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.

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Sterculiaceae (cacao family) » Theobroma cacao

thee-OH-broh-muh or thee-oh-BROH-muh -- meaning, food of the Gods

kah-KAY-oh -- possibly from Nahuatl (Aztec language) cacahuatl, the name for the fruit

commonly known as: cacao, chocolate, cocoa • Aztec: cacahualt • Burmese: kokoe • Chinese: 可可樹 ke ke shu • Danish: kakaotræ • Dutch: cacaoboom • Finnish: kaakao, kaakaopuu • French: cacao, cacaotier, cacaoyer • German: kakaobaum, kakaopflanze • Greek: Kακαόδενδρο • Indonesian: coklat • Italian: albero del cacao • Japanese: カカオ kakao • Khmer: kakaaw • Malay: pokok coklat • Malayalam: കൊക്കോ kokkoo • Norwegian: kakaotre • Polish: kakaowiec • Portuguese, in Brazil: árvore-da-vida, cacau-da-mata, cacaueiro • Portuguese: árbore de cacao, cacau, cacauí, cupuaçu da mata, cupuí • Russian: Какао, Шоколадное дерево shokoladnoe derevo • Sinhala: maikona gaha • Spanish: cacao, cacaoeiro, cacaotero, cacaueira, cacaueiro, cacauzeiro • Swedish: kakao • Tamil: கக்கவோ kakkavo • Thai: โคโค่ kho kho, โกโก้ ko ko • Vietnamese: ca cao

Native to: tropical Americas

References: Wikipedia • M.M.P.N.D. • World Agroforestry Centre

Moraceae (mulberry family) » Ficus racemosa

FY-kus or FIK-us -- from the Latin for fig

ray-see-MO-suh -- in racemes (a type of flower cluster)

commonly known as: cluster fig, country fig, crattock, gular fig, redwood fig • Bengali: উদুম্বর udumbara • Gujarati: ગૂલર goolar, ઉંબરૉ umbaro • Hindi: डूमर dumar, धर्म पत्र dharma patra, गूलर goolar, जन्तु फल jantu phal, पाणि भुज pani bhuj, पुष्पहिना pushp-hina, उदुम्बर udumbara, ऊमरि umari, यज्ञडुम्बुर yajnyadumbur • Kannada: ಅತ್ತಿ ಮರ atti mara • Konkani: ऋम्बड rhumbad • Malayalam: അത്തി aththi • Manipuri: হৈবোঙ heibong • Marathi: उदुंबर udumbar, उंबर umbar • Nepalese: दुम्री dumrii • Oriya: dimri • Pali: उदुंबर udumbar • Sanskrit: औदुम्बर audumbara, ब्रह्मन्वृक्षः brahanvrkisha, गूलर gular, हेमदुग्धकः hemadugdhaka, जन्तुकाफलः jantukaphalah, जन्तुफलः jantuphalah, जन्तुमती jantumati, कृमिफलः krmiphalah, मशकिन् mashakin, सदाफलः sadaphalah, सौम्य saumya, शीतवल्कः shitavalkah, सुतः sutah, उडुम्बर udumbara, वसुद्रुमः vasudrumah, यज्ञयोगः yajnayoga, यज्ञियः yagniyah • Tamil: ஆனை anai, அத்தி atti, மலையின்முனிவன் malaiyin munivan, உதும்பரம் utumparam • Telugu: అత్తి atti, బొడ్డ bodda, బ్రహ్మమామిడి brahmamamidi • Urdu: ڐومر dumar

Native to: south-east Asia

References: Flowers of India • TopTropicals • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D.

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.

Moraceae (mulberry family) » Ficus racemosa

FY-kus or FIK-us -- from the Latin for fig

ray-see-MO-suh -- in racemes (a type of flower cluster)

commonly known as: cluster fig, country fig, crattock, gular fig, redwood fig • Bengali: উদুম্বর udumbara • Gujarati: ગૂલર goolar, ઉંબરૉ umbaro • Hindi: डूमर dumar, धर्म पत्र dharma patra, गूलर goolar, जन्तु फल jantu phal, पाणि भुज pani bhuj, पुष्पहिना pushp-hina, उदुम्बर udumbara, ऊमरि umari, यज्ञडुम्बुर yajnyadumbur • Kannada: ಅತ್ತಿ ಮರ atti mara • Konkani: ऋम्बड rhumbud • Malayalam: അത്തി aththi • Manipuri: heibong • Marathi: उदुंबर udumbar, उंबर umbar • Nepalese: दुम्री dumrii • Oriya: dimri • Sanskrit: औदुम्बर audumbara, ब्रह्मन्वृक्षः brahanvrkisha, गूलर gular, हेमदुग्धकः hemadugdhaka, जन्तुकाफलः jantukaphalah, जन्तुफलः jantuphalah, जन्तुमती jantumati, कृमिफलः krmiphalah, मशकिन् mashakin, सदाफलः sadaphalah, सौम्य saumya, शीतवल्कः shitavalkah, सुतः sutah, उडुम्बर udumbara, वसुद्रुमः vasudrumah, यज्ञयोगः yajnayoga, यज्ञियः yagniyah • Tamil: ஆனை anai, அத்தி atti, மலையின்முனிவன் malaiyin munivan, உதும்பரம் utumparam • Telugu: అత్తి atti, బొడ్డ bodda, బ్రహ్మమామిడి brahmamamidi • Urdu: ڐومر dumar

Native to: south-east Asia

... an attractive fig tree with a crooked trumk and a spreading crown ... unlike the banyan tree, it has no aerial roots ... the most distinctive aspect of this tree is the red, furry figs in short clusters, which grow directly out of the trunk of the tree.

... those looking for the flower of goolar should know that the fig is actually a compartment carrying hundreds of flowers ... one might wonder how these flowers enclosed in a ball are pollinated ... these are pollinated by very small wasps that crawl through the opening in search of a suitable place to reproduce (lay eggs) ... without this pollinator service fig trees cannot reproduce by seed. ... in turn, the flowers provide a safe haven and nourishment for the next generation of wasps.

... commonly found in cities and towns, it has evergreen leaves, if it is close to a water source, otherwise it sheds its leaves in January.

References: Flowers of India • TopTropicals • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D.

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Sterculiaceae (cacao family) » Theobroma cacao

thee-OH-broh-muh or thee-oh-BROH-muh -- food of the Gods

kah-KAY-oh -- possibly from Nahuatl (Aztec language) cacahuatl, the name for the fruit

commonly known as: cacao, chocolate, cocoa

Native to: tropical Americas

References: Wikipedia • M.M.P.N.D. • World Agroforestry Centre

Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Tamarindus indica

tam-uh-RIN-dus -- from the Arabic tamar (date), hindi (Indian)

IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India

commonly known as: camalindo, Indian date, madeira mahogany, sweet tamarind, tamarind • Assamese: তেঁতেলী tenteli • Bengali: আম্লীকা amlika, তেঁতুল tentula, তিন্তিড়ীক tintidika • Gujarati: ખાટી આમલી khati aamli • Hindi: आम्लिका amlika, इमली imli, तिन्तिड़ी tintiri • Kannada: ಹುಣಸೇ hunase • Konkani: चिंच्याम chinchyaam • Malayalam: പുളി puli, വാളന്പുളി valamapuli • Manipuri: মংগে mange • Marathi: अमली amli, चिंच chinch • Nepalese: अमिलि amili, इम्लि imli, तित्रि titri • Oriya: tintuli • Pali: चिञ्चा chincha • Punjabi: ਅੰਬਲੀ ambli, ਇਮਲੀ imli • Sanskrit: आम्लः amalah, अम्लिका or अम्लीका amalika, अम्लम् amlam, अम्लफलः amlaphalah, अम्लवृक्षः amlavrukshah, चण्डः chandah, चरित्रा charitra, चिञ्चा chincha, चिन्तिडी chintidi, चुक्रा chukra, चुक्रम्ला chukramla, गुरुपत्रा gurupatra, महाम्लम् mahamlam, फलम्लम् phalamlam, श्रेष्ठम्लम् shreshtamlam, तिन्तिडः tintidah, तिन्तिडिका tintidika, तिन्तिली tintili, तिन्तिलीका tintilika, वृक्षम्लम् vrukshamlam • Tamil: ஆம்பிலம் ambilam, சஞ்சீவகரணி canciva-karani, சண்டன் cantan, எகின் ekin, எதளா etala, இந்தம் intam, கிஞ்சம் kincam, ஓதிமம் otimam, புளி puli • Telugu: ఆమ్లము amlamu, అమ్లిక amlika, చించ chincha, చింత chinta, తింత్రిణి tintrini • Urdu: املی imlii

Native of: East Africa, Madagascar, South India

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • M.M.N.P.D. • DDSA

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.

Poaceae (formerly and, also known as Gramineae; grass family) » Bambusa vulgaris

bam-BOO-suh -- a name for bamboo; an erroneous pronunciation of the Indian word bambu

vul-GAIR-iss -- common

commonly known as: common bamboo, dragon-head bamboo, feathery bamboo, golden bamboo, green-culmed bamboo, surinam bamboo, surinam dwarf bamboo, unarmed bamboo, yellow bamboo • Assamese: বংশ baansh • Bengali: বাঁশ baansha • Gujarati: બામ્બુ baambu, વાંસ vaans • Hindi: बांस baans, बम्बू bambu, बंस buns • Kannada: ಬಿದಿರು bidiru, ವಂಶ vamsha • Kashmiri: बैँस् bains, बाँस् bons, वंशः vanshah • Konkani: वासो vaaso, वसो vaso • Lushai: raw-thing • Malayalam: മഞ്ഞമുള manjamula • Manipuri: ৱা wa • Marathi: बांबू baamboo, कळक kalaka, कळंक kalanka, वेळू velu • Nepalese: बाँस् baans • Pali: वंश vansa • Punjabi: ਬੰਝ banjh, ਬਾਂਸ baans • Sanskrit: वम्भः vambhah, वंशः vamsh • Tamil: நாமதாரி nama-tari, வெள்ளைமூங்கில் vellai-munkil • Telugu: కర్మారము karmaramu, వెదురు veduru • Urdu: بانس baans, بمبو bambu, نبس buns

Native of: probable origin s-e Asia; widely cultivated in tropics

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • TopTropicals • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA

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.

Common name: White Silk Cotton Tree, True Kapok Tree, {Schwetsimul, Setsimul (Bengali)} {Safed Semul सफेद सेमुल, Safed savara सफेद सावरा (Hindi)}, Safeta savara सफेत सावरा (Marathi), Shweta shalmali श्वेत शालमली (Sanskrit), {Panji tannaku பஞ்சித்தணக்கு, Shalmali ல்மலி (Tamil)}, Tella buruga (Telugu), Sambal (Urdu)

Botanical name: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

- [ (SAY-buh) latinized form of the South American name for this tree; (pen-TAN-druh) five stamens ]

Synonyms: Bombax guineensis Schum. & Thonn. • Bombax occidentale Spreng. • Bombax orientale Spreng. • Bombax pentandrum L. • Ceiba caribaea (DC.) A. Chev. • Ceiba guineensis (Schum. & Thonn.) A. Chev. • Ceiba occidentalis (Spreng.) Burkill • Ceiba thonningii A. Chev. • Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. • Eriodendron caribaeum G. Don • Eriodendron guineense G. Don & Thonn. • Eriodendron orientale Kostel • Eriodendron pentandrum (L.) Kurz • Xylon pentandrum (L.) Kuntze

Family: Bombacaceae (baobab family)

Origin: Tropical America

This deciduous tree is host to numerous aerial plants, insects, birds, frogs and other animals.

The silk cotton tree is deciduous and all the leaves are shed during the dry season. The silk cotton tree is cultivated for kapok. This floss is light and fluffy, resistant to water and decay. It is used as a stuffing in life jackets.

Ceiba is also the national tree of both Guatemala and Puerto Rico.

Courtesy:

- Dave's Garden

- Zipcode Zoo

- EcoPort

- Mytho-Fleurs

- Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

- Tropilab Inc.

Note: Identification or description may not be accurate; it is subject to your review.

Apocynaceae (dogbane, or oleander family) » Rauvolfia serpentina

raau-FO-feeah -- named for Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician, botanist and traveller

ser-pen-TEE-nuh -- from Latin serpentine, referring to a snake

commonly known as: Indian snakeroot, java devil pepper, ichneumon-plant, insanity herb, rauvolfia root, rauwolfia, serpentine wood, snakeroot, snakewood • Assamese: arachoritita • Bengali: চন্দ্র chandra • Gujarati: સર્પગંધા sarpagandha • Hindi: chandrabhaga, छोटा चांद chota-chand, नाकुली nakuli, सर्पगंधा sarpagandha • Kannada: ಸರ್ಪಗನ್ಧ sarpangandha, ಸರ್ಪಗನ್ಧೀ sarpagandhi, ಶಿವನಾಭಿಬಳ್ಳಿ shivanabhiballi, sutranavi, ಪತಾಳಗನ್ಧೀ patalagandhi • Malayalam: അമല്പൊരി amalpori, chuvannavilpori, സര്പ്പഗന്ധി sarppagandhi, suvapavalporiyam • Marathi: harkaya, harki, नाकुली nakuli • Oriya: patalagarar, sanochado • Sanskrit: चन्द्रिका chandrika, नाकुली nakuli, पातालगरुड patalgaruda, सर्पगंधा sarpagandha • Tamil: chevanamalpodi • Telugu: patalaguni, patalagaruda, sarpagandha • Urdu: چاند چهوٿا chota chand, ناکلي nakuli

Native of: s China, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Zipcode Zoo • M.M.P.N.D.

Arecaceae (palm family) » Borassus flabellifer

bor-RAS-us -- from the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm's flower spike

fla-BEL-lif-er -- fan-bearing, referring to the leaf

commonly known as: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub palm, great fan palm, lontar palm, palmyra palm, ron palm, tala palm, tal-palm, toddy palm, wine palm • Bengali: তাল taala • Gujarati: તાડ taad • Hindi: ताड़ taada, ताल tala, त्रृणराज trinaraaj • Kannada: ಓಲೆಗರಿ olegari, ತಾಳೆಗರಿ taalegari, ತಾಟಿನಿಮ್ಗು taatinimgu • Konkani: इरोळ eroal • Malayalam: കരിമ്പന karimpana • Marathi: ताड taada • Sanskrit: महातः mahatah, तलः or तालः talah, तन्तुनिर्यासः tantuniyosah, तृणम्केतुः tranam-ketuh, तृणम्राजः tranam-raj, तृणम् इन्द्रः trnam-indrah• Tamil: பனை panai • Telugu: తాటి చెట్టు tatichettu • Urdu: تاڙ taad

Native to: tropical Asia

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA

Bignoniaceae (bignonia, or jacaranda family) » Tabebuia rosea

ta-bee-BEW-ee-uh -- from Brazilian name tacyba bebuya for a species in the genus

RO-zee-uh -- meaning, rosy

commonly known as: pink tecoma, pink trumpet tree, rosy trumpet tree • Hindi: बसंत रानी basant rani

Origin: tropical America

... flowers, ranging in colour from pink to white, dominated by a showy, trumpet-shaped corolla that is formed from the five fused petals ... throat yellow fading to white ... up to 8 cm long.

References: Flowers of India • PIER species info • M.M.P.N.D. • Country Day School - Costa Rica

Annonaceae (custard apple, sugar apple, or soursop family) » Annona reticulata

uh-NO-nuh -- Latinized form of the American Indian taino, vernacular name for cherimoya

reh-tick-yoo-LAY-tuh -- meaning, netted

commonly known as: bull's-heart, bullock's-heart, custard apple, Jamaica apple, netted custard apple, nettled anón, ox-heart • Hindi: आत, आता or अता aata, kapri, लोना or लौना lona, luvun, nonai, रामफल ramphal • Kannada: ರಾಮಫಳ ramaphala • Konkani: रामफळ ramphal • Malayalam: parankichchakka, ramachchita • Marathi: अनर anara, अनवल anaval, रामफळ or रामफळी ramphal • Prakrit: लवणअं lavanam • Sanskrit: lavali, लवनीयम् lavaniyam, पारावती paravati, विन्ध्या vindhya • Tamil: அணிநுணா aninuna, இராமசீத்தா iramacitta, மனிலாவாத்தா manilavatta, ராமச்சீத்தா ramaccitta, ramaphalam • Telugu: రామఫలము ramaphalamu • Urdu: شريفه shareefah

Native to: tropical America

Probable origin: West Indies

References: Purdue University • Wikipedia • PIER • World Agroforestry Centre • eFlora • M.M.P.N.D.

Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Tamarindus indica

tam-uh-RIN-dus -- from the Arabic tamar (date), hindi (Indian)

IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India

commonly known as: camalindo, Indian date, madeira mahogany, sweet tamarind, tamarind • Assamese: তেঁতেলী tenteli • Bengali: আম্লীকা amlika, তেঁতুল tentula, তিন্তিড়ীক tintidika • Gujarati: ખાટી આમલી khati aamli • Hindi: आम्लिका amlika, इमली imli, तिन्तिड़ी tintiri • Kannada: ಹುಣಸೇ hunase • Konkani: चिंच्याम chinchyaam • Malayalam: പുളി puli, വാളന്പുളി valamapuli • Manipuri: মংগে mange • Marathi: अमली amli, चिंच chinch • Nepalese: अमिलि amili, इम्लि imli, तित्रि titri • Oriya: tintuli • Pali: चिञ्चा chincha • Punjabi: ਅੰਬਲੀ ambli, ਇਮਲੀ imli • Sanskrit: आम्लः amalah, अम्लिका or अम्लीका amalika, अम्लम् amlam, अम्लफलः amlaphalah, अम्लवृक्षः amlavrukshah, चण्डः chandah, चरित्रा charitra, चिञ्चा chincha, चिन्तिडी chintidi, चुक्रा chukra, चुक्रम्ला chukramla, गुरुपत्रा gurupatra, महाम्लम् mahamlam, फलम्लम् phalamlam, श्रेष्ठम्लम् shreshtamlam, तिन्तिडः tintidah, तिन्तिडिका tintidika, तिन्तिली tintili, तिन्तिलीका tintilika, वृक्षम्लम् vrukshamlam • Tamil: ஆம்பிலம் ambilam, சஞ்சீவகரணி canciva-karani, சண்டன் cantan, எகின் ekin, எதளா etala, இந்தம் intam, கிஞ்சம் kincam, ஓதிமம் otimam, புளி puli • Telugu: ఆమ్లము amlamu, అమ్లిక amlika, చించ chincha, చింత chinta, తింత్రిణి tintrini • Urdu: املی imlii

Native of: East Africa, Madagascar, South India

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • M.M.N.P.D. • DDSA

On Wednesday March 5, 2014 I attended the Marine Education Society of Australia Seaweek Q and A event held at the Sealife Melbourne Aquarium. The event focussed on the question: Are there plenty more fish in the sea? Can we sustain the world's population whilst maintaining the viability of marine fisheries and ecosystems?

On the expert panel were:

Brad Warren from Ocean Watch

Andrew Christie, Lecturer in Aquaculture from NMIT

Dr John Ford from Melbourne University

Alice Wilkins from Melbourne FinFree

Oliver Edwards from GoodFishBadFish

Will Jones from SAFCOL/MESA

The Compere was Sheree Maris, author of Melbourne Downunder

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.

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.

Paya Jaras, Selangor, Malaysia.

Rorippa dubia (Pers.) H.Hara. Brassicaceae (old family grouping, Cruciferae). CN: [Malay - Tempuyung, Sawi tanah, Sesawi tanah, Selada air], Brooklime, Water cresses, Variableleaf yellowcress, Thai watercress. Indigenous to East Asia from Myanmar to Japan, introduced worldwide into tropical areas including SE Asia; naturalized in the neotropics. In Peninsular Malaysia, it occurs at Pahang (Fraser’s Hill and Cameron Highlands), and Selangor, (Kepong), and is probably widespread but under-collected. Herb to 50 cm tall; open man-made habitats, in moist or dry places, roadsides and drains with flowing water and forest margins. Minor weed; whole plant culturally used by the Chinese in folk medicine to treat many kinds of ailments, especially inflammatory like nephritis, endometritis, hepatitis, pneumonia, lung abscess, and carbuncle, furuncle.

[Ethnobotany uses asst by Dr. Abdul Ghani Hussain, MD]

Synonym(s):

Cardamine sublyrata Miq.

Nasturtium dubium (Kunth) Kuntze

Nasturtium heterophyllum Blume

Nasturtium indicum var. apetalum DC.

Nasturtium indicum var. javanum Blume

Nasturtium sublyratum (Miq.) Franch. & Sav.

Rorippa heterophylla (Blume) R.O. Williams

Rorippa indica var. apetala (DC.) Hochr.

Rorippa sublyrata (Miq.) H. Hara

Sisymbrium dubium Pers.

Ref. and suggested reading:

FRIM Flora Database

Kamus Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, Malaysia

www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2417393

www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=2...

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassicaceae

www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Rorippa.html

Common name: White Silk Cotton Tree, True Kapok Tree, {Schwetsimul, Setsimul (Bengali)} {Safed Semul सफेद सेमुल, Safed savara सफेद सावरा (Hindi)}, Safeta savara सफेत सावरा (Marathi), Shweta shalmali श्वेत शालमली (Sanskrit), {Panji tannaku பஞ்சித்தணக்கு, Shalmali ல்மலி (Tamil)}, Tella buruga (Telugu), Sambal (Urdu)

Botanical name: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

- [ (SAY-buh) latinized form of the South American name for this tree; (pen-TAN-druh) five stamens ]

Synonyms: Bombax guineensis Schum. & Thonn. • Bombax occidentale Spreng. • Bombax orientale Spreng. • Bombax pentandrum L. • Ceiba caribaea (DC.) A. Chev. • Ceiba guineensis (Schum. & Thonn.) A. Chev. • Ceiba occidentalis (Spreng.) Burkill • Ceiba thonningii A. Chev. • Eriodendron anfractuosum DC. • Eriodendron caribaeum G. Don • Eriodendron guineense G. Don & Thonn. • Eriodendron orientale Kostel • Eriodendron pentandrum (L.) Kurz • Xylon pentandrum (L.) Kuntze

Family: Bombacaceae (baobab family)

Origin: Tropical America

Recent botanical opinion incorporates Chorisia within Ceiba, raising to number of species from the previously accepted figure of 10 to as many as 20 or more, and puts the genus as a whole within the family Malvaceae.

Ceiba is also the national tree of both Guatemala and Puerto Rico.

Courtesy:

- Dave's Garden

- Zipcode Zoo

- EcoPort

- Mytho-Fleurs

- Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

Note: Identification or description may not be accurate; it is subject to your review.

Sesamum indicum L.

Pedaliaceae (pedalium, or sesame family) » Sesamum orientale

see-SAM-um -- from Latin sesamum borrowed from other languages

or-ee-en-TAY-lee -- of or from the Orient, eastern

commonly known as: bene seeds, beniseed, benne, gingelly, til • Bengali: তিল til • Hindi: gingli, safed til, til • Kannada: yallu • Kashmiri: कुंजद् kunjad, कूंजल् or कूंज्यल् kunjal • Malayalam: ellu, schit-elu • Manipuri: thoiding • Marathi: तीळ or तिल tila • Punjabi: til • Sanskrit: तिल tila • Tamil: சிற்றெள் cirrel, எள் el, எள்ளு ellu, திலம் tilam, yellu cheddi • Telugu: నువ్వులు nuvvulu, నువ్వుపువ్ nuvvupuvvu, తెలిక telika, తిలలు tilalu

Native to: sub-saharan Africa, India

References: Flowers of India • M.M.P.N.D. • Wikipedia

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 • Burmese: hpak hi, hyaung pan, nyaung gyin, nyaung shin • Chinese: 黄葛树 huang ge shu • German: Java-weide, würgefeige • 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 • Malay: ampulu (Indonesia), ara nasi, bulu bras (Java), wunut baygu (Java) • 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 • Sinhalese: kalaha, kavuduboa, kiripella, pulila • Tamil: சிற்றால் chirral, சுவி chuvi, இத்தி itti, கல்லால் kallal, குருக்கத்தி kurukkaththi • Telugu: జువ్వి zuvvi • Urdu: پاکڙيا paakariya

References: ENVIS - FRLHT • M.M.P.N.D.

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: હરડે harde, 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 • Persian: هليله halela • 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.

Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » Mallotus philippensis

mal-LOH-tus -- meaning fleecy, referring to the seed capsule

fil-lip-EN-sis -- of or from the Philippines; also spelled philippinensis

commonly known as: dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton • Bengali: কমলা kamala • Hindi: कामला kamala, रैनी raini, रोहन rohan, रोहिनी rohini, सिन्धुरी sinduri • Kannada: ಕುಮ್ಕುಮದ ಮರ kunkuma-damara • Malayalam: ചെങ്കൊല്ലി cenkolli, കുങ്കുമപ്പൂമരം kunkumappuumaram, കുരങ്ങുമഞ്ഞശ് kurangumanjas, നാവട്ട naavatta, നൂറിമരം nuurimaram • Marathi: केशरी kesari, शेंदरी shendri • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्यक kampilyaka • Tamil: கபிலப்பொடி kapila poti, குரங்குமஞ்சணாறி kuranku-mañcanari • Telugu:కుంకుమ చెట్టు kunkuma-chettu

Native to: China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia

References: M.M.P.N.D. • World Agroforestry Centre • Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh

Arecaceae (palm family) » Borassus flabellifer

bor-RAS-us -- from the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm's flower spike

fla-BEL-lif-er -- fan-bearing, referring to the leaf

commonly known as: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub palm, great fan palm, lontar palm, palmyra palm, ron palm, tala palm, tal-palm, toddy palm, wine palm • Bengali: তাল taala • Gujarati: તાડ taad • Hindi: ताड़ taada, ताल tala, त्रृणराज trinaraaj • Kannada: ಓಲೆಗರಿ olegari, ತಾಳೆಗರಿ taalegari, ತಾಟಿನಿಮ್ಗು taatinimgu • Konkani: इरोळ eroal • Malayalam: കരിമ്പന karimpana • Marathi: ताड taada • Sanskrit: महातः mahatah, तलः or तालः talah, तन्तुनिर्यासः tantuniyosah, तृणम्केतुः tranam-ketuh, तृणम्राजः tranam-raj, तृणम् इन्द्रः trnam-indrah• Tamil: பனை panai • Telugu: తాటి చెట్టు tatichettu • Urdu: تاڙ taad

Native to: tropical Asia

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA

Dioscoreaceae (yam family) » Dioscorea bulbifera ♀

dy-oh-SKOR-ee-uh -- named for Pedanios Dioscorides, 1st century Greek pharmacologist

bulb-EE-fer-uh -- meaning, bearing bulbs

commonly known as: aerial yam, air potato, air yam, bitter yam, bulbil-bearing yam, cheeky yam, malacca yam, otaheite-potato , potato yam, shoebutton air potato • Bengali: বনআলু ban alu • Hindi: गैण्ठी gainthi, कदू कन्दा kadu kunda, रतालू ratalu (apt for D. purpurea) • Kannada: ಅಮ್ಬಲಿ ಗೆಣಸು ambali genasu, ಹಮ್ದಿಗೆಣಸು hamdigenasu, ಹೆಗ್ಗೆನಸು heggenasu, ಕುಮ್ಟಗೆಣಸು kuntagenasu, ನೇಗಿಲುಹೊನ್ನೆ negilugonne • Konkani: करंदो karamdo • Malayalam: കാച്ചില് kaacchil, പന്നികിഴങ്ങ pannikizhangu • Marathi: डुकरकंद dukar-kand, कडूकरंदा kadu-karanda, वाराही varahi • Nepalese: गीट्ठा giitthaa, गीट्ठे तरुल giitthe tarul, वन तरुल van tarul • Oriya: pita alu • Sanskrit: आलुकः aluka, वराहीकन्द varahi-kand • Tamil: காட்டுச்சீரகவள்ளி kaatu-c-ciraka-valli, காட்டுக்காய்வள்ளி kaattu-k-kaay-valli • Telugu: అడవి దుంప adavi dumpa

Native to: tropical Africa, China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, tropical Australia

References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • M.M.P.N.D. • IFAS

Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Senna tora

SEN-nuh -- Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush

TOR-uh -- most probably, from the vernacular name of the plant, tovara

commonly known as: Chinese senna, foetid cassia, Java bean, low senna, peanut weed, sickle senna, sicklepod, stinking cassia • Bengali: chakunda • Gujarati: kawaria, kuvadio • Hindi: चकूंदा chakunda, चकवंड chakwand, एड़गज edgaj, पद्माट padmat, पंवार panwar, प्रपुनाट prapunat , तर्किल tarkil • Kannada: ತಗಚೆ tagache • Konkani: टाय्किळो taykilo • Malayalam: takara • Manipuri: থৌনম নমথীবী thaunum namthibi • Marathi: टाकळा or टांकळा takala, तरवड tarvad • Oriya: chakunda • Pali: एळगल elagala, कंबोजी kamboji • Punjabi: ਪਵਾਰ pawár • Sanskrit: चक्रमर्दकः chakramardakah, चक्रम्गजः chakramgajah, दद्रुघ्नः dadrughnah, एडगजः edgajah, पद्मटः padmatah, प्रपुनाट prapunat, तर्किल tarkil, उरणक्षकः uranakshakah, विमर्दकः vimardakh • Tamil: தகரை thagarai • Telugu: తగర tagara, తగిరిసచెట్టు tagaricettu, తంటెము tantemu • Urdu: ايڙگج ergaj

Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia; widely naturalized

References: Flowers of India • Purdue University • PIER • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA

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.

Rutaceae (ruta, or citrus family) » Limonia acidissima

lie-MOW-nee-uh -- from Persian limuna or Arabic limoin; unsure of pronunciation

ass-id-ISS-ee-muh -- from Latin acidus (very sour)

commonly known as: curd fruit, elephant apple, monkey fruit, wood apple • Arabic: tuffâhh el fîl • Bengali: কপিত্থ kapittha, কয়েতবেল kayetabela • Gujarati: કોઠા kotha, કોઠી kothi • Hindi: दधिफल dadhiphal, दन्तसठ dantasath, कैथ or कैथा kaith, कपित्थ kapitth, कठबेल katabel, कावित kavit, मन्मथ manamath, पुष्पफल pushpaphal • Kannada: ಬೇಲದ ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಮರ baelada hannina mara, ಬೇಲದ ಮರ baelada mara, ದಧಿಫಲ dadhiphala, ದಮ್ತಸಟ damtasata, ಕಪಿಠಾ kapithha, ಮನಮಥ ಮರ manmatha mara, ನಾಯಿಬೆಲ nayibel • Malayalam: നായ് വേലം naay veelam, വിളങ്കായ് vilankaay • Marathi: कपित्थ kapith, कवंठ kavant, कवंठी kavanti, कवठ kavat • Oriya: koyito • Prakrit: कइत्थं kaittham, कइत्थो kaittho • Sanskrit: दधिफल dadhiphala, दधित्थ dadhittha, दन्तशठ danthashatha, कपित्थं kapithama, कपित्य kapitya, कपित्यं kapityama, पुष्पफल pushpaphala • Tamil: கபித்தம் kapittam, கவித்தம் kavittam, தந்தசடம் tantacatam, விளா vila, விளா மரம் vilamaram, விளாம்பழம் vilampazam • Telugu: కపిత్థము kapitthhamu, వెలగ velaga, వెలగపండు velagapandu

Native to: India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand

References: Flowers of India • ENVIS - FRLHT • Wikipedia • Purdue University • World Agroforestry Centre • M.M.P.N.D. • Digital Dictionaries of South Asia

Here lies the body

Of

Sydney Margaret HAMILTON

Last surviving sister of

Sir William Rowan HAMILTON

Royal Astronomer of Ireland

And discoverer of the

Calculus of Quaternions

Born in Dublin, she fell asleep

in Christ in Auckland, N.Z.

3 March 1889

Aged 78

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 53, 4 March 1889, Page 8

HAMILTON: On March 3rd at the residence of Mrs Robertson, top of Hobson Street, Sydney Margaret HAMILTON, third daughter of the late Archibald HAMILTON of 47 Lower Dominnick

Street, Dublin and only surviving sister of the Late Sir Wm Rowan HAMILTON Astronomer Royal and Royal Astronomer, Ireland. Aged 78 years. [3]

“Before William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) had graduated from Trinity College Dublin, he was appointed in 1827 as Professor of Astronomy and Royal Astronomer of Ireland. He trained three of his many sisters to operate Dunsink Observatory for him, whilst he worked on his mathematics. His invention of quaternions in 1843 made him one of the most renowned mathematicians of the 19th century. His third sister Sydney Margaret Hamilton (1811-1889) administered the Observatory, did much of the observing and performed extensive computations to reduce the observational data to publishable form.

Sydney lived in Nicaragua from 1863 to 1874. Her scientific friends tried twice to arrange a Civil List Pension for her from the British Government, but their appeals were rejected first by Disraeli and then by Gladstone. Accordingly, Sydney sailed from Dublin in 1875 to Auckland, to earn her living at the age of 64 as Matron of the Pauper Lunatic Asylum in Auckland. To her surprise, New Zealand's elder statesman Sir George Grey (1812-1896) was eager to meet her as sister of the great Hamilton. Grey had intense interest in science, he was a personal friend of many scientists, and at the age of 63 he was studying quaternions. Grey's magnificent gifts to Auckland Public Library include many papers which Sydney presented to him, including manuscripts of William Rowan Hamilton and editions of two of his major books which are earlier than any listed in any of the biographies and bibliographies of Hamilton. Grey attended Sydney's funeral in 1889, when she was buried in Rosebank Road cemetery in Auckland, across the road from Avondale College. Archdeacon Robert Perceval Graves, author of the 4-volume biography of William Rowan Hamilton, later arranged for a tombstone to be erected on Sydney's grave.

In 1993, Marina View Primary School in Auckland inaugurated a Sydney Margaret Hamilton Prize in Mathematics. The pupils are taken to pay homage at the grave of Sydney Margaret Hamilton.” [1]

[I wonder if they still pay homage? Surely if so, then it may have been mentioned how neglected the grave is now and something may happen to reinstate it to it’s former glory. As mentioned on Lisa Truttman's blog Timespanner' "At present, her grave is sadly neglected. The grave itself has been engulfed by a wild tree allowed to grow right in the grave area itself, and the headstone is being crowded out by the trunk of the tree". That was on her visit in 2002 and subsequently posted it on her blog 2008.

– Sarndra]

A case from the Auckland Asylum with Sydney Hamilton as a witness. On another note, Thomas Aicken also mentioned, is buried not far from Sydney.

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

Sir William Rowan HAMILTON – a very interesting read

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton

He died 2 September 1865 & is buried in St Jerome Cemetery in Dublin.

“If ever there was a child prodigy, Hamilton was it. He grew up with his uncle who was a bit of an eccentric; for instance, he tied a string around young William's toe at night, ran it through a hole in the wall into his own bedroom, and then early each morning he would tug on the string to wake him and start him on his studies. By the age of 12, William was fluent in 10 languages”...” [2]

REFERENCES:

[1]

www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/hasn/no32/memrls32.htm

[2]

www.cobalt.chem.ucalgary.ca/ziegler/educmat/chm386/rudime...

[3]

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

Flacourtiaceae (coffee plum family) » Flacourtia indica

flak-KOOR-tee-uh -- named for Etienne de Flacourt, director of the Fr. East India Company

IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India

commonly known as: batoka plum, flacourtia, governor’s plum, Indian plum, Madagascar plum, Mauritius plum, Rhodesia plum • Gujarati: લોદરી lodari • Hindi: बिलाङ्गड़ा bilangada • Konkani: बाभुळी तांबट babhuli tambat • Malayalam: കരിമുള്ളി karimulli • Marathi: अठरुन athruna, तांबूट tambut • Sanskrit: श्रृववृक्ष shruvavrikksha • Tamil: சொத்தைக்களா cottai-k-kala • Telugu: నక్కనేరేడు nakka-neredu

Native to: tropical Africa, southern Africa, Madagascar, tropical Asia; naturalized elsewhere

References: Flowers of India • World Agroforestry Centre • NPGS • M.M.P.N.D. • ENVIS

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.

commonly known as: dhobi nut tree, Indian marking nut tree, Malacca bean, marany nut, marsh nut, oriental cashew nut, varnish tree • Arabic: habb al fahm • Assamese: ভলা bhala • Bengali: ভল্লাত bhallata, ভল্লাতক bhallataka • Danish: ostindisk elefantlus • Dutch: malakkanoot, oostindische acajounoot, oost-indische olifantsluis • French: anacarde d'orient, noix à marquer, noix des marais • Garo: babari, bar-bhola, bareri, bol-agal • German: anakardien-herznuß, malakkanuß elefantenlausbaum, ostindische elefantenlaus, ostindischer elefantenlausbaum, ostindische herzfrucht, ostindischer merkfruchtbaum, ostindischer tintenbaum • Greek: Σεμέκαρπος ανακάρδιον semekarpos anakardion • Gujarati: ભિલામો bhilamo, ભિલામું bhilamu • Hindi: भल्लात bhallat, भल्ली bhalli, भल्लिका bhallika, भिलावां or भिलावन bhilawan, बिल्लार billar, भूतनाशन bhutnashan, निर्दहन nirdahan, पावक pawak, वहनि vahani, विषास्या vishasya • Italian: anacardio orientale • Japanese: アナカルディウム・オリエンターレanakarudiumu orientaare, マーキングナット makingunatto • Kannada: ಗೇರ geru, ಗೇರಣ್ಣಿನ ಮರ gerannina mara • Konkani: अंबेरी amberi, बिब्बा bibba • Malayalam: അലക്കുചേര് alakuceer, ചേന്‍ക്കുരു ceenkkuru, ചേര് ceer, ചേറുമരം ceerumaram, തേങ്കൊട്ട theenkotta • Marathi भल्लातक bhallataka, भिलावा bhilava, भिल्लावा bhillava, बिबवा bibava, बिब्बा bibba, बिभीतक bibhitaka, गोडंबी godambi • Nepalese: भलायो bhalaayo, काग भलायो kaag bhalaayo • Oriya: bhollataki, bonebhalia • Persian: biladur, yaladara • Portuguese: anacárdio oriental • Punjabi bhilawa • Russian: cемекарпус анакардий semekarpus anakardii • Sanskrit: अग्निः agnih, अह्वला ahvala, अनलः analah, अर्शस्तः arshastah, अरुध्कः arudhkh, आरुष्करम् arushkaram, भल्लात bhallata, भल्लातकः bhallatakah, भल्ली bhalli, भल्लिका bhallika, भूतनाशन bhutnashan, बीजम्पादपः bijampadapah, कृमिघ्न krimighna, कृष्ण krsna, महातीक्ष्ण mahatikshna, पावक pawak, निर्दहन nirdahan, तपन tapana, वह्निः vahnih, विषास्या vishasya • Spanish: anacardio oriental • Tamil: சேங்கொட்டை cen-kottai, சேரான்கொட்டை cherankottai, சோம்பலம் compalam, காலகம் kalakam, காவகா kavaka, கிட்டாக்கனிக்கொட்டை kitta-k-kani-k-kottai, தகிலிமா takilima, தேம்பாறை temparai, வினகம் vinakam, வீரசாகி virachaki • Telugu: భల్లాతకి bhallataki, భల్లాతము bhallatamu, జీడి jidi, జీడిచెట్టు jidichettu, జీడిగింజ jidiginja, జీడిమామిడిచెట్టు jidimamidichettu • Tibetan: bse sin gi bras bu, so bye • Urdu: بلادر baladur, بهلاون bhilavan, بلار billar, نردهن nir-dahan, پاوك pawak

References: M.M.P.N.D. • ENVIS - FRLHT • Digital Dictionaries of South Asia

Projector Lens, f=3" 1:2, made by the optical factory Waterworth situated in Hobart, Australia.

Never had seen the name of this company before but an internet search came up with this interesting page about its history :

www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/exhib/omp/org/waterworth.htm

Wonder for which projector this lens was produced and how it ended up here in The Netherlands ?

A set about a Waterworth slide projector can be seen here : Slide projector

See also : camera-wiki.org/wiki/Waterworth

Asteraceae (aster, daisy, or sunflower family) » Eclipta prostrata

Ek-lip-tuh -- from Greek ekleipo (deficient); referring to the absence of a pappus

prost-RAY-tuh -- meaning, prostrate

commonly known as: eclipta, false daisy, swamp daisy, trailing eclipta, white eclipta, white heads • Gujarati: bhangra • Hindi: भृङ्गराज bhringaraj, कूकर भंगरा kukar bhangra, मधुकर madhukar, उजला भंगरा ujla bhangra • Kannada: ajagara, garagadasappu, garugalu, kadiggagaraga • Konkani: माको mako • Malayalam: kaikeshi, kannuni, kayyunni • Marathi: भृंगराज bhringaraj • Oriya: kesarda • Sanskrit: भृंगिराज bhringiraj, केशराज kesharaja, kesharanjana, krajah • Tamil: கைவீசி kaivici, கையாந்தகரை kaiyantakarai, கரிசிலாங்கண்ணி karisilanganni, கொடிக்கையான் koti-k-kaiyan • Telugu: భృంగరాజము bringarajamu, గలిజేరు galijeru, గుంటగలగర gunta-galagara • Urdu: babri, bhangra

References: Dave's Garden • Zipcode Zoo • www.hear.org/pier/species/eclipta_prostrata.htm • M.M.P.N.D

Arecaceae (palm family) » Borassus flabellifer

bor-RAS-us -- from the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm's flower spike

fla-BEL-lif-er -- fan-bearing, referring to the leaf

commonly known as: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub palm, great fan palm, lontar palm, palmyra palm, ron palm, tala palm, tal-palm, toddy palm, wine palm • Bengali: তাল taala • Gujarati: તાડ taad • Hindi: ताड़ taada, ताल tala, त्रृणराज trinaraaj • Kannada: ಓಲೆಗರಿ olegari, ತಾಳೆಗರಿ taalegari, ತಾಟಿನಿಮ್ಗು taatinimgu • Konkani: इरोळ eroal • Malayalam: കരിമ്പന karimpana • Marathi: ताड taada • Sanskrit: महातः mahatah, तलः or तालः talah, तन्तुनिर्यासः tantuniyosah, तृणम्केतुः tranam-ketuh, तृणम्राजः tranam-raj, तृणम् इन्द्रः trnam-indrah• Tamil: பனை panai • Telugu: తాటి చెట్టు tatichettu • Urdu: تاڙ taad

Native to: tropical Asia

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA

Meliaceae (melia, or mahogany family) » Toona ciliata

TU-nah -- derived from vernacular name of the plant

sil-ee-ATE-uh or sil-ee-AH-tuh -- fringed with hairs

commonly known as: Australian red cedar, bastard cedar, Burma cedar, Indian cedar, Indian mahogany, moulmein cedar, red cedar, toon • Assamese: পমা pama • Bengali: তূণ tun • Hindi: नन्दी nandi, नन्दिक nandik, तुन tun, तुन्न tunna • Kannada: ಬೆಳಮ್ದಿ belamdi • Kashmiri: द्रब् drab, द्रावी drawi, तूनी tuni • Malayalam: ചന്ദന വേമ്പ് candana veemp, ചുവന്ന അകില്‍ cuvanna akil, മദഗിരിവേമ്പ് madagiriveemp, പടുകരണ patukarana • Manipuri: তাইৰেল tairel • Marathi: नांदुरकी nandurki, तुन्न tunna • Mizo: teipui • Nepalese: तूनी tunee, तुनि tuni • Oriya: teipui, mahalimbo • Pali: कच्छक kacchaka • Punjabi: ਚਿੱਟੀ ਸਿਰੀਂਹ chitti sirinh, ਚਿੱਟੀ ਸਰੀਂਹ chitti sarinh, ਦੱਲੀ dalli, ਦਰਲ daral, ਦੋਰੀ dori, ਤੁਣ tun • Sanskrit: कच्छपः kacchapah, नन्दी nandi, नन्दिकः nandikah, तुन्न tunna • Tamil: ஆயில் ayil, மலயப்பூத்துன்னமரம் malaya-p-pu-t-tunna-maram, மதகரிவேம்பு matakari-vempu, தூணாமரம் tuna-maram • Telugu: నందివృక్షము nandivrikshamu • Urdu: نندي nandi, نندك nandik, تون tun, تن tunna

Native to: Afghanistan, China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Australia

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • M.M.P.N.D. • eFlora • DDSA • efloraofindia

Interior of the Baillieu Library at the University of Melbourne.

Euphorbiaceae (castor, euphorbia, or spurge family) » Mallotus philippensis

mal-LOH-tus -- fleecy, referring to the seed capsule

fil-lip-EN-sis -- of or from the Philippines; also spelled philippinensis

commonly known as: dyer's rottlera, kamala dye tree, monkey face tree, orange kamala, red kamala, scarlet croton • Bengali: কমলা kamala • Hindi: कामला kamala, रैनी raini, रोहन rohan, रोहिनी rohini, सिन्धुरी sinduri • Kannada: ಕುಮ್ಕುಮದ ಮರ kunkuma-damara • Malayalam: ചെങ്കൊല്ലി cenkolli, കുങ്കുമപ്പൂമരം kunkumappuumaram, കുരങ്ങുമഞ്ഞശ് kurangumanjas, നാവട്ട naavatta, നൂറിമരം nuurimaram • Marathi: कपिला kapila, केशरी kesari, शेंदरी shendri • Sanskrit: काम्पिल्यक kampilyaka • Tamil: கபிலப்பொடி kapila poti, குரங்குமஞ்சணாறி kuranku-mañcanari • Telugu:కుంకుమ చెట్టు kunkuma-chettu

Native to: China, India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia

References: Flowers of India • M.M.P.N.D. • World Agroforestry Centre • Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh

Panai (Tamil: பனை) is the State Tree of Tamil Nadu, India.

Palmyra Palm (Tnaot in Khmer) is the National Tree of Cambodia.

Arecaceae (palm family) » Borassus flabellifer

bor-RAS-us -- from the Greek borassos, referring to the date palm's flower spike

fla-BEL-lif-er -- fan-bearing

commonly known as: African fan palm, borassus palm, doub palm, great fan palm, lontar palm, palmyra palm, ron palm, tala palm, tal-palm, toddy palm, wine palm • Bengali: তাল taala • Gujarati: તાડ taad • Hindi: ताड़ taada, ताल tala, त्रृणराज trinaraaj • Kannada: ಓಲೆಗರಿ olegari, ತಾಳೆಗರಿ taalegari, ತಾಟಿನಿಮ್ಗು taatinimgu • Konkani: इरोळ eroal • Malayalam: കരിമ്പന karimpana • Marathi: ताड taada • Sanskrit: महातः mahatah, तलः or तालः talah, तन्तुनिर्यासः tantuniyosah, तृणम्केतुः tranam-ketuh, तृणम्राजः tranam-raj, तृणम् इन्द्रः trnam-indrah• Tamil: பனை panai • Telugu: తాటి చెట్టు tatichettu • Urdu: تاڙ taad

Native to: tropical Asia

... a robust palm ... can live up to 100 years or more ... reaches a height of 30 m, with a canopy of leaves several dozen fronds spreading 3 m across.

... large trunk resembles that of the coconut tree and is ringed with leaf scars.

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • NPGS / GRIN • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA

Jordanville Technical School opened in 1954 on a site between Damper and Gardiner's Creeks (see J 10 in the 1966 Melways). This posed problems not solved until, due to continued housing development, Damper Creek was replaced by a drain and Gardiner's Creek was diverted. This made "grounds improvement" possible. The technical schools predated the first high school in the area, Ashwood High School opening in 1958. This was perhaps an indication of the perceived social status of the working class Jordanville Housing Commission estate.

Ashwood College was formed in 1988 from the merger of Ashwood High School and Jordanville Technical School. The new school was located on the High School site and the Technical School site, across the road, was edeveloped for housing in 1993.

Image creator: John T Collins 1907-2001 , photographer.

Date: [July 1965]

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Cite as: J.T. Collins Collection, La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library of Victoria.

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Oxalidaceae (wood sorrel family) » Averrhoa carambola

av-er-OH-uh -- named for Averrhoes, an Arabian physician

kah-rahm-BOH-luh or ka-RAM-boh-luh -- Latin form of an aboriginal name

commonly known as: carambola, star fruit, coromandel gooseberry, kamranga, five finger, five corner • Bengali: কামরাঙা kamarana • Hindi: दन्तसठ dantasatha, कमरक kamaraka, कमरख kamarakha, पर्णमाचाल parnamachal, पीतफल pitaphala, शिराल shiral • Kannada: ಕಮರಾಕ್ಷಿ kamaraakshi, ಕಮರಮ್ಗ kamaramga • Marathi: कमरख kamarakha, करमळ karamala, करंबल karambala • Sanskrit: कर्मरकः karmarakah, कर्मरंग karmaranga • Tamil: கந்தசட்கம் kantacatkam, தமரத்தை tamarattai, தாமரத்தம்பழம் tamarattampazam • Telugu: అంబాణపుకాయ ambanapukaya, కర్మరంగము karmarangamu, తమాటకాయ tamatakaya

Native to: south-east Asia

... fruits, up to five inches long, with three to five deep ribs ... when raw are green and crunchy, have a slightly tart, acidic, taste ... as they ripen, turn to yellow or golden-brown, with sweet, slightly acid, pleasant tasting pulp ... though it can be eaten in both stages.

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • Purdue University • M.M.P.N.D.

Myrtaceae (Myrtle family) » Syzygium cumini

siz-ZY-gee-um -- from the Greek syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves

KOO-min-ee -- from the Greek kyminon (cumin)

commonly known as: black plum, damson plum, duhat plum, Indian blackberry, jambolan, jambolan plum, Java plum, Malabar plum, Portuguese plum • Assamese: জামু jamu, ক'লা জামু kala jamu • Bengali: kala jam • Gujarati: જાંબુ jaambu • Hindi: जामुन jamun • Jaintia: dieng sohthongum • Kannada: ನೇರಳೆ nerale • Khasi: dieng ramai • Konkani: जांबुळ jambul • Malayalam: കാട്ടുചാമ്പ kaattucaampa, ഞാവല്‍ njaaval, ഞാറ njaara, പെരിഞാറ perinjaara • Manipuri: gulamchat, jam • Marathi: जांबूळ jambool • Mizo: hmuipui • Nepalese: जामुनु jamunu, फँड़िर् phanrir • Oriya: jamkoli • Pali: जम्बु jambu • Prakrit: जम्वुलो jambulo, जम्मुलो jammulo • Punjabi: ਜਾਮਣ jaman • Sanskrit: जम्बुलः jambulah, मेघमोदिनी meghamodini • Tamil: கொட்டைநாகம் kottai-nakam, நாவல் naval • Telugu: నేరేడు neredu • Tibetan: dzam-bu • Urdu: جامن jaman

Native to: India and Indonesia

References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D. • DDSA

Arecaceae (palm family) » Dypsis lutescens

DIP-sis -- pronunciation/meaning not known to me

loo-TESS-enz: -- meaning, yellowish

Common names of Dypsis lutescens (syn. Chrysalidocarpus lutescens):

Chinese: di zong, san wei kui (as C. lutescens - Hong Kong), huang ye zi (as C. lutescens - Taiwan) • English: areca palm, bamboo palm, butterfly palm, cane palm, golden cane palm, golden feather palm, golden-yellow palm, madagascar palm, yellow butterfly palm, yellow palm • French: palmier cane d'or (Réunion) • German: goldblattpalme, goldfruchtpalme • Japanese: kogane yake yashi • Malay: pinang kuning (as C. lutescens) • Malagasy: lafahazo, lafaza, rehazo • Russian: khrizalidokarpus (as C. lutescens), khrizalidokarpus zheltovatii (as C. lutescens), trostnikovye pal'my (as C. lutescens)

Origin: Madagascar, S. Florida, S. Arizona, S. California

Golden Cane Palm is clump-growing with ringed, bamboo-like stems and yellow leaf-ribs. The foliage is evergreen, of fine texture and yellow-green in color.

Pinnate, 6 to 8 pale green leaves per stem, 80 to 100 leaflets, to 8 feet long (2.4 m). Yellow if grown with enough light, 2 feet long. Yellow male and female flowers on the same inflorescence. Flower stalk coming from below the leaves. Fruit is yellow to purple, 2 cm, oval in shape.

This is one of the most useful palms of the tropics the world around. Native to Madagascar, Golden Cane Palm is tropical-looking, serves as a super, bamboo-like screening plant and is relatively pest-free.

References: Flowers of India • TopTropicals • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D.

Here lies the body

Of

Sydney Margaret HAMILTON

Last surviving sister of

Sir William Rowan HAMILTON

Royal Astronomer of Ireland

And discoverer of the

Calculus of Quaternions

Born in Dublin, she fell asleep

in Christ in Auckland, N.Z.

3 March 1889

Aged 78

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 53, 4 March 1889, Page 8

HAMILTON: On March 3rd at the residence of Mrs Robertson, top of Hobson Street, Sydney Margaret HAMILTON, third daughter of the late Archibald HAMILTON of 47 Lower Dominnick

Street, Dublin and only surviving sister of the Late Sir Wm Rowan HAMILTON Astronomer Royal and Royal Astronomer, Ireland. Aged 78 years. [3]

“Before William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) had graduated from Trinity College Dublin, he was appointed in 1827 as Professor of Astronomy and Royal Astronomer of Ireland. He trained three of his many sisters to operate Dunsink Observatory for him, whilst he worked on his mathematics. His invention of quaternions in 1843 made him one of the most renowned mathematicians of the 19th century. His third sister Sydney Margaret Hamilton (1811-1889) administered the Observatory, did much of the observing and performed extensive computations to reduce the observational data to publishable form.

Sydney lived in Nicaragua from 1863 to 1874. Her scientific friends tried twice to arrange a Civil List Pension for her from the British Government, but their appeals were rejected first by Disraeli and then by Gladstone. Accordingly, Sydney sailed from Dublin in 1875 to Auckland, to earn her living at the age of 64 as Matron of the Pauper Lunatic Asylum in Auckland. To her surprise, New Zealand's elder statesman Sir George Grey (1812-1896) was eager to meet her as sister of the great Hamilton. Grey had intense interest in science, he was a personal friend of many scientists, and at the age of 63 he was studying quaternions. Grey's magnificent gifts to Auckland Public Library include many papers which Sydney presented to him, including manuscripts of William Rowan Hamilton and editions of two of his major books which are earlier than any listed in any of the biographies and bibliographies of Hamilton. Grey attended Sydney's funeral in 1889, when she was buried in Rosebank Road cemetery in Auckland, across the road from Avondale College. Archdeacon Robert Perceval Graves, author of the 4-volume biography of William Rowan Hamilton, later arranged for a tombstone to be erected on Sydney's grave.

In 1993, Marina View Primary School in Auckland inaugurated a Sydney Margaret Hamilton Prize in Mathematics. The pupils are taken to pay homage at the grave of Sydney Margaret Hamilton.” [1]

[I wonder if they still pay homage? Surely if so, then it may have been mentioned how neglected the grave is now and something may happen to reinstate it to it’s former glory. As mentioned on Lisa Truttman's blog Timespanner' "At present, her grave is sadly neglected. The grave itself has been engulfed by a wild tree allowed to grow right in the grave area itself, and the headstone is being crowded out by the trunk of the tree". That was on her visit in 2002 and subsequently posted it on her blog 2008.

– Sarndra]

A case from the Auckland Asylum with Sydney Hamilton as a witness. On another note, Thomas Aicken also mentioned, is buried not far from Sydney.

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

Sir William Rowan HAMILTON – a very interesting read

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Rowan_Hamilton

He died 2 September 1865 & is buried in St Jerome Cemetery in Dublin.

“If ever there was a child prodigy, Hamilton was it. He grew up with his uncle who was a bit of an eccentric; for instance, he tied a string around young William's toe at night, ran it through a hole in the wall into his own bedroom, and then early each morning he would tug on the string to wake him and start him on his studies. By the age of 12, William was fluent in 10 languages”...” [2]

REFERENCES:

[1]

www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/hasn/no32/memrls32.htm

[2]

www.cobalt.chem.ucalgary.ca/ziegler/educmat/chm386/rudime...

[3]

paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=s...

Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » Holarrhena pubescens

ho-lar-REN-uh -- unsure of pronunciation, refers to its prolific flowering trait

pew-BES-senz or pub-ess-ens -- meaning, downy or short haired

commonly known as: bitter oleander, cavessi bark, common holarrhena, coneru, conessi bark, dysentery rose bay, easter tree, ivory tree, kurchi bark, Tellicherry bark, white angel • Assamese: dhulkari, dudkhuri • Bengali: kurchi, কুটজ kutaja • Gujarati: drowda, kudakari • Hindi: कडवा इंद्रजव karva indrajau, kurchi, कुटज kutaja • Kannada: koodsaloo, korchie • Konkani: कुडॉ kudo • Malayalam: കുടകപ്പാല kutakappaala • Marathi: इंद्रजव indrajav, kodaga, kodaga pala, कुटज kutaja, पांढरा कुडा pandhra kuda • Oriya: kherwa, korwa, kurwa, pitakorwa • Punjabi: keor, kewar • Sanskrit: इंद्रयव indrayava, कुटज kutaja, sakraparyaaya, sakraasana, vatsaka • Tamil: கிரிமல்லிகை kirimllikai, குடசப்பாலை kutaca-p-palai, மலைமல்லிகை mlaimllikai • Telugu: గిరిమల్లిక girimallika, కొడిసెపాల kodisepala, కోలముక్కు kolamukku, కొండమల్లె kondamalle, కుటజము kutajamu

Native to: tropical areas of Africa and Asia

... a deciduous laticiferous shrub or a small tree ... bark has astringent, antidysenteric, anthelmintic, stomachic, febrifugal and tonic properties ... used in the treatment of amoebic dysentery and diarrhea.

References: M.M.P.N.D. • Flowers of Sahyadri • बहर

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.

Leguminosae or Fabaceae s. l. (legume, pea, or bean family) » Mucuna pruriens

myoo-KOO-nuh -- from the Brazilian name for these vines

pruriens -- from Latin prurient, pruriens, present participle of prurire to itch

commonly known as: Bengal bean, buffalo bean, cowach, cowage, cow itch, cowhage, hell fire bean, itchweed, itchy bean, Mauritius bean, nescafe, purple jade vine, sea bean, velvet bean, wild itchy bean • Bengali: আলকুশি alakusi • Hindi: जाङ्गली jangali, जड़ा jara, कवांच kavanch. केवांच kevanch, किवांच kivanch, konch • Kannada: ನಸುಗುನ್ನಿ nasugunni • Malayalam: നായ്ക്കുരണ naikkuran • Marathi: कवचकुइरी kavachkuiri, कवचकुइली kavachkuili, कवसकुइरी kavaskuiri, कवसकुइली kavaskuili, खाजरीकुइरी khazrikuiri, खाजरीकुइली khazrikuili • Sanskrit: आत्मगुप्ता atmagupta, कण्डूरा kandura, कपिकच्छ् kapikachu • Tamil: பூனைக்காலி punaikkali • Telugu: దూలగొండి dulagondi, కండూష్పల kanduspala, కపికచ్ఛూః kapikacchuh, pilliadugu • Urdu: جانگلي jangali, جڙا jara

Native to: tropical & s Africa, Indian subcontinent, s-e Asia; widely naturalized / cultivated

References: Flowers of India • TopTropicals • Dave's Garden • M.M.P.N.D.