Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Cajanus crassus (Prain ex King) Maesen
kaj-AY-nus -- Latinized form of the Malay vernacular name for the pigeon pea ... Dave's Botanary
KRASS-us -- thick, fleshy, dense or fat ... Dave's Botanary
Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
commonly known as: thick-stemmed cajanus
References: Catalogue of Life • NPGS / GRIN
Tags: Fabaceae pea family legume family bean family Papilionaceae perennial climbing shrub vine Cajanus crassus Atylosia crassa Atylosia mollis Atylosia volubilis Cantharospermum volubile Cantharospermum volubilis thick-stemmed cajanus
Lamiaceae (mint family) » Vitex altissima L.f.
VY-teks -- Latin name for the Grape genus ... Dave's Botanary
al-TISS-ih-muh -- tallest, highest ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: peacock chaste tree, tall peacock’s foot tree, tall chaste tree • Assamese: আচৈ achai, ঝাৰুৱা jharua • Kannada: ಭರಣಿಗೆ bharanige, ಮೈರೊಳೆ myrole, ನವಿಲಾದಿ naviladi, ನೆರೊಳೆ nerole, ತೊರೆನೆಕ್ಕಿ torenekki • Konkani: बवलगी bavalgi, धवी रिवठी dhavi rivti • Malayalam: മൈല maila, മയിലെള്ള് mayilell • Marathi: बलगे balage • Sanskrit: अशूला ashula • Tamil: காட்டு நொச்சி kattu-nocci, மயிலை நொச்சி mayilai-nocci, மயிலாடி mayilati • Telugu: బూసిచెట్టు busi chettu, గండరపు gandarupu, మయూరము mayuramu, మయూరపు mayurapau, మిరపగండర mirapagandra, నెవలిఅడుగు nevaliadugu • Tulu: ಮೈರೊಳೆ myrole
Distribution: Indo-Malesia
References: Flowers of India • ENVIS - FRLHT
Tags: Lamiaceae mint family Verbenaceae Verbena family vervain family evergreen tree Vitex altissima Vitex alata Vitex appendiculata peacock chaste tree tall peacock’s foot tree tall chaste tree অহোঈ ಭರಣಿಗೆ ಮೈರೊಳೆ ನವಿಲಾದಿ ನೆರೊಳೆ ತೊರೆನೆಕ್ಕಿ बवलगी धवी रिवठी മൈല മയിലെള്ള് बलगे अशूला காட்டு நொச்சி மயிலை நொச்சி மயிலாடி బూసిచెట్టు గండరపు మయూరము మయూరపు మిరపగండర నెవలిఅడుగు ನವುಲಾದಿ ನವ್ಲಾದಿ ಮರ ನೆವಲಾದಿ ಮರ മയില மயிலை నెమలిఅడుగు నెమిలిఅడుగు আচৈ ঝাৰুৱা
siz-ZY-gee-um -- Greek: syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves ... Dave's Botanary
LEE-tum OR LAY-tum -- happy, vivid ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: red-flower plum • Kannada: ದೇವ ನೇರಳೆ deva nerale • Konkani: देव जांभूळ dev jambhul • Malayalam: കൊള്ളിഞാവൽ kollinjaaval • Marathi: देव जांभूळ dev jambhul • Tamil: மலை நாவல் malai naaval
botanical names: Syzygium laetum (Buch.-Ham.) Gandhi ... homotypic synonyms: Eugenia laeta Buch.-Ham. • Jambosa laeta (Buch.-Ham.) Blume ... and more at POWO, retrieved 18 October 2024
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra
NOTE: not endemic to India; known to be distributed globally in Myanmar, Thailand
Names compiled / updated at Names of Plants in India.
Tags: Myrtaceae evergreen understorey tree Syzygium laetum Eugenia laeta Jambosa laeta red-flower plum