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Kalmaram (Malayalam: കല്‍മരം)

Euphorbiaceae (castor or spurge family) » Falconeria insignis Royle

 

fal-koh-NER-ee-uh -- named for Hugh Falconer, Scottish doctor, geologist and botanist in India ... Wikisource

in-SIG-nis -- remarkable, distinguished ... Dave's Botanary

 

commonly known as: tiger's milk spruce • Assamese: কঁৰা kara, মাহকলা mah-kala • Gujarati: શેરોડ sherod • Hindi: खिन्ना khinna, खिरुन khirun, लेन्डवा lendwa • Kannada: ಕಣ್ಣು ಪಡೆ kannu pade, ಕುರುಡು ಮರ kurudu mara • Konkani: उरो uro • Malayalam: കല്മരം kalmaram, കണ്ണാംപൊട്ടി kannampotti • Marathi: चिकाडा chikada, दुदला dudala, हुरा hura, उरा ura • Mizo: thing-vawk-pui • Nepali: खेररा kheraraa, खिर्रो khirro • Odia: ଖିନ୍ନ khinna • Sanskrit: मुकूलक mukulak • Tamil: சக்கரைகள்ளி sakkaraikalli • Telugu: దేవసురూపి devasuroopi, గర్భ శూల garbhasula • Tulu: ಕಣ್ಣಂಪಟ್ಟಿ kannampatti

 

Native to: India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Indo-China, Malesia

 

 

References: Flowers of IndiaHerbarium JCB

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