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Hydnocarpus pentandra ♂
HYD-no-kar-pus -- fom the Greek
hydnon (tuber, truffle) and
karpos (fruit)
pen-TAN-druh -- five stamens
commonly known as: chaulmugra oil tree, marotti •
Hindi: चौलमूगरा or चालमुगरा chaulmugra •
Kannada: ಗರುಡಫಲ garudaphala, ಕುಷ್ಟಹಾರಿ kushtahaari •
Konkani: कवंठी kavanthi •
Malayalam: മരോട്ടി marootti, നീരുട്ടി niirutti •
Marathi: कडू कपित्थ kadu kapith, कडू कवठ kadu kavat •
Sanskrit: गरुडफल garudaphala, कुष्टवैरी kushtavairi •
Tamil: மரவட்டை mara-v-attai, நீரெட்டிமுத்து nir-etti-muttu, வட்டை vattai •
Telugu: నీరాది విత్తులు neeradi vittulu
Endemic to: south peninsular India
References:
Flowers of India •
ENVIS - FRLHT •
Biotik •
NPGS / GRIN •
The Plants List •
DDSA
