Didu (in Andamanese)

Bombacaceae (baobab family) » Bombax insigne

 

BOM-baks -- from the Greek bombyx (silk), referring to the silken fibers from this tree

in-SIG-nee or in-SIG-nay -- meaning, remarkable or distinguished

 

commonly known as: silk cotton tree • Andaman: didu, dumboil • Bengali: সেমল semal • Kuki: inpang • Malayalam: കല്ലിലവ് kallilav, പൃള prila • Manipuri: খুমন তেৰা khuman tera • Marathi: देव सावर dev-savar • Sanskrit: कूटशाल्मली kutasalmali • Tamil: கல்இலவு kalilavu

 

Native of: India, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam

 

 

References: Flowers of India • Sahyadri Database • Flowers of Sahyadri by S Ingalhalikar

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