Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » 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.
Tags: flora Apocynaceae dogbane family oleander family Wrightia Deciduous trees flowering tree wildflower wildflowers Wrightia tinctoria Nerium tinctorium Asit kutaj Dudhi Dyers’s oleander Hyamaraka Indrajau Kala kuda Kuda Kuraiya Mitha Indrajau Paalai Pala Indigo Plant Stri Kutaja Sweet Indrajao Sweet Indrajau दुधी इन्द्रजौ பாலை काळा कुडा काला कुडा
Apocynaceae (dogbane family) » 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.
Tags: Apocynaceae dogbane family oleander family deciduous tree flowering tree wildflower wildflowers Wrightia tinctoria Nerium tinctorium asit kutaj dudhi dyers’s oleander hyamaraka indrajau kala kuda kuda kuraiya mitha indrajau paalai pala indigo plant stri kutaja sweet indrajao sweet indrajau
Myrtaceae (myrtle family) » Psidium guajava
SIGH-dee-um -- from the Greek for pomegranate
gwah-JAV-vuh -- from the Spanish guayaba
commonly known as: guava • Assamese: মধুৰি-আম madhuri aam • Bengali: পেয়ারা peyara • Gujarati: જામફળ jaamkal, જમરૂખ jamrukh • Hindi: अमरूद amrood, रुनी runi • Kannada: ಪೇರಲೆ pearaley • Konkani: पॅर्र pairr • Lushai: kawi-âm, kâwl thei • Malayalam: പേരക്ക peerakka • Manipuri: pungton • Marathi: पेरु peru • Nepali: अम्बा amba, बिहिँ bihi • Persian: امرود amrud, بہي bihi • Tamil: கொய்யா koyya, உய்யக்கொண்டான் uyyakkontan • Telugu: గొయ్యాపండు goyyapandu • Urdu: امرود amrud
Native to: tropical America
References: Flowers of India • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • DDSA
Tags: Myrtaceae myrtle family tropical evergreen tree Psidium guajava Guaiava pyriformis Guajava pyrifera Psidium fragrans Psidium pyriferum Psidium pomiferum Psidium sapidissimum Psidium aromaticum amba amrood amrud apple guava bihi goyyapandu guava jaamkal jamrukh kawi-âm kâwl thei koyya madhuri aam pairr pearaley peerakka peru peyara pungton runi uyyakkontan