rin-KOH-see-a -- Greek: rhynchos (beak), referring to the keel of the flowers ... Dave's Botanary
HER-tuh -- hairy ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: hairy snoutbean • Gujarati: નીલી ચણોઠી nili chanothi • Konkani: निळी गुंज nili gunj • Malayalam: നീലപ്പയർ neelappayar • Marathi: निळी गुंज nili gunj • Tamil: காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaattavaraikkodi, காட்டுக்குண்டுமணி kaattukkundumani • Telugu: అడవి కందులు adavi kandulu
botanical names: Rhynchosia hirta (Andrews) Meikle & Verdc. ... homotypic synonyms: Dolichos hirtus Andrews ... heterotypic synonyms: Rhynchosia albiflora (Sims) Alston • Rhynchosia cyanosperma Benth. ex Baker ... and more at POWO, retrieved 17 July 2024
Tags: Fabaceae Papilionaceae perennial scrambling climbing herb shrub Rhynchosia hirta Dolichos hirtus Rhynchosia albiflora Rhynchosia cyanosperma hairy snoutbean
Celastraceae (staff vine or bittersweet family) » Celastrus paniculatus
see-LAS-trus -- from the ancient Greek kelastros, the name of another tree
pan-ick-yoo-LAY-tus or pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tus -- referring to the flower clusters (panicles)
commonly known as: black-oil plant, celastrus, oriental bittersweet, intellect tree, staff tree • Bengali: kijri, malkangani • Gujarati: માલકંગના malkangana • Hindi: मालकंगनी malkangani • Kannada: ಭವಮ್ಗ bhavamga, ಜೊತಿಷ್ಮತಿ jotishmati, ಕರಿಗನ್ನೇ kariganne, ಕೊಉಗಿಲು kougilu • Konkani: माळकांगोणी malkangoni • Marathi: कांगुणी kanguni, माळकांगोणी malkangoni • Oriya: korsana, pengu • Sanskrit: अलवण alavan, ज्योतिषमति jyotishmati, कन्गु kangu • Tamil: குவரிகுண்டல் kuvarikuntal, மண்ணைக்கட்டி mannai-k-katti, வாலுளுவை valuluvai • Telugu: కాసరతీగె kasara-tige, మానెరు maneru • Urdu: کنگني مال malkanguni
Native to: India, China, Sri Lanka, south-east Asia
References: Flowers of India • Sahyadri Database • ENVIS - FRLHT • eFlora
Tags: Celastraceae staff vine family bittersweet family tropical perennial climber straggler liana Celastrus paniculatus Celastrus dependens Celastrus euphlebiphyllus Celastrus multiflora Celastrus multiflorus Celastrus nutans Celastrus paniculata Celastrus polybotrys Diosma serrata Euonymus euphlebiphyllus alavan bhavamga bilogo black-oil plant black ipecac black oil tree climbing staff plant cuth deng you teng intellect tree jotishmati jyotishmati kangu kanguni kariganne kasara-tige kheua mak teck kijri korsana kougilu kujur kuvarikuntal lagete langitngit malkangana malkanguni maneru mannaikkatti oriental bittersweet pengu staff tree valuluvai
Amaryllidaceae (amaryllis family) » Hippeastrum puniceum
hip-ee-ASS-trum -- from the Greek hippeus (knight) and astron (star)
pun-IK-ee-um -- meaning, purplish
commonly known as: amaryllis, Barbados lily, easter lily • French: lis rouge
Native to: Central America, the West Indies, and across the northern half of South America
References: Flowers of India • Dave's Garden • Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR) • Bulb Society
Tags: Amaryllidaceae amaryllis family bulb herb orange fragrant Hippeastrum puniceum amaryllis Barbados lily easter lily liirio par lis rouge
kaj-AY-nus -- Latinized form of the Malay vernacular name for the pigeon pea ... Dave's Botanary
ser-IK-ee-us -- silky ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: silky pigeonpea • Gujarati: રેશમી તુવેર reshami tuver • Hindi: रेशमी तुवर reshami tuvar • Kannada: ಅಡವಿ ತೊಗರಿ adavi togari • Konkani: पाट्या तोरी paatyaa tori • Malayalam: പട്ടുതുവര pattutuvara • Marathi: रेशमी तूर reshami tur • Odia: ରେଶମୀ ତୁବର reshami tubara
botanical names: Cajanus sericeus (Benth. ex Baker) Maesen ... synonyms: Atylosia sericea Benth. ex Baker • Cantharospermum sericeum (Benth. ex Baker) Raizada ... POWO
Tags: Fabaceae pea family legume family bean family Papilionaceae endemic shrub Cajanus sericeus Atylosia sericea Cantharospermum sericeum reshami tur silky pigeonpea
Anacardiaceae (cashew family) » Lannea coromandelica
LAN-nee-uh -- named for Lannes de Montebello, 19th century Frenchman
kor-oh-man-del-ee-kuh -- of or from the Coromandel coast, India
commonly known as: Indian ash tree, moya, wodier • Assamese: jia • Bengali: জিওল jiola • Coorgi: ಗೊದ್ದನಮರ goddana-mara • Gujarati: માવૅડી mavedi, મોયણો moyano • Hindi: मोहीं mohin • Kannada: ಗೊದ್ದ godda, ಗುಮ್ಪಿನ gumpina, ಕುರಟಿಗ kuratige, ಉದಿಮರ udimara • Konkani: मोई moi • Malayalam: കാരിലവ് kaarilav, കലഡം kaladam, കരശ് karas, കരയം karayam, ഒടിയന്മരമ് otiyan-maram, ഉതി uthi • Marathi: मोई moi, शेमट shemat, शिमटी shimati, शिंटी shinti • Nepalese: हललुंडे hallunde • Oriya: indramai, moi • Rajasthani: गुर्जन gurjan • Sanskrit: अजशृङ्गी ajashringi, झिङ्गिनी jhingini • Tamil: ஒதி oti • Telugu: అజశృంగి ajasrngi
Native of: China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China
References: Flowers of India • eFlora • NPGS/GRIN • IndFlora Search
Tags: Anacardiaceae cashew family deciduous tree Lannea coromandelica Dialium coromandelicum Haberlia grandis Lannea grandis Lannea wodier Odina wodier ajashringi ajasrngi godda goddana-mara gumpina hallunde Indian ash tree indramai jhingini jia jiola kaarilav kaladam karas karayam kuratige mavedi mohin moi moya oti otiyan-maram shemat shimati shinti udimara uthi wodier