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Bastard Rosewood

Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Dalbergia lanceolaria

 

dal-BERG-ee-uh -- for Nils & Carl Dahlberg, Swedish botanist and officer, respectively

lan-see-oh-LAIR-ee-uh -- meaning, lance-like

 

commonly known as: bastard rose wood • Assamese: meda-luwa, mouhit • Bengali: chakemdia • Coorgi: ಹಸರುಗೋಣಿ hasarugoni, ಶ್ವೇತ ಬೀಟೆ shweta beete • Gujarati: તણતોશી tantoshi • Hindi: हर्दी hardi, टाकोली takoli • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಬಿಟೆ bili beete • Kolami: piri • Malayalam: കണ്ണന് വാക kannan vaaka, വെള്ളീട്ടി velliitti • Marathi: दोण्डुस dondus. फणशी phanshi • Mundari: birmunga, keadcadlomdaru • Oriya: dodilo • Rajasthani: barbat, passi • Sanskrit: गोरक्ष goraksha • Santal: chapot siris • Tamil: எரிகை erikai, காட்டுப்பச்சிலை kattuppachalai • Telugu: కొండపచారీ kondapachari, తెల్లవిరుగుడు tellavirugudu • Urdu: dandous

 

Native to: Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China

 

 

References: Flowers of IndiaNPGS / GRINeFloraIndFlora

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