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Terminalia bellirica by Dinesh Valke

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commonly known as: bastard myrobalan, beach almond, bedda nut tree, beleric myrobalan, belliric myrabolan • Arabic: بليلج • Assamese: bauri, bhamora, bhoira, bhomora, bowa, dhubong, dubong, hulluch, silli • Bengali: বহেড়া baheda • Burmese: thitsein • Chinese: 毗黎勒 pi li le • French: myrobalan belleric • Garo: agong, balbadok, bol chirore, bol churi, bolsuiri, churi • German: belerische myrobalane • Gujarati: બહેડા baheda • Hindi: बहेड़ा bahera, बहुवीर्य bahuvirya, भूतवास bhutvaas, कल्क kalk, कर्षफल karshphal • Indonesian: jaha, ketapang, sana • Javanese: jaha kebo, jaha sapi • Japanese: ターミナリアベリリカ Taaminaria beririka • Kannada: ತಾರೆಕಾಯಿ taarekaayi • Khasi: dieng rinyn, dieng sohkhoru • Lao: heen, nam kieng dam • Konkani: goting • Malay: jelawai, mentalun, simar kulihap • Malayalam: താന്നി thaanni • Manipuri: bahera • Marathi: बेहडा behada, बिभीतक bibhītaka, कलिद्रुम kalidruma, वेहळा vehala • Nepalese: बर्रो barro • Oriya: bahada • Persian: balilah • Russian: Терминалия белерическая Terminaliia belericheskaia • Sanskrit: अक्षः akshah, बहुवीर्य bahuvirya, बिभीतकः bibhitakah, कर्षः karshah, विभीतकः vibhitakah • Spanish: belérico • Sumatran: ulu belu • Tamil: தான்றி tanri • Telugu: భూతావాసము bhutavasamu, కర్షఫలము karshaphalamu, తాడి tadi, తాండ్రచెట్టు tandrachettu, విభీతకము vibhitakamu • Thai: สมอพิเภก samo phi phek • Tibetan: ba ru ra • Urdu: بهيڙا bahera • Vietnamese: bang hoi, bang moc, nhut

References: DDSA • M.M.P.N.D. • Forestry Compendium • ENVIS - FRLHT

Brazilian Pepper tree by Dinesh Valke

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Anacardiaceae (cashew family) » Schinus terebinthifolius

SKY-nus -- Greek name for Pistacia (the mastic tree, another genus)

ter-ee-binth-ee-FOH-lee-us -- leaves like the Pistacia terebinthus (turpentine tree)

commonly known as: aroeira, Bahamian holly (USA), Brazilian pepper, christmas berry, Florida holly, pepper tree, pink pepper, rose pepper

Native to: subtropical and tropical South America

... small bushy evergreen tree or large shrub ... typically grows multi-stemmed trunks creating upright, reclining, or nearly vine-like branches all on the same plant ... a tangled mass of arching and crossing branches to form dense thickets.

References: University of Florida • Floridata • Wikipedia • M.M.P.N.D.

Alakusi (Bengali: আলকুশি ) by Dinesh Valke

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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, कपिकच्छ् kapikachu • Tamil: பூனைக்காலி punaikkali • Telugu: దూలగొండి dulagondi, కండూష్పల kanduspala, కపికచ్ఛూః kapikacchuh, pilliadugu • Urdu: جانگلي jangali, جڙا jara

Native to: Africa, India

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

Kivanch (Hindi: किवांच) by Dinesh Valke

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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.

Rorippa dubia (Pers.) H.Hara by Ahmad Fuad Bin Morad

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

Paakariya (Hindi: पाकड़िया) by Dinesh Valke

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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.

Kuntagenasu (Kannada: ಕುಮ್ಟಗೆಣಸು) by Dinesh Valke

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Dioscoreaceae (yam family) » Dioscorea bulbifera L.

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

bulb-EE-fer-uh -- 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 kanda, 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

Rorippa dubia (Pers.) H.Hara by Ahmad Fuad Bin Morad

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

rainy days in unimelb by Xiaohu Liu

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Nakuli (Marathi: नाकुली) by Dinesh Valke

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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.

Rorippa dubia (Pers.) H.Hara by Ahmad Fuad Bin Morad

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, Variable leaf 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.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=2...