kutkura (in Assamese)
Rubiaceae (madder, bedstraw, or coffee family) » Meyna laxiflora
MAY-nuh -- most likely from Hindi name of the plant's fruit main-phal
laks-ih-FLO-ruh -- meaning, open, loose flowering habit
commonly known as: main • Assamese: kutkura, moin • Garo: thitchkeong • Hindi: बहुवीज bahu-vij, दलामल dal-amal, मैन main, मयन mayan • Kannada: ಚೇಗು ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ chegu gedde • Khasi: soh mon • Jaintia: dieng samatan • Manipuri: হৈবী heibi • Marathi: अळू alu, हेळू helu • Sanskrit: नागकेशर nagakesarah, फेनिल phenil, पिचुक pichuk, पिण्डीतक pindi-tak, तस्कर taskar, शल्य shalya, वृश्चिक vrishchika • Telugu: చేగ chega, మంగ manga, వెలికి veliki, విచికిలము vichikilamu • Urdu: مين main
Native to: ¿ endemic to ? India
References: Flowers of India • DDSA • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by S Ingalhalikar
kutkura (in Assamese)
Rubiaceae (madder, bedstraw, or coffee family) » Meyna laxiflora
MAY-nuh -- most likely from Hindi name of the plant's fruit main-phal
laks-ih-FLO-ruh -- meaning, open, loose flowering habit
commonly known as: main • Assamese: kutkura, moin • Garo: thitchkeong • Hindi: बहुवीज bahu-vij, दलामल dal-amal, मैन main, मयन mayan • Kannada: ಚೇಗು ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ chegu gedde • Khasi: soh mon • Jaintia: dieng samatan • Manipuri: হৈবী heibi • Marathi: अळू alu, हेळू helu • Sanskrit: नागकेशर nagakesarah, फेनिल phenil, पिचुक pichuk, पिण्डीतक pindi-tak, तस्कर taskar, शल्य shalya, वृश्चिक vrishchika • Telugu: చేగ chega, మంగ manga, వెలికి veliki, విచికిలము vichikilamu • Urdu: مين main
Native to: ¿ endemic to ? India
References: Flowers of India • DDSA • Further Flowers of Sahyadri by S Ingalhalikar