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Wrightia tinctoria
RITE-ee-a -- named for William Wright, Scottish physician and botanist
tink-TOR-ee-uh -- used in dyeing or has a sap which can stain
commonly known as: black indrajau, dyeing rosebay, dyers’s oleander, ivory tree, pala indigo plant, sweet indrajao •
Gujarati: દૂધલો dudhalo •
Hindi: दुधी dudhi, इन्द्रजौ indrajau, काला कुडा kala kuda, करायजा karayaja, कुडा kuda •
Kannada: ಅಜಮರ ajamara •
Konkani: काळाकुडो kalakudo •
Marathi: भूरेवडी bhurevadi, काळा कुडा kala kuda •
Malayalam: ഭന്തപ്പാല bhanthappaala, കമ്പിപ്പാല kampippaala, നിലപ്പാല nilappaala •
Sanskrit: असित कुटज asita kutaj, hyamaraka, स्त्री कुटज stri kutaja •
Tamil: இரும்பாலை irum-palai, பாலை paalai, வெட்பாலை vet-palai •
Telugu: అంకుడుచెట్టు ankuduchettu, చిట్టిఅంకుడు chiti-anikudu, కొండజెముడు kondajemudu
Native to: India, Myanmar
References:
Flowers of India •
EcoPort •
M.M.P.N.D.
