkani: बिरमोलो birmolo • Kumaoni: बिरालु biralu, बिसालु bisalu, सिराल sirala • Malayalam: മുതുക്ക് muthukku • Marathi: बेंदरवेल bendarvel, भरडा bharada, भुईकोहळा bhuikohala, दारी dari, घोडवेल ghodvel, विदारी vidari • Mishing: ভূই কোমোৰা bhuin komora • Mizo: bul-ei, thing-ba, zawng-tur • Nepali: बिरालि कन्द birali kanda, देब्रे लारा debre laaraa • Odia: କଟକା kataka • Punjabi: ਸਿਆਲੀ siali, ਸੁਰਾਲਾ surala • Sanskrit: भूमिकुष्माण्ड bhumikusmanda, गजवाजिप्रिया gajavajipriya, इक्षुगन्धा iksu-gandha, कन्दपलाश kandapalash, स्वादुकन्दा svadukanda, विदारी vidari • Santali: ᱡᱟᱝ ᱛᱤᱨᱲᱟᱹ jang tirda, ᱯᱟᱛᱟᱞ ᱠᱚᱦᱚᱱᱰᱟ patal kohonda, ᱴᱤᱨᱨᱲᱟᱹ ᱪᱟ tirrda ca • Tamil: கரிக்கும்மடி karikkummati, நிலப்பூசனி nila-p-pucani • Telugu: దారి గుమ్మడి dari gummadi, కుబాయ తీగ kubaaya thige, నేల గుమ్మడి nela gummadi, విదారి కంద vidhaari kanda • Urdu: بلائي کند bilayi kand


botanical names: Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. ... homotypic synonyms: Desmodium tuberosum (Roxb. ex Willd.) G.Don • Hedysarum tuberosum Roxb. ex Willd. ... POWO, retrieved 25 May 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Indian kudzu, Nepalese kudzu
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
শিমিআ বাতরাজী shimia batraji
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
बदाड़ badaad, बिद्द bidd, सेयाली seyali
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ભોંયકોળું bhonyakolum
ખાખરવેલ khakhar-vel
  • Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... ખાખરવેલ khakhar-vel suggestive of its trifoliate leaves akin to ખાખરો khakhro [Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze]
ફગડાનો વેલો phagadano velo
  • Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... ફગડાનો વેલો phagadano velo, since the new leaves emerge in the month of ફાગણ phagan
ફગીયો phagiyo
વિદારીકંદ vidarikanda
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
बनकुमड़ा bankumara
बिलाई कन्द bilayi kand
सुराल sural
विदारीकन्द vidarikand
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಭೂ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಗಡ್ಡೆ bhoo sakkare gadde
ಗುಮಡಿ ಗಿಡ gumadi gida
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
बिरमोलो birmolo
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
बिरालु biralu, सिराल sirala
बिसालु bisalu
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
മുതുക്ക് muthukku
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
बेंदरवेल bendarvel
भरडा bharda
भुईकोहळा bhuikohala
दारी dari
घोडवेल ghodvel
  • मराठी विश्वकोश - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ ... this plant is given as fodder to horses and foals ... घोड्यांना व शिंगरांनाही खाऊ घालतात ... hence the name घोडवेल ghodvel ... घोड ghod = pertaining to horse; vel वेल = climber, creeper
विदारी vidari
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
ভূই কোমোৰা bhuin komora
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
bul-ei, thing-ba, zawng-tur
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
बिरालि कन्द birali kand
देब्रे लारा debre laaraa
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
କଟକା kataka
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਸਿਆਲੀ siali, ਸੁਰਾਲਾ surala
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
भूमिकुष्माण्ड bhumikusmanda, गजवाजिप्रिया gajavajipriya, इक्षुगन्धा iksu-gandha, कन्दपलाश kandapalash, स्वादुकन्दा svadukanda, विदारी vidari
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱡᱟᱝ ᱛᱤᱨᱲᱟᱹ jang tirda, ᱯᱟᱛᱟᱞ ᱠᱚᱦᱚᱱᱰᱟ patal kohonda, ᱴᱤᱨᱨᱲᱟᱹ ᱪᱟ tirrda ca
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கரிக்கும்மடி karikkummati, நிலப்பூசனி nila-p-pucani
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
దారి గుమ్మడి dari gummadi
కుబాయ తీగ kubaaya thige, విదారి కంద vidhaari kanda
నేల గుమ్మడి nela gummadi
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
بلائي کند bilayi kand
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
widespread
~~~~~ Last updated: 14:24 26-05-2024 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Papilionaceae perennial climber "Pueraria tuberosa" "Desmodium tuberosum" "Hedysarum tuberosum" "Indian kudzu" "Nepalese kudzu"

Saturday, 25 May 2024

Psychotria truncata Wall.

Psychotria truncata Wall.

sy-KO-tree-uh -- life, referring to medicinal qualities of some species ... Dave's Botanary
trunk-AH-tuh -- cut off ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: truncate-calyx psychotria • Kannada: ಈಸ್ವರ eswara, ವಟಮಾಡಿಕೆ vatamaadike • Marathi: छाया जिवंती chhaya jivanti


botanical names: Psychotria truncata Wall. ... homotypic synonyms: Uragoga truncata (Wall.) Kuntze ... heterotypic synonyms: Grumilea vaginans (Hook.f.) Dalzell • Psychotria heyneana Wall. • Psychotria vaginans Hook.f. ... POWO, retrieved 23 May 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
truncate-calyx psychotria
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಈಸ್ವರ eswara
ವಟಮಾಡಿಕೆ vatamaadike
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
छाया जिवंती chhaya jivanti
  • name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Aniket Anant Motale for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Goa, Karnataka, *Kerala, Maharashtra, *Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Last updated: 10:18 25-05-2024 ~~~~~
Rubiaceae endemic shrub "Psychotria truncata" "Grumilea vaginans" "Uragoga truncata" "truncate-calyxed psychotria"

Thursday, 23 May 2024

Pseuderanthemum malabaricum (C.B.Clarke) Gamble

Pseuderanthemum malabaricum (C.B.Clarke) Gamble

soo-der-RANTH-ee-mum -- false eranthemum; eranthemum meaning beautiful flower ... Dave's Botanary
mal-uh-BAR-ih-kum -- of or from the Malabar Coast, southern India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Malabar false eranthemum • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಗೋರಂಟೆ bili gorante • Konkani: बिंदू कोरांटी bindu koranti • Malayalam: ചുട്ടിമുല്ല chuttimulla • Marathi: ठिपके पाकळी thipake pakali • Tamil: புள்ளி போட்ட பூச்செடி pulli potta poochedi • Telugu: చుక్క మల్లె chukka malle • Tulu: ಬೊಳ್ಡು ಗೋರಂಟಿ boldu goranti


botanical names: Pseuderanthemum malabaricum (C.B.Clarke) Gamble ... synonyms: Eranthemum crenulatum Wall. ex T.Anderson • Eranthemum malabaricum C.B.Clarke • Pigafetta malabarica (C.B.Clarke) Alston ... Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.3; last update May 18th, 2024. Last accessed 22/05/2024.
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Malabar false eranthemum
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬಿಳಿ ಗೋರಂಟೆ bili gorante
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
बिंदू कोरांटी bindu koranti
  • name coined, for want of name; बिंदू कोरांटी bindu koranti = dotted barleria ... referring to the dotted flower lip and resemblance with Barleria in habit
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ചുട്ടിമുല്ല chuttimulla
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook ... ചുട്ടിമുല്ല chuttimulla = dotted jasmine
  • വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
ठिपके पाकळी thipake pakali
  • name coined, for want of name; ठिपके पाकळी thipake pakali = dotted petal ... referring to the dotted flower lip
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
புள்ளி போட்ட பூச்செடி pulli potta poochedi
  • name coined, for want of name; many thanks to Dr Vijayasankar Raman for help with coining this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
చుక్క మల్లె chukka malle
  • Many thanks to Lalithamba Avadhanam for help with this name ... efloraofindia ... చుక్క మల్లె chukka malle = dotted jasmine
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಬೊಳ್ಡು ಗೋರಂಟಿ boldu goranti
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
~~~~~ Last updated: 10:21 31-05-2024 ~~~~~
Acanthaceae perennial native herb "Pseuderanthemum malabaricum" "Eranthemum crenulatum" "Eranthemum malabaricum" "Pigafetta malabarica" "Malabar false eranthemum"

Wednesday, 22 May 2024

Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn.

Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn.

sood-ARTH-ree-uh -- from Greek pseudes (false) and anthron (joint); referring to the pods ... Dave's Botanary
VIS-kid-ah -- sticky ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: sticky desmodium, viscid pseudarthria • Bengali: আঠালোপর্ণী athaloparni • Gujarati: ચપકણો વેલો chapakno velo • Hindi: चपकनो chapakno • Kannada: ಅಂಟುಬೆಳೆ ಗಿಡ antubele gida, ಅಂಟುಪರ್ಣಿ antuparni, ಮೂವಿಲೆ moovile • Konkani: चिकटा chikta • Malayalam: മൂവില moovila, ശലപർണി shalaparni • Marathi: चिकटा chikta • Odia: ଶାଳପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ shaalaparnni • Sanskrit: पृष्णिपर्णी prsniparni, शालपर्णी shaalaparni • Tamil: கொடி ஒட்டை koti ottai, மூவிலை பச்சிலை muvilai-paccilai, மூவிலைப்புன்னை muvilai-p-punnai, நீர்மல்லி neermalli • Telugu: మూయక muyak, ముయ్యాకు పొన్న muyyakuponna, నయాకు పొన్న nayakuponna • Tulu: ಮೂಜಿರೆ moojire


botanical names: Pseudarthria viscida (L.) Wight & Arn ... synonyms: ... several listed at POWO, retrieved 21 May 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
sticky desmodium, viscid pseudarthria
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
আঠালোপর্ণী athaloparni
  • name coined, for want of name; আঠালো athalo = sticky, viscid; পর্ণী parni = leaved ... thus, sticky-leaved
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ચપકણો વેલો chapakno velo
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
चपकनो chapakno
  • name borrowed from Gujarati, for want of name
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಂಟುಬೆಳೆ ಗಿಡ antubele gida
ಅಂಟುಪರ್ಣಿ antuparni
ಮೂವಿಲೆ moovile
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
चिकटा chikta
  • name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name; चिकटा chikta = sticky ... referring to the plant's sticky nature
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
മൂവില moovila
ശലപർണി shalaparni
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
चिकटा chikta
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଶାଳପର୍ଣ୍ଣୀ shaalaparnni
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
पृष्णिपर्णी prsniparni, शालपर्णी shaalaparni
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கொடி ஒட்டை koti ottai
மூவிலை பச்சிலை muvilai-paccilai
மூவிலைப்புன்னை muvilai-p-punnai
நீர்மல்லி neermalli
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
మూయక muyak
ముయ్యాకు పొన్న muyyakuponna, నయాకు పొన్న nayakuponna
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಮೂಜಿರೆ moojire
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
~~~~~ Last updated: 15:14 22-05-2024 ~~~~~
Fabaceae Papilionaceae tropical perennial herb "Pseudarthria viscida" "sticky desmodium" "viscid pseudarthria"

Tuesday, 21 May 2024

Prunus ceylanica (Wight) Miq.

Prunus ceylanica (Wight) Miq.

PROO-nus -- plum family ... Dave's Botanary
sey-LAN-ee-kuh -- of or from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Ceylon cherry, prussic-acid tree • Abor: kadong-asing • Assamese: গান্ধী গছ gandhi gach • Garo: bol-mangsam • Hindi: सिंहल चेरी sinhal cheree • Kannada: ಕರಡಿ ಮರ karadi mara • Khasi: dieng-soh-khyrnem, dieng-soh-kynti • Kokborok: ranphir • Konkani: कोगल kogal • Kuki: ril-deng-thing • Malayalam: അട്ടനാറിപ്പൊങ്ങ് attanaripongu, ഇരട്ടാനി irattani, മുട്ടക്കൊങ്ങ് muttakongu, നെയ്ക്കമ്പകം naikambagam, നായ്ത്തമ്പകം naithambagam, രെട്ടിയാൻ rettiyan • Marathi: ढाका dhaka, कौला kaula, कोगल kogal • Mech: bomphang-rakhet, mekhra-letei • Mishing: kadong-asing • Mizo: pumphir, raphir • Nagamese: hanam • Nepali: धरणी dharani • Odia: ସିଂହଳୀ ଚେରି simhali cheree • Tamil: ஆட்டன்ரிகோங்கு attanrikonku, இரட்டைக்குச்சி irattaikkucchi, காட்டுக்கோங்கு kattukkonku, முட்டைநாரிகோங்கு muttainarikonku, பாலன்கச்சி palankacchi • Telugu: సిలోన్ నేరేడు silon neredu


botanical names: Prunus ceylanica (Wight) Miq. ... homotypic synonyms: Polydontia ceylanica Wight • Pygeum ceylanicum (Wight) Dalzell & A.Gibson ... heterotypic synonyms: Pygeum acuminatum Colebr. • Pygeum gardneri Hook.f. • Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. • Pygeum wightianum Blume ... and many more listed at POWO, retrieved 20 May 2024
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.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Ceylon cherry
prussic-acid tree
  • for Pygeum wightianum Blume ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ ABOR ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... Abor is one of the two groups of the various languages and dialects of the Adi people, other being Lhoba, spoken by Lobha people of south-eastern Tibet
kadong-asing
  • for Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
গান্ধী গছ gandhi gach
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
bol-mangsam
  • for Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
सिंहल चेरी sinhal cheree
  • name coined, for want of name; सिंहल sinhal = of or from Ceylon; चेरी cheree = cherry ... borrowed name from English; based on the English name - Ceylon cherry
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕರಡಿ ಮರ karadi mara
  • Many thanks to Ram Prasad for help with this name ... facebook
sugnigari
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
dieng-soh-khyrnem, dieng-soh-kynti
  • for Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
written in: Koloma, Latin, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক‎), Kokmari ... spoken in: Tripura ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Tipra, Trippera
ranphir
  • for Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
कोगल kogal
  • name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name
~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki
ril-deng-thing
  • for Pygeum acuminatum Colebr. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
അട്ടനാറിപ്പൊങ്ങ് attanaripongu, ഇരട്ടാനി irattani, നായ്ത്തമ്പകം naithambagam
  • വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
മുട്ടക്കൊങ്ങ് muttakongu
നെയ്ക്കമ്പകം naikambagam, രെട്ടിയാൻ rettiyan
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
ढाका dhaka
कौला kaula
कोगल kogal
~~~~~ MECH ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Roman ... spoken by: Mech people (Bodos of north West Bengal)
bomphang-rakhet, mekhra-letei
  • for Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
kadong-asing
  • for Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
pumphir
raphir
  • for Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ NAGAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Nagaland ... the Naga languages are a geographic and ethnic grouping of languages, spoken mostly by Naga peoples
hanam
  • for Pygeum glaberrimum Hook.f. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
धरणी dharani
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ସିଂହଳୀ ଚେରି simhali cheree
  • name coined, for want of name; ସିଂହଳୀ simhali = of or from Ceylon; ଚେରି cheree = cherry ... borrowed name from English; based on the English name - Ceylon cherry
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஆட்டன்ரிகோங்கு attanrikonku
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
  • or அத்தநாரிக்கொங்கு attanarikkonku ... Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
  • or அத்தைநாறி attainari ... for prussic-acid tree ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
இரட்டைக்குச்சி irattaikkucchi
காட்டுக்கோங்கு kattukkonku
  • for Pygeum wightianum Blume ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
முட்டைநாரிகோங்கு muttainarikonku
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
பாலன்கச்சி palankacchi
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
  • The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
  • or பழங்காச்சி palankacchi ... Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
  • or பலாங்காட்சி palankatchi ... for prussic-acid tree ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
సిలోన్ నేరేడు silon neredu
  • Many thanks to A.Lalithamba for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
~~~~~ Last updated: 19:49 22-06-2024 ~~~~~
Rosaceae evergreen tree "Prunus ceylanica" "Polydontia ceylanica" "Pygeum ceylanicum" "Pygeum acuminatum" "Pygeum gardneri" "Pygeum glaberrimum" "Pygeum wightianum" "Ceylon cherry" "prussic-acid tree"

Monday, 20 May 2024

Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Hallé

Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Hallé

¿ rey-SAN-shi-ah ? -- in honour of Charles Tisserant, a French clergyman, botanist and plant collector ... Wikipedia
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: mopane paddle-pod • Bengali: আতরি লতা atari lata, কাঠ পাহাড়িয়া katha pahariya • Hindi: गुथुलीलाठी guthulilati, कांचीकीलाठी kanchikilati • Kachari: sibrai-ia-dam • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮಾತ್ರೀ ಬಳ್ಳಿ dodda maatri balli, ಕಾಂಗುಣ ಬಳ್ಳಿ kaanguna balli • Konkani: व्हडली धवस vhadli dhavas • Kuki: bom-pel-thing • Malayalam: ചെറിയ ചതുരമുല്ല cheriya chathuramulla, ഓടൻ കൊടി oodan kodi • Marathi: मोठी दौशीर mothi daushir • Odia: କାଠ ପାହାଡ଼ିଆ katha pahariya • Tamil: மொரசரகொடி morasarakodi, ஓடங்கொடி odankodi • Telugu: వెర్రియాప verriyaapa • Tulu: ಮಲ್ಲ ಮಾದೆರಿ ಬಳ್ಳು malla maderi ballu


botanical names: Reissantia indica (Willd.) N.Hallé ... homotypic synonyms: Hippocratea indica Willd. • Pristimera indica (Willd.) A.C.Sm. ... accepted infraspecifics, and their synonyms at POWO, retrieved 19 May 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
mopane paddle-pod
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
আতরি লতা atari lata
  • Many thanks to Dr Akramul Hoque for help with this name ... facebook
  • for Hippocratea indica Willd. ... Flora of Assam Vol I (Part II) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, C Purkayastha
কাঠ পাহাড়িয়া katha pahariya
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
गुथुलीलाठी guthulilati, कांचीकीलाठी kanchikilati
~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa)
sibrai-ia-dam
  • for Hippocratea indica Willd. ... 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
ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮಾತ್ರೀ ಬಳ್ಳಿ dodda maatri balli
ಕಾಂಗುಣ ಬಳ್ಳಿ kaanguna balli
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
व्हडली धवस vhadli dhavas
  • name coined, for want of name; व्हडली vhadli = large, big; धवस dhavas = name given to Hippocratea obtusifolia Roxb.
~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki
bom-pel-thing
  • for Hippocratea indica Willd. ... 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
ചെറിയ ചതുരമുല്ല cheriya chathuramulla, ഓടൻ കൊടി oodan kodi
  • Many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for help with these names ... facebook
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
मोठी दौशीर mothi daushir
  • name coined, for want of name; मोठी mothi = large, big; दौशीर daushir = name given to Reissantia grahamii (Wight) Ding Hou
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
କାଠ ପାହାଡ଼ିଆ katha pahariya
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
மொரசரகொடி morasarakodi
ஓடங்கொடி odankodi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
వెర్రియాప verriyaapa
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಮಲ್ಲ ಮಾದೆರಿ ಬಳ್ಳು malla maderi ballu
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, * Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal
* distribution doubtful
~~~~~ Last updated: 11:29 20-05-2024 ~~~~~
Celastraceae Hippocrateaceae perennial liana "Pristimera indica" "Hippocratea indica" "Reissantia indica" "mopane paddle-pod"

Wrightia religiosa (Teijsm. & Binn.) Benth. ex Kurz

RITE-ee-a -- named for William Wright, Scottish physician and botanist ... Dave's Botanary re-lij-ee-OH-suh -- sacred ... Dave...