Lecythidaceae (brazil nut family) »
Careya arborea
ka-RAY-ah -- named for Rev. Carey of Serampore
ar-BOR-ee-uh -- meaning, tree-like
commonly known as: patana oak, slow match tree, tummy wood, wild guava •
Bengali: কাংবের kamber •
Gujarati: કુંભ kumbh, કુંભી kumbhi •
Hindi: कूम्भी kumbhi, पीलू pilu •
Kannada: ಕವಳ kaval •
Konkani, in Goa: कोंब्यो kombyo •
Malayalam: പേഴ് peezh •
Marathi: कुंभी kumbhi •
Nepalese: कूम्भी kumbhi •
Sanskrit: कुम्भः kumbha, कूम्भी kumbhi, कटभि katabhi •
Tamil: ஆவிமா avima, கம்பி kampi, கும்பி kumpi, பேழைமரம் pelaimaram •
Telugu: కుమ్భూ kumbhi
Native to: India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Thailand
References:
Flowers of India •
World Agroforestry Centre •
Forest Flora of Andhra Pradesh
