... ... wood of this tree is used for making match box / match sticks ... this name in English is derived from the south Indian languages *Kannada*: ಬೆಂಕಿಪೆಟ್ಟಿ ಗಿಡ benkipettige gida <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/benkipetti-gida-benkipettige-gida> • *Malayalam*: തീപ്പെട്ടിമരം theepettimaram <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/tippettimaram-theepettimaram> • *Tulu*: ಸೂತಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಮರ soothapettige mara <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/sutapettige-mara-soothapettige-mara> Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 6:22 AM, Dr Pankaj Kumar <sahanipan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Any idea why this is called Matchbox tree? > Very interesting.... > > > On Saturday, 17 March 2018 14:05:00 UTC+8, Dinesh Valke wrote: >> >> via Species >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > M >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/m> > >> *Melicope lunu-ankenda* (Gaertn.) T.G. Hartley ... *family*: Rutaceae >> >> [image: Melicope lunu-ankenda (Gaertn.) T.G. Hartley] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F6922864283%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEW2En43ppBgAThgd9mkLd3A7Sl4w> >> >> [image: Flowers of India] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FMelicope.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHgCU0vaSD89l-RLArbublbvCR1SQ> >> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] >> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Melicope%20lunu-ankenda> >> [image: more views in flickr] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DMelicopelunu-ankenda%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNEJEH0smqOrEbX3plI25BbMu-WbZw> >> [image: more views on Google Earth] >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DMelicopelunu-ankenda%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNGrJM5aEbrLuRuI3rXKFdZvQvKFFA> >> >> >> *mel-ee-KO-pay* -- from the Greek *meli* (honey) and *kope* (a >> division), referring to four glands near the ovary ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DMelicope&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNG4JitC-9kLgEdGNl-_hXS6vfS-xg> >> ¿ *lu-nu-UN-can-duh* ? -- Sinhalese name of this plant, ලුණු·අන්කෙන්ද >> *lunu-ankenda* ... A Sinhalese-English dictionary >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsalsrv02.uchicago.edu%2Fcgi-bin%2Fphilologic%2Fsearch3advanced%3Fdbname%3Dcarter%26query%3DEvodia%26matchtype%3Dexact%26display%3Dutf8&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHVpCUJdYVDTqDPnlxnIytNDWdiEA> >> by Charles Carter >> >> >> *commonly known as*: matchbox tree >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/matchbox-tree>, >> melicope >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/melicope> >> • *Assamese*: মিডাউমা বিফাংগ midauma-baphang >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/mida-uma-biphanga-midauma-baphang> >> • *Kannada*: ಬೆಂಕಿಪೆಟ್ಟಿ ಗಿಡ benkipettige gida >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/benkipetti-gida-benkipettige-gida>, >> ಮುಗಳಿ mugali >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/mugali-mugali> >> • *Malayalam*: കമ്പിളി kampili >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kampili-kampili>, >> കനല kanala >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kanala-kanala>, >> കാട്ടുചമ്പകം kattucampakam >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/kattucampakam-kattucampakam>, >> നാശകം nasakam >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/nasakam-nasakam>, >> തീപ്പെട്ടിമരം theepettimaram >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/tippettimaram-theepettimaram> >> • *Marathi*: बोक bok >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/boka-bok> >> • *Tamil*: காட்டுசம்பகம் kattucampakam >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kattucampakam-kattucampakam> >> • *Telugu*: వనసంపంగి vanashampange >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/vanasampangi-vanashampange> >> • *Tulu*: ಸೂತಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಮರ soothapettige mara >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/sutapettige-mara-soothapettige-mara> >> >> >> *botanical names*: *Melicope lunu-ankenda* (Gaertn.) T.G. Hartley ... >> *synonyms*: *Fagara lunu-ankenda* Gaertn. (basionym) • *Euodia >> lunu-ankenda* (Gaertn.) Merr. • *Evodia roxburghiana* Benth. • *Zanthoxylum >> roxburghianum* Cham. ... Biotik >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.biotik.org%2Findia%2Fspecies%2Fm%2Fmelilunu%2Fmelilunu_en.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHfV-M8d89cozw8CcO-D8OBlEVtEg> >> • NPGS / GRIN >> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F403456&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNFiYLw2qjdp1e7pV1hUad9vIfvQwA> >> >> >> >> >> >> February 18, 2012 ... along Chorla Ghat >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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