View allAll Photos Tagged Assamese,
Again another scene from an Assamese Wedding. Here the father of the bride is giving away the daughters hand to the new man in her life.
Stereospermum tetragonum DC.
Bignoniaceae (bignonia, jacaranda family) » Stereospermum colais
ster-ee-oh-SPER-mum -- from the Greek stere (solid, firm) and spermos (seed)
¿ co-LAH-ees ? -- ¿ meaning ?
commonly known as: yellow snake tree • Assamese: dhapatita, পৰ্ৰোলী parroli • Bengali: পারুল parul • Gujarati: પાડેલી padeli • Hindi: पारल paral, पारोली paroli, पाटल patal • Kannada: ಕಲಾದ್ರಿ kalaadri, ಪಾದರಿ paadari • Konkani: पाडल paadal • Malayalam: കരിങ്ങഴ karingazha, പാതിരി paathiri, പൂപ്പാതിരി puuppaathiri • Manipuri: মিস্সী missi • Marathi: पाडळ padal, पाडळी padali • Mizoram: zinghal • Oriya: pamphunia • Sanskrit: पाटल patal, पाटला patala, पाटलि patali • Tamil: அம்பு ampu, அம்புவாகினி ampuvakini, பாடலம் patalam, பாதிரி patiri, புன்காலி punkali • Telugu: అంబువాసిని ambuvasini, కలిగొట్టు kaligottu, పాదిరి padiri, పాటల patala • Urdu: پارل paral, پاٿل patal
Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • eFlora • Sahyadri Database
Moraceae (mulberry family) » Ficus virens
FY-kus or FIK-us -- from the Latin for fig
VEER-enz -- green
commonly known as: grey fig, Java fig, Java willow, sour fig, spotted fig, strangler fig, wavy-leaved fig tree, white fig • Assamese: pakori • Bengali: পাকুড় pakar • Gujarati: પેપરી pepri • Hindi: कमण्डल kamandal, पाकड़ paakar, पाकड़िया paakariya, पर्कटी parkati, पीतन pitan, पिलखन pilkhan, प्लक्ष plaksh, प्लव plav, रामअञ्जीर ramanjir • Jaintia: dieng chiri • Kannada: ಬಸರಿಮರ basarimara, ಕರಿಬಸರಿ karibasari • Khasi: dieng sohpoklaw • Malayalam: ചെറള cherala • Manipuri: চিঙ হৈবোঙ ching heibong • Marathi: लघुपिंपरी laghupimpri, पायर payar, पाईर paiir • Nepalese: safed kabra • Oriya: jari • Punjabi: jangli pipli, palakh, pilkhan • Sanskrit: भिदुरः bhidura, दृढप्रारोहः dridapraroha, हृस्वपर्ण hrasvaparna, जाती jati, मङ्गलछायः mangalachaya, पर्कटी parkati, पीतन pitan, प्लक्षः plaksha, प्लवकः plavaka, शुङ्गिन् shungin, यवः yavha • Tamil: சிற்றால் chirral, சுவி chuvi, இத்தி itti, கல்லால் kallal, குருக்கத்தி kurukkaththi • Telugu: జువ్వి zuvvi • Urdu: پاکڙيا paakariya
Native to: south China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, north Australia
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • eFlora • ENVIS - FRLHT • M.M.P.N.D.
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Cassia fistula L.
KASS-ee-uh -- from an ancient Greek name kasia used by Dioscorides ... Dave's Botanary
FIST-yoo-luh -- hollow (tube-like) ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: golden shower, Indian laburnum, purging cassia • Arabic: خيار چنبر khiyar-shanbar • Assamese: কৰ্ণিকাৰ kornikar, ৰাজবৃক্ষ rajobrkhyo, সোণাৰু shonaru • Bengali: বাঁদরলাঠি bandaralathi, সোনালী sonali, সোনালু sonalu • Gujarati: ગરમાળો garmalo • Hindi: अमलतास amaltas, सियार की लाठी siyar-ki lathi • Kannada: ಕಕ್ಕೆಮರ kakkemara, ಕೊಂದೆ konde • Konkani: बाळो balo • Malayalam: കണിക്കൊന്ന kanikkonna, കൊന്ന konna • Manipuri: চহুঈ chahui • Marathi: अमलताश amaltash, बहावा bahava • Mizo: ngai-ngaw • Nepali: अमल्तास् amaltas, राजवृक्ष rajbrichhya • Oriya: ସୁନାରି sunari • Pali: इंदीवर indivara • Persian: خيار چنبر khiyar-shanbar • Punjabi: ਅਲੀਸ alis, ਅੰਬਲਤਾਸ ambaltas • Sanskrit: आरग्वध aragvadha, कर्णिकार karnikara • Tamil: சரக்கொன்றை cara-k-konrai, இதழி itali • Telugu: కోలపొన్న kola ponna, రేల rela, శంపాకము shampakmu • Tibetan: don ga • Urdu: املتاس amaltas
Distribution: widely naturalized / cultivated in tropics; possible origin tropical Asia
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Dave's Garden • Wikipedia
Red-wattled Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwings are large waders, about 35cm long. The wings and back are light brown with a purple sheen, but head and chest and front part of neck are black. Prominently white patch runs between these two colours, from belly and tail, flanking the neck to the sides of crown. Short tail is tipped black. A red fleshy wattle in front of each eye, black-tipped red bill, and the long legs are yellow. In flight, prominent white wing bars formed by the white on the secondary coverts
The local names include titeeri (Hindi), tateehar (Sindhi), titodi (Gujarati), hatatut (Kashmiri), balighora (Assamese), yennappa chitawa (Telugu), aal-kaati (Tamil, meaning "human indicator").
Like other lapwings, they soak their belly feathers to provide water to their chicks as well as to cool the eggs during hot weather.
The road from Guwahati to Shillong, India. We landed in Guwahati in rain, and learned that it is almost always raining up here, and had to drive four hours to our destination of Shillong.
Guwahati, Pragjyotishpura in ancient Assam (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী, Sanskrit: प्राग्ज्योतिषपुर) formerly known as Gauhati is a metropolis, the largest city of Assam in India and ancient urban area in North East India, with a population of 963,429(2011 census). Dispur, the capital of the Indian state of Assam is located within the city and is the seat of the Government of Assam. Guwahati formerly Pragjyotishpura (Sanskrit word meaning city of eastern light), was the capital of Ancient state of Kamarupa. The city has many ancient hindu temples located within the city. Kamakhya Temple, Umananda Temple, Navagraha Temple, Sukreswar Temple, Basistha Temple, Lankeshwar Temple, Doul Govinda Temple, Dirgheshwari temple, Ugro Tara Temple, Rudreswar Temple, etc., are to be named a few. Thus, the city is also known as the "City of Temples." The city is situated between the southern bank of the Brahmaputra river and the foothills of the Shillong plateau, with LGB International Airport to the west, and the town of Narengi to the east.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guwahati
Shillong, India (Khasi: Shillong) is the capital of Meghalaya, one of the smallest states in India and home to the Khasis. It is also the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district and is situated at an average altitude of 4,908 feet (1,496 m) above sea level, with the highest point being Shillong Peak at 6,449 feet (1,966 m). The city had a population of 314,610 according to the 2011 census. It is said that the rolling hills around the town reminded the European settlers of Scotland. Hence, Shillong is also known as "Scotland of the East." Shillong has steadily grown in size and significance since it was made the civil station of the Khasi and Jaintia Hills in 1864 by the British. Shillong remained the capital of undivided Assam until the creation of the new state of Meghalaya on 21 January 1972, when Shillong became the capital of Meghalaya and Assam moved its capital to Dispur in Guwahati.
¿ may-SEW-ah ? -- named after Mesue, father-son, Arabian physicians and botanists ... A Pocket Botanical Dictionary by Sir Joseph Paxton, John Lindley
FER-ee-uh -- of iron ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: Ceylon ironwood, cobra's saffron, Indian rose chestnut, poached egg tree • Abor: ingi-asing • Assamese: নাগেশ্বৰ nageswor, নাগকেশৰ nagkexor, নাহৰ nahor, নোক্তে nokte • Bengali: নাগেশ্বর nageshwar, নাগকেশর nagkeshar • Dogri: नाग चम्बा naag chamba • Garo: karai, khimdi • Gujarati: નાગચંપો nagchampo, નાગકેસર nagkesar, થોરલા ચંપા thorla champa • Hindi: दलाढक daladhak, द्विप dvipa, नागचंपा nagchampa, नागेसर nagesar, नागकेसर nagkesar, फलक phalak, फणिकेशर phani-keshar, पुष्परोचन pushp-rochan, वज्रकाठ vajrakat • Kachari: khung-khari-baphang • Kannada: ನಾಗಕೇಸರ naagakesara, ನಾಗಸಂಪಿಗೆ naagasampige • Karbi: micharne, phik charnearong • Kashmiri: नागकीसर् nagkisar • Khasi: dieng-ngai • Konkani: नागचाम्फो nagchamfo, व्हडलो चाम्पो vhadlo champo • Kuki: kherser • Malayalam: ചുരുളി churuli, നാഗചമ്പകം naagachampakam, നാഗകേസരം naagakesaram, നാഗപ്പൂ naagappu, നാങ്ക് naanku, വയനാവ് vayanaav • Manipuri: ꯅꯥꯒꯦꯁꯣꯔ nagesor, ꯅꯥꯒꯦꯁ꯭ꯋꯔ nageswar, ꯎꯊꯧ uthou • Marathi: नागचाफा nag chafa, नागकेशर nagkeshar • Mech: nasser-bippang • Mishing: নাহৰ nahor • Mizo: herh-sê • Naga: ngai-ching • Nepali: नागकेशर naagakeshar, नागेश्वरी naageshwaree, रुख् केशर rukh keshar • Nyishi: nahar • Odia: ଦଳାଢ଼କ dalardhaka, ଦେବ ବଲ୍ଲଭ deba ballabha, ଦେବ କେଶର deba kesara, ଦ୍ବିପ dwipa, ହେମ ପୁଷ୍ପ hema pushpa, ନାଗ କେଶର naga keshara, ନମେରୁ nameru, ପାଟଳ patala, ଫଳକ phalaka, ଫଣି କେଶର phani kesara, ପୁନ୍ନାଗ punnaga, ରାଜ ପୁଷ୍ପ raja pushpa, ରକ୍ତପୁଷ୍ପ raktapushpa, ରକ୍ତ ରେଣୁ rakta renu, ରକ୍ତ ଶେଖର rakta sekhara, ରୁକ୍ମ rukhma, ସ୍ୱର୍ଣ୍ଣ sarnna, ସର୍ପାଖ୍ୟ sarpakhya, ଷଟ୍ପଦ ପ୍ରିୟ shatpada priya, ସୁଗନ୍ଧିକ sugandhika, ସୁପର୍ଣ୍ଣ suparnna, ସୁରପନ୍ନାଗ surapannaga • Pali: नाग रुक्ख naga rukkha • Punjabi: ਨਾਗਕੇਸਰ nagkesar • Sanskrit: अहिपुष्प ahipuspa, भुजङ्गाख्य bhujangakhya, चाम्पेय champeya, दलाढक daladhaka, द्विप dvipa, हेमन् heman, हेमपुष्प hemapuspa, हीन hina, इभकेशर ibhakeshara, इभाख्य ibhakhya, जनकाह्वय janakahvaya, कनक kanaka, कनकाह्व kanakahva, कारुज karuja, केसर kesara, खरघातन kharaghatana, किञ्ज kinja, नागाह्वा nagahva, नागकेसर nagakesara, नागाख्य nagakhya, नागनामक naganamaka, नागपुष्प nagapushpa, नागीज nagija, पन्नगकेसर pannagakesara, फलक phalaka, फणिकेसर phanikesara, पिञ्जर pinjara, पुष्परोचन pushparochana, राजपुष्प rajapushpa, रुक्म rukma, सर्प sarpa, सर्पाख्य sarpakhya, षट्पदप्रिय satpadapriya, सुपर्णाख्य suparnakhya, सुवर्ण suvarna, सुवर्णाख्य suvarnakhya, वारणकेसर varanakesara, वराटकरजस् varatakarajas • Tamil: ஐசிலம் aicilam, சிறுநாகம் ciru-nakam, சிறுநாகப்பூ ciru-nakappu, சுருளி curuli, இராசயுகம் iraca-yukam, நாகமரம் nakamaram, நாங்கு nanku, பாலை palai • Telugu: చీకటి మాను cheekatimaanu, గజపుష్పము gaja-pushpamu, కేసరము kesaramu, కింజల్కము kinjalkamu, నాగచంపకము naagachampakamu, నాగకేసరము naga-kesaramu, సువర్ణము suvarnamu • Tibetan: ཀེ་ས་ར། ke sa ra, ཀླུ་ཤིང་གི་མེ་ཏོག klu shing gi me tog, ན་ག་གེ་སར། na ga ge sar • Tippera: khershei • Tulu: ಬೈನಾವು bainavu, ಕೇಶರ keshara • Urdu: ناگيسر nagesar, پهلك phalak, پهنکيشر phani-keshar, پشپ روچن pushp-rochan
botanical names: Mesua ferrea L. ... accepted infraspecifics: Mesua ferrea var. ferrea ... heterotypic synonyms: Calophyllum nagassarium Burm.f. • Mesua nagassarium (Burm.f.) Kosterm. • Mesua pedunculata Wight • Mesua roxburghii Wight ... POWO
Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family) » Terminalia bellirica
ter-min-NAY-lee-uh -- from Latin terminus (end), referring to leaves at the end of shoots
¿ bel-LIR-ee-kuh ? - ¿ of or from the Balearic Islands ?
commonly known as: bastard myrobalan, beach almond, bedda nut tree, beleric myrobalan, belliric myrabolan • Assamese: bauri • Bengali: বহেড়া baheda • Garo: agong, bolsuiri • Gujarati: બહેડા baheda • Hindi: बहेड़ा bahera, बहुवीर्य bahuvirya, भूतवास bhutvaas, कल्क kalk, कर्षफल karshphal • Kannada: ತಾರೆಕಾಯಿ taarekaayi • Khasi: dieng rinyn • Konkani: goting • Malayalam: താന്നി thaanni • Manipuri: bahera • Marathi: बेहडा behada, बिभीतक bibhītaka, कलिद्रुम kalidruma, वेहळा vehala • Nepalese: बर्रो barro • Oriya: bahada • Sanskrit: अक्षः akshah, बहुवीर्य bahuvirya, बिभीतकः bibhitakah, कर्षः karshah, विभीतकः vibhitakah • Tamil: தான்றி tanri • Telugu: భూతావాసము bhutavasamu, కర్షఫలము karshaphalamu, తాడి tadi, తాండ్రచెట్టు tandrachettu, విభీతకము vibhitakamu • Urdu: بهيڙا bahera
Native to: China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia; naturalized in Africa
References: eFlora • NPGS / GRIN • DDSA
Sapotaceae (sapota family) » Madhuca longifolia var. latifolia
MAH-dhuk-ah -- from Sankrit name of the plant, madhuka
lon-jee-FOH-lee-uh -- meaning, long leaves
lat-ee-FOH-lee-uh or lat-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- meaning, wide leaves
commonly known as: honey tree, Indian Butter Tree, mahua • Assamese: মহুবা mahua • Bengali: মহুয়া mahuya • Gujarati: મહુડો mahudo • Hindi: गिलौंदा gilaunda, गुलू gulu, गुड़ gur, महुआ mahua, वानप्रस्थ vanprasth • Kannada: ಇಪ್ಪೆ ippe • Kashmiri: महोरा mahora, महवा मोवा mahwa-mova • Konkani: मोहवा mohwa • Malayalam: ഇലിപ്പ ilippa • Marathi: म्होंव mhomva, मोह or मोहा moha • Nepalese: मौवा mauwa, महुवा mahuwa • Pali: मधुकम madhukam • Prakrit: महुअं mahuam, महुओ mahuo • Sanskrit: मधूक madhuca, मधूकम् madhucam, मोह moha, वानप्रस्थः vānaprasthh • Tamil: காட்டிருப்பை kattiruppai, இலுப்பை illupei • Telugu: ఇప్ప ippa, మధూకము or మధుకము madhukamu • Urdu: گلوندا gilaunda, gul-chikan, گلو gulu, گڙ gur, مہوا mahua
Native to: India
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Wikipedia • eFlora • DDSA
AY-brus or AY-bruhs -- possibly from the Arabic name ... Dave's Botanary
prek-uh-TOR-ee-us -- Latin precari (to pray); supplication; prayerful ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: black-eyed Susan, coral pea, country licorice, crab's eye, Indian liquorice, Jamaica wild licorice, jequerity seed, John Crow bead, jumbie beans, love pea, lucky bean, paternoster bean, prayer bead, precatory bean, red-bead vine, rosary pea, weather plant, wild licorice • Arabic: قيراط qirat • Assamese: কাঁচমণি kansmoni, লাটুমণি latumani • Bengali: চিরমিতি chiramiti, চুনহাতি chunahati, গুঞ্জা gunja, কাইচ kaicha, কুঁচ kuncha, রতি rati • Bodo: jinjree • Dogri: चड़ेंनू दी बेल chadennoo di bel, गुंझा gunja, रत्ती ratti • Garo: menggo micron budu • Gujarati: ચણોઠી chanoti, ગુંજા gunja • Hajong: kunjumala • Hindi: चिर्मिठी chirmithi, घुंघची ghunghchi, गुंज gunj, कौवा डोंडी kauwa-dondi, पाटहिका patahika, रत्ती ratti, तुला tula • Kachchhi: અછી ચણોઠી achi chanoti, ચણોઠી જી વલ chanoti ji val, રતી ચનોટી rati chanoti • Kannada: ಗುಲಗಂಜಿ gulaganji, ಗುರುಗಂಜಿ gurugunji, ಹಾಗ haaga • Karbi: চুচেলক chuselok • Kashmiri: रछ् ratsh • Khamti: mikiakuiang • Konkani: गुंजी gunji, ಗುರ್ಗುಂಜಿ gurgunji, मंजोटी manjoti • Malayalam: ഗുഞ്ജ gunja, കുന്നി kunni • Manipuri: ꯆꯅꯤꯡ ꯃꯩꯃꯨꯕꯤ chaning meimubi • Marathi: गुंज gunja, मधुयष्टि madhuyashti, रती rati • Mizo: sentet • Nepali: आँखीगेडी ankheegedee, रतिगेडी ratigedee • Nyishi: raho • Odia: ଭୀଲ ଭୂଷଣ bhila bhushana, ଗୁଞ୍ଜା gunja, କାଌଞ୍ଚ kaincha, କାକଚିଞ୍ଚା kakachincha, କାକଜଂଘା kakajangha,କଇଁଚିକାକୁଡ଼ି kainchikakurdi, କୃଷ୍ଣଚୂଡ଼ିକା krushnachurdika, ଲାଙ୍ଗଳିକା langalika, ରକ୍ତଲା raktala, ସାଧାରଣୀ sadharani, ସଞ୍ଚାଳୀ sanchali, ଶାଙ୍ଗୁଷ୍ଠା sangushtha, ସପ୍ତଳା saptala, ଶାରଙ୍ଗଷ୍ଟା sarangashta, ସୌମ୍ଯା saumya, ଶିଖଣ୍ଡୀ shikhandi, ଶୁକ୍ରଳା shukrala, ରତି rati, ତାମ୍ରିକା tamrika, ତୁଳା ବୀଜ tula bija • Pali: गुञ्जा gunja, जिञ्जुक jinjuka • Persian: خاکشي khakshi, سرخ surkh • Punjabi: ਘੂੰਚੀ ghunchi, ਰੱਤੀ ratti • Rabha: tukhur neken • Rajasthani: चिरमी chirmi, रत्ती चिरमू ratti chirmu, सरमाई sarmaiee • Sanskrit: अङ्गारवल्लरी angaravallari, अरुणा aruna, बादर badar, बहुविस्तीर्णा bahuvistirna, भिल्लभूषणा bhillabhushana, चिञ्ची chinchi, चूडाल chudala, चूडामणि chudamani, गह्वर gahvara, गोपी gopi, गुञ्जा gunja, इन्द्राशन indrashana, काका kaka, काकचिञ्चा kakachincha, काकादनी kakadani, काकजङ्घा kakajangha, काकणाह्वा kakanahva, काकणन्तिका kakanantika, काकपीलु kakapilu, काकतिक्ता kakatikta, काकवल्लरी kakavallari, कक्ष्या kakshya, काम्बोज kamboja, काञ्ची kanchi, कणीचि kanichi, कृष्णला krshnala, कृष्णचूडिका krshnachudika, पाटहिका patahika, रक्त rakta, रिपुघातिनी ripughatini, सञ्चाली sanchali, साङ्गुष्ठा sangustha, शिखण्डी shikhandi, सितगुञ्जा sitagunja, श्यामलकचूडा shyamalakachuda, ताम्र tamra, तुलाबीजम tulabijam, उच्चटा uchchata, वक्रशल्या vakrashalya, वार्दर vardara • Santali: ᱯᱳᱱᱰ ᱠᱟᱣᱮᱛ pond kawet • Sindhi: ڪانگڙي kangiri, لالڙي laliri • Tamil: சிகண்டிகை cikantikai, குன்றி kunri, குன்றுமணி kunrumani, குருவிந்தம் kuruvintam • Telugu: అతిమధురము atimadhuramu, గుంజ gunja, గురిగింజ guriginja, గురువింద gurivinda, కుక్కుటము kukkutamu, ముక్కుటము mukkutamu, రక్తిక raktika, సిన్న గురుగింజ sinnaguruginja • Tulu: ಗುರ್ಗುಂಜಿ gurgunji • Urdu: چرمٿهي chirmithi, گهنگچي ghunghchi, گنج gunj, رتي ratti
botanical names: Abrus precatorius L. ... accepted infraspecifics: Abrus precatorius subsp. precatorius ... heterotypic synonyms ... POWO, retrieved 09 October 2024
Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.
Combretaceae (rangoon creeper family) » Terminalia chebula
ter-min-NAY-lee-uh -- from Latin terminus (end), referring to leaves at the end of shoots
¿ CHAY-boo-lah ? -- of or from Kabul
commonly known as: black myrobalan, chebulic myrobalan, Indian gall-nut, ink nut, yellow myrobalan • Assamese: শিলিখা shilikha • Bengali: হরীতকী haritaki • Coorgi: ಅಳಲೆ alale • Gujarati: હરડી hardi • Hindi: हर्रा harra, हरीतक haritak • Kannada: ಅಳಲೆ alale • Konkani: हरडी hardi, ओरडो ordo • Lepcha: silimkung • Malayalam: കടുക്ക katukka • Manipuri: মনাহী manahi • Marathi: हिरडा hirda • Nepalese: हर्रो harro • Oriya: karedha • Prakrit: हरडओ harado • Sanskrit: हरीतकी haritaki • Santal: rol • Sindhi: har • Tamil: கடுக்காய் katu-k-kay • Telugu: కరక karaka • Tulu: anile • Urdu: haejarad
Native to: China, Indian sub-continent, Indo-China; naturalized elsewhere
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • DDSA • M.M.P.N.D.
Verbenaceae (verbena, or vervain family) » Gmelina arborea
g-MEL-in-uh -- named for Johann Gottlieb Gmelin, German professor and naturalist
ar-BOR-ee-uh -- meaning, tree-like
commonly known as: Cashmere tree, coomb teak, goomar teak, kashmir tree, Malay bush-beech, white beech, white teak • Assamese: gomari • Bengali: গামার gamar, গাম্ভারি gambhari • Gujarati: શેવન shevan • Hindi: भद्रपर्णी bhadraparni, गमहर or गम्हड़ gamhar • Kannada: ಕಾಶ್ಮೀರಿ ಮರ kaashmiri mara, ಶಿವನಿಮರ shivanimara • Khasi: dieng lophiang • Konkani: शिवन shivan, सीनी sini • Malayalam: കുമിഴ് kumizh, കുമ്പിള് kumpil • Manipuri: ৱাঙ wang • Marathi: शिवन or शिवण shivan, थोरशिवणी thorshivani • Mizo: thlanvawng • Naga: imbeh ching • Nepalese: कामरी kamari • Oriya: bhodropornni, butalo, thlanvawng • Punjabi: ਫਕਡ਼ਾ phakra • Sanskrit: गम्भारी gambhari, सिन्धुपर्णी sindhuparni, सिन्धुवेषणम् sindhuveshanam, स्तूलत्वचा stulatvacha • Tamil: குமுதை kumutai, கூம்பல் kumpal, பெருங்குமிழ் peru-n-kumil • Telugu: పెద్ద గుముడు టేకు pedda gumudu teku
Native to: s. China, Indian sub-continent, Indo-China, Malesia, Philippines
References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS • PIER species info • ENVIS • eFlora
Moraceae (mulberry family) » Ficus virens
FY-kus or FIK-us -- from the Latin for fig
VEER-enz -- meaning, green
commonly known as: grey fig, Java fig, Java willow, sour fig, spotted fig, strangler fig, wavy-leaved fig tree, white fig • Assamese: pakori • Bengali: পাকুড় pakar • Gujarati: પેપરી pepri • Hindi: कमण्डल kamandal, पाकड़ paakar, पाकड़िया paakariya, पर्कटी parkati, पीतन pitan, पिलखन pilkhan, प्लक्ष plaksh, प्लव plav, रामअञ्जीर ramanjir • Jaintia: dieng chiri • Kannada: ಬಸರಿಮರ basarimara, ಕರಿಬಸರಿ karibasari • Khasi: dieng sohpoklaw • Malayalam: ചെറള cherala • Manipuri: চিঙ হৈবোঙ ching heibong • Marathi: लघुपिंपरी laghupimpri, पायर payar, पाईर paiir • Nepalese: safed kabra • Oriya: jari • Punjabi: jangli pipli, palakh, pilkhan • Sanskrit: भिदुरः bhidura, दृढप्रारोहः dridapraroha, हृस्वपर्ण hrasvaparna, जाती jati, मङ्गलछायः mangalachaya, पर्कटी parkati, पीतन pitan, प्लक्षः plaksha, प्लवकः plavaka, शुङ्गिन् shungin,, यवः yavha • Tamil: சிற்றால் chirral, சுவி chuvi, இத்தி itti, கல்லால் kallal, குருக்கத்தி kurukkaththi • Telugu: జువ్వి zuvvi • Urdu: پاکڙيا paakariya
Native to: south China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, north Australia
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • eFlora • ENVIS - FRLHT • M.M.P.N.D.
Guilandina bonduc L.
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.
ses-al-PIN-ee-uh -- named for Andreas Caesalpini, Italian botanist ... Dave's Botanary
BONN-duck -- bonduc, the Arabic word for a hazelnut or filbert ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: bonduc nut, febrifuge nut, fever nut, grey nicker, knicker nut, Molucca bean, nicker bean, yellow nicker • Assamese: লেটাগুটি letaguti • Bengali: দাহারা dahara, ঝগড়াগোটা jhagaragota, ককই kakai, কাঁটাকরঞ্চ kamtakaranca, কাঁটানাটা kamtanata, লালকাঁটা lalakamta, লেটাগুটি letaguti, নাটা nata, নাটাকরঞ্চ natakaranca, নাটাকরঞ্জ natakaranja, নাটাই natai, পুঁতিকরঞ্জ pumtikaranja, তৌরি tauri • Gujarati: કાંકચ kankacha, કાંગસા kangasa, કાંચકા kanchaka • Hindi: गजगा gajga, कलिंग kalinga, करंज karanj, करंजवा karanjawa, कटकरंज katkaranj, मेंढल mendhal, नटा nata, पांशुल panshul, पट्टिल pattil, पूति puti, सागरगोटी sagargoti • Kachchhi: કાકચ kakach, કકચીએજીવલ kakchieji-val • Kannada: ಗಜ್ಜೆಗ ಬಳ್ಳಿ gajjega balli, ಗಜ್ಜಿಗೆಕಾಯಿ gajjigekaayi • Konkani: ಗಜಗೊ गझगो gazgo • Malayalam: ആവില് aavil, കഴച്ചി kalachchi • Marathi: गजगा gajaga, करंजी karanji, कटुकरंज katukaranja, पूतीकरंज putikaranja, सागरगोटा sagargota • Nepali: बोक्सी काँडा boksee kaandaa, गैँडे काँडा gaide kaandaa, गनेगेरी ganegeree, काँडे कुवेराक्ष kaande keveraaksh, कंजु kanju, करकरे karakare, करौजु karauju, करौँजी karaunjee • Odia: ବରିପୋଲୁଆ baripolua, କଳିଙ୍ଗ kalinga, ଲଟା କରଞ୍ଜ lata karanja, ପାଂଶୁକ pamshuka, ପୋଷ୍ଟା poshta, ପ୍ରକୀର୍ଣ୍ଣ prakirnna, ପୂତି କରଞ୍ଜ puti karanja, ରୋଚନ rochana, ସକଣ୍ଟକ sakantaka, ଷଡ୍ଗ୍ରନ୍ଥା shard-grantha • Punjabi: ਕਰੰਜਵਾ karanjwa, ਮਿਠਲਾ mithla • Sanskrit: दुःस्पर्श duhsparsha, गाङ्गेष्ठी gangesthi, घृतपूर्ण ghrtapurna, कलहनाशन kalahanashana, कलिकार kalikara, कलिमारक kalimaraka, कलिङ्ग kalinga, कण्टफल kanta-phala, कण्टवृक्ष kantavrksha, करद्वीप karadvipa, कटशर्करा katasharkara, कटुकरञ्ज katukaranja, कुबेराक्षी kuberakshi, कुकृत् kukrt, लताकरञ्ज latakaranja, मकराकार makarakara, नटा nata, पांसुल pamsula, पट्टिल pattila, पोष्टृ poshtra, प्रकीर्ण prakirna, पूति puti, पूतिकरञ्ज putikaranjah, पूतिकर्णक putikarnaka, सकण्टक sakantaka, षड्ग्रन्थ shadgrantha, शीघ्रजन्मन् shighrajanman, वज्रबीजक vajrabijaka, वीराख्य virakhya • Tamil: கச்சூரம் kaccuram, கழற்சி kalarci, கர்ச்சூரம் karccuram, கெச்சக்காய் kecca-k-kay, கோபக்கிதம் kopakkitam, மூழல் mulal, வஜ்ரபீஜம் vajra-pijam • Telugu: గచ్చ gachcha, గచ్ఛకాయ gachchaakaaya, శూకజంబుక sukajambuka, యక్షాక్షి yakshakshi • Tulu: ಗಜಿಗೆಕಾಯಿ gajigekaayi, ಕಳಂಜಿಕಾಯಿ kalanjikaayi • Urdu: گجگا gajga, کلنگ kalinga, کرنج karanj, کرنجوا karanjawa, کٿڙکرنج katkaranj, مينڐهل mendhal
Native to: Indian subcontinent, Malesia, tropical regions of Africa and Americas
References: Flowers of India • Useful Tropical Plants
Anacardiaceae (cashew family) » Semecarpus anacardium
sim-eh-KAR-pus -- from the Greek semeion (a mark) and karpus (fruit)
an-uh-KAR-dee-um -- a fruit's name of an Indian tree, applied to cashew by Linnaeus
commonly known as: dhobi nut tree, Indian marking nut tree, Malacca bean, marany nut, marsh nut, oriental cashew nut, varnish tree • Assamese: ভলা bhala • Bengali: ভল্লাত bhallata, ভল্লাতক bhallataka • Garo: babari • Gujarati: ભિલામો bhilamo, ભિલામું bhilamu • Hindi: भिलावां or भिलावन bhilawan, बिल्लार billar • Kannada: ಗೇರ geru, ಗೇರಣ್ಣಿನ ಮರ gerannina mara • Konkani: अंबेरी amberi, बिब्बा bibba • Malayalam: അലക്കുചേര് alakuceer, ചേന്ക്കുരു ceenkkuru, തേങ്കൊട്ട theenkotta • Marathi भल्लातक bhallataka, भिल्लावा bhillava, बिब्बा bibba • Nepalese: भलायो bhalaayo • Oriya: bhollataki, bonebhalia • Punjabi bhilawa • Sanskrit: अह्वला ahvala, अर्शस्तः arshastah, अरुध्कः arudhkh, भल्लातकः bhallatakah, वह्निः vahnih, विषास्या vishasya • Tamil: சேங்கொட்டை cen-kottai, சோம்பலம் compalam, காலகம் kalakam, காவகா kavaka, கிட்டாக்கனிக்கொட்டை kitta-k-kani-k-kottai • Telugu: భల్లాతము bhallatamu, జీడిమామిడిచెట్టు jidimamidichettu • Urdu: بلادر baladur, بهلاون bhilavan, بلار billar
Native to: India, Nepal; cultivated elsewhere
References: Herbal Cure India • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT • Wikipedia
Lamiaceae (mint family) » Pogostemon benghalensis
po-go-STEM-on -- from the Greek pogon (beard) and stemon (thread, stamen)
ben-gal-EN-sis -- of or from Bengal (India)
commonly known as: Bengal pogostemon, cockspur patchouli • Assamese: sukloti • Bengali: জূঈ লতা jui-lata • Hindi: ईश्वर जटा ishwar jata • Manipuri: লমগী থোঈদিঙ lamgi thoiding • Marathi: पांगळी pangli • Nepalese: रुधिलो rudhilo • Oriya: dumobadotoko • Telugu: పెద్ద తులసి pedda tulasi
Native of: India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, n Thailand
References: Flowers of India • World Agroforestry Centre • NPGS / GRIN • ENVIS - FRLHT
Rubiaceae (madder, bedstraw, or coffee family) » Wendlandia heynei
wend-land-EE-ah -- named for H L Wendland, curator of botanical garden at Hannover
HAYN-ee-eye -- named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist and traveller
commonly known as: tilki • Assamese: কদম kadam • Bengali: mimri, tilki • Gujarati: તિલ til • Hindi: तिलक tilak • Marathi: तीळ til • Punjabi: ਪਨਸੀਰਾ pansira • Sanskrit: तिलकः tilakah • Tamil: கதம்பம் katampam • Telugu: తెల్లపూచు tellapucu
Native to: India, Nepal, Pakistan
References: NPGS / GRIN • eFlora • ENVIS - FRLHT • DDSA
Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Lablab purpureus
LAB-lab -- aboriginal name
pur-PUR-ee-us -- purple
commonly known as: bonavista bean, dolichos bean, Egyptian kidney bean, field bean, hyacinth bean, lablab bean, pendal bean, pole bean, poor man's bean, waby bean • Assamese: উৰহী urashi • Bengali: শিম sheem • Gujarati: વાલ vaal • Hindi: सेम sem • Kannada: ಕಪ್ಪರದವರೆ capparadavare • Malayalam: അമര amara • Manipuri: হৱাঈ উৰী hawai uri • Marathi: घेवडा ghevada, वारवा varava • Mizo: bepui • Oriya: semi • Prakrit: सिम्वा simba • Sanskrit: अङ्गुलिफला anguliphala, शिम्बा shimba • Tamil: சிவப்பவரை civappavarai, காட்டுமொச்சை kattu-moccai, பாலவரை pal-avarai, வெள்ளவரை vel-l-avarai • Telugu: చిక్కుడు chikkudu • Urdu: سيم sem
Native to: Africa; cultivated pan-tropically
References: Flowers of India • ENVIS - FRLHT • Tropical Forages • lablablab • DDSA
Piperaceae (pepper family) » Piper nigrum
PIP-er or PYE-per -- an old name for pepper
NY-grum -- black
commonly known as: black pepper • Assamese: জালুক jalook • Bengali: কালা মরিচ kala marich • Gujarati: કાળા મરી kala mari • Hindi: काली मिर्च kali mirch, ऊषण ushan • Kannada: ಕರಿ ಮೆಣಸು kari menasu • Kashmiri: मरिचम् maricham • Konkani: मीरे miire, पोख्ळें मीरीं pokhlem mirim • Malayalam: കുരുകുളക് kurukulak, നല്ലമുളക് nallamulak • Marathi: मरीच marich, काळी मिरची kali mirachi, मिरी miri, मिरवेल miravel • Mizo: thinghmarcha • Nepalese: मरिच marich • Oriya: dolo maricho • Pali: पिप्फळी piphali • Punjabi: ਕਾਲੀ ਮਿਰਿਚ kali mirich • Sanskrit: कृष्ण krsna, मरिचं maricham, उल्लाघः ullaghah, उषणम् usanam • Tamil: மரிசம் maricam, மிளகு milaku • Telugu: మరిచము marichamu, మిరెము miriyamu • Urdu: سياه مرچ siyah mirch, اوشن ushan
Native to: south India; widely cultivated elsewhere in tropics
References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • FRLHT • DDSA • Gernot Katzer’s Spice Pages • efloraofindia
प्रेम प्रसंगों में किसी पर भी वशीकरण अथवा सम्मोहन का प्रयोग (चाहे वह लड़का हो या लड़की) तभी करना चाहिए जब आपका प्रेम सच्चा हो तथा आपकी भावना सामने वाले के प्रति निश्छल हो। साथ ही यह भी ध्यान रखें कि आप उसके योग्य हो तथा उसे प्रसन्न रख पाएंगे तभी आपको यहां दिए वशीकरण के प्रयोग काम में लेने चाहिए।...
Common Tailorbird
The common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) is a songbird found across tropical Asia. Popular for its nest made of leaves "sewn" together and immortalized by Rudyard Kipling in his Jungle Book, it is a common resident in urban gardens. Although shy birds that are usually hidden within vegetation, their loud calls are familiar and give away their presence. They are distinctive in having a long upright tail, greenish upper body plumage and rust coloured forehead and crown. This passerine bird is typically found in open farmland, scrub, forest edges and gardens. Tailorbirds get their name from the way their nest is constructed. The edges of a large leaf are pierced and sewn together with plant fibre or spider silk to make a cradle in which the actual nest is built.
Like most warblers, the common tailorbird is insectivorous. The song is a loud cheeup-cheeup-cheeup with variations across the populations. The disyllabic calls are repeated often.
The scientific name sutorius means "cobbler" rather than "tailor" while Orthotomus means "straight-cutting".
The species was earlier placed in the family Sylviidae but more recent molecular studies place the species within the family Cisticolidae, along with Prinia and Cisticola.
A number of subspecies are recognized within its widespread range in South Asia and Southeast Asia. The nominate race is from the lowlands of Sri Lanka. Race O. s. fernandonis is found in the highlands of Sri Lanka. Neighbouring India has O.s. guzuratus in the peninsula and west to Pakistan while towards the north O. s. patia is found in the Terai of Nepal along the Himalayan foothills until Myanmar. A small population of O. s. patia is also found in the northern Eastern Ghats (Wangasara). The hills of northeastern India have O. s. luteus. In Southeast Asia O. s. inexpectatus and O. s. maculicollis are found in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam. South east China, including the island of Hainan, and Tonkin in Vietnam have O. s. longicauda while O. s. edela is found on Java.
The common tailorbird is a brightly coloured bird, with bright green upperparts and creamy underparts. They range in size from 10 to 14 centimetres (3.9 to 5.5 in) and weigh 6 to 10 grams (0.21 to 0.35 oz). They have short rounded wings, a long tail, strong legs and a sharp bill with curved tip to the upper mandible. They are wren-like with a long upright tail that is often moved around. The crown is rufous and the upperparts are predominantly olive green. The underside is creamy white. The sexes are identical, except that the male has long central tail feathers in the breeding season, although the reliability of sexing data accompanying museum specimens used in determining this sexual dimorphism has been questioned. Young birds are duller. When calling, the dark patches on the sides of the neck become visible. These are due to the dark pigmented and bare skin that are present in both sexes and sometimes give the appearance of a dark gorget.
Tailorbirds are found singly or in pairs, usually low in the undergrowth or trees sometimes hopping on the ground. They forage for insects and have been known to feed on a range of beetles and bugs. They are attracted to insects at flowers and are known to favour the inflorescences of mango. They also visit flowers such as those of Bombax, Salmalia for nectar and are sometimes covered in pollen, giving them a golden-headed appearance.
The birds roost alone during the non-breeding season but may roost side-by-side during the breeding season, sometimes with the newly fledged juvenile sandwiched between the adults. The roost sites chosen are thin twigs on trees with cover above them and were often close to human habitation and lights.
The breeding season is March to December peaking from June to August in India, coinciding with the wet season. In Sri Lanka the main breeding periods are March to May and August to September, although they can breed throughout the year.
"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi", one of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book stories, includes a tailorbird couple, Darzee (which means "tailor" in Urdu) and his wife, as two of the key characters. Darzee's wife is said to have feigned injury, but this behaviour is unknown in this species. A classic book of children's folk tales in Bengali by Upendrakishore Ray is titled "Tuntunir Boi", after the local name for the species, tuntuni.
Assamese - টিপচী চৰাই (Tiposi Sorai), Bengali - টুনটুনি (Tuntuni), Gujarati - દરજીડો, Hindi - दर्जी (Darjii), Kannada - ಸಿಂಪಿಗ, Malayalam - അടയ്ക്കാപ്പക്ഷി, Marathi - शिंपी (Shinpii), Nepali - पातसिउने फिस्टो (Paatsiune Phisto),[21] Sinhalese - බට්ටිච්චා (Battichcha)