bhelu (in Assamese)
Tetramelaceae (false hemp family) » Tetrameles nudiflora
tet-ra-MEL-eez -- from the Greek tetra (four) and melos (limb); referring to 4-merous flower
noo-dee-FLOR-uh -- naked flower, usually referring to flowering prior to leaf emergence
commonly known as: false hemp tree • Assamese: bhelu • Bengali: chundul • Garo: awek, bol bok, dumbong • Hindi: jungli dungy • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ kaadu bende • Malayalam: ചീനി cheeni, വെള്ളച്ചീനി vellacheeni • Marathi: जंगली भेंडी jangali bhendi • Nepali: मैन्-काठ् main-kath • Tamil: சீனி chini, சோலை colai
Native of: s-w China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, n-e Australia
References: Flowers of India • Biotik • eFlora • globinmed • NPGS / GRIN • Wikipedia • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA
bhelu (in Assamese)
Tetramelaceae (false hemp family) » Tetrameles nudiflora
tet-ra-MEL-eez -- from the Greek tetra (four) and melos (limb); referring to 4-merous flower
noo-dee-FLOR-uh -- naked flower, usually referring to flowering prior to leaf emergence
commonly known as: false hemp tree • Assamese: bhelu • Bengali: chundul • Garo: awek, bol bok, dumbong • Hindi: jungli dungy • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಬೆಂಡೆ kaadu bende • Malayalam: ചീനി cheeni, വെള്ളച്ചീനി vellacheeni • Marathi: जंगली भेंडी jangali bhendi • Nepali: मैन्-काठ् main-kath • Tamil: சீனி chini, சோலை colai
Native of: s-w China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, n-e Australia
References: Flowers of India • Biotik • eFlora • globinmed • NPGS / GRIN • Wikipedia • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA