Flueggea leucopyrus ♀

Phyllanthaceae (leaf flower family) » Flueggea leucopyrus ♀

 

Flueggea -- named for John Fluegge, a German cryptogamic botanist

loo-koh-PY-russ -- from the Greek leuco (white), pyrus (ancient name for pear)

 

commonly known as: bushweed, cool pot, Indian snow berry, thermacole plant, white honey shrub • Chinese: 聚花白饭树 ju hua bai fan shu • Hindi: ¿ ऐंटा ainta ? • Konkani: parpo • Malayalam: ചെരിംക്ലാവ് cerimklaav • Marathi: पांढरफळी pandharphali • Rajasthani: halepan • Sanskrit: भूरिफली bhuriphali, पान्डुफली panduphali, श्वेतकम्बुज shwetakambuja • Tamil: வறட்பூலா varat-pula, வெள்ளைப்பூலாஞ்சி vellai-p-pulanci • Telugu: పులుగుడు pulugudu

 

Native of: n-e tropical Africa, s China, India

 

 

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • eFlora • Sahyadri Database

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