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jaliko (in Oriya)

Lythraceae (Lythrum, or loosestrife family) » Woodfordia fruticosa

 

wood-FORD-ee-uh -- named after E. James Alexander Woodford, botanist and physician

froo-tih-KOH-suh -- meaning, shrubby

 

commonly known as: dhawai flower, fire flame bush, shiranji tea, woodfordia • Bengali: dawai, dhai, dhai phul • Gujarati: ધાવડી dhavdi, ધાવડીના dhavadina • Hindi: धातकी dhataki, धातृ dhatri, धौरा dhaura, धवइ dhawai, धवल dhawala • Kannada: ತಾಮ್ರಪುಷ್ಪಿ tamrapushpi • Malayalam: tatiripuspi • Marathi: धायफूल dhaiphula, धायटी dhayati, धावडा dhavada • Nepali: धायरा dhayara • Odia: dhobo, jaliko, harwari • Sanskrit: अग्निज्वाला agnijwala, धातकी dhataki, धौरि dhauri • Tamil: மைரேயம் maireyam • Telugu: ధాతక dhataki

 

Distribution: Madagascar, Pakistan, India, (Yunnan) China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia

 

 

References: Flowers of IndiaM.M.P.N.D.eFlora

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