Tags: Crateva adansonii Crateva Capparaceae
Capparaceae (caper family) » Crateva religiosa
KRAY-tev-a -- named for Kratevas, Greek herbalist, renowned for his skill in poisoning
re-lij-ee-OH-suh -- sacred
commonly known as: garlic pear, obtuse leaf crateva, spider tree, temple plant, three-leaf caper • Bengali: বরুণ baruna • Hindi: बर्ना barna, बर्नी barni • Kannada: nirvala • Malayalam: നീ൪ നീ൪വാല് nir mathalam • Manipuri: loiyumba lei • Marathi: बिल्व bilwa, वरुण varun, वायवरणा vaywaran • Sanskrit: वरण varan, वरुण varun • Tamil: மாவிலிங்கம் marvilingam • Telugu: ఉలిమిడి ulimidi, వరుణ varuna, voolemara
Origin: Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, south Pacific islands
References: Flowers of India • Dave's Garden • EcoPort • Wikipedia
Tags: Capparaceae Capparidaceae caper family tropical perennial deciduous tree Crateva religiosa Crataeva religiosa abiyuch abuch afuch afut apuch barna barni barun bidasi edepsungel garlic pear garlic pear tree gudai ingigido loiyumba lei marvilinga nir mathalam nirvala obtuse leaf crateva papoot sacred garlic pear spider tree temple plant three-leaf caper ungudidi varan varun varuna vaywaran voolemara