Kaadu bende (Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ)

Tiliaceae (phalsa family) » Erinocarpus nimmonii J.Graham

 

er-ee-no-KAR-pus -- Latin: erinus (prickly); karpos (fruit)

nim-moh-NEE-eye -- named for Joseph Nimmo, who completed Graham's catalogue

 

commonly known as: Nimmo's erinocarpus • Gujarati: ચેર cher, જંગલી ભીંડી jangli bhindi • Hindi: जंगली भिंडी jangli bhindi • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ kaadu bende • Konkani: चवरा chavra, हिलवो hilvo • Marathi: चौरा choura, चेर cher, वारिंग waring

 

Endemic to: India (restricted to some regions of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka)

 

 

References: Flowers of India • Herbarium JCB

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