Hi Dinesh ji, I am not sure of the spelling paraioutan, but a variation of it, Pāṟaiyoṭṭaṉ, can be transcribed as பாறையொட்டன் (pāṟai = rock, oṭṭaṉ = the one that sticks/clings to), referring to the plant's occasional lithophytic or rock-climbing habit.
Best, Vijayasankar On Tue, May 14, 2024 at 12:17 PM Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Vijayasankar ji, > Please help with the Kanikkaran name of *Pothos scandens* L. in Tamil > script. > The name *paraioutan* is used by the Kanikkar tribe, inhabitants of > Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. > > *Reference*: Lalitharani, & Mohan, Veerabahu & Maruthupandian, Arumugam. > (2010). Pharmacognostical and phytochemical studies on Pothos scandens L. > <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281479654_Pharmacognostical_and_phytochemical_studies_on_Pothos_scandens_L> > International Journal of Phytomedicine. 2. 277-283. > 10.5138/ijpm.2010.0975.0185.02039. > > 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 view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CAOZ1_23kALLiRbrDi_%3D75DPypCxBMyD4GL7LZmhbTXV8Mdt3Yw%40mail.gmail.com.
