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Wumb (Konkani: वुंब)

Sapindaceae (soapberry family) » Dimocarpus longan Lour.

 

dy-mo-KAR-pus -- from the Greek dis (twice) and karpos (fruit)

LONG-an -- from a Chinese name for the species, long yan (龙眼 : dragon eyes)

 

commonly known as: dragon's eyes, eyeball tree, longan • Assamese: আচফল asphol, নাগা লীচী nagalichi • Bengali: আঁশফল ashphol • Garo: samphal bol • Khasi: dieng loba • Konkani: वुंब wumb • Malayalam: പെമ്പുന്ന pempunna, പെമ്പൂവം pempuuvam, പൊരിപുന്ന poripunna • Manipuri: nongganghei • Marathi: ओंब omb, उंब umb • Mizo: thei-fei-mûng • Tamil: செம்பூவம் cem-puvam, காட்டுப்பூவம் kattu-p-puvam, பிரப்பன் pirappan, பூவம் puvam

 

Native of: s China, India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China, Malesia; cultivated elsewhere

 

 

References: eFloraWikipediaNPGS / GRINENVIS - FRLHT

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