Ok dear Dinesh ji, will do it. It is a new knowledge to me about the usage of the Latin epithet. Regards, Sam.
On Tue, 8 Oct 2024, 10:50 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Sam ji, > Thank you very much, as always. > > Agreed, "hamatta" is not a Malayalam "word", but the Latin epithet can > very well be used as a "name" in any language, I do not think there should > be any restriction. > In case you come across any known Malayalam name for this species, please > help me with it. > > In Maharashtra, this species is known by the name "hamata" though it is > not a Marathi word. > > This species was introduced long back in south India - I do not know much > about it. > Now, it is cultivated in many states of India, as forage and for its > seeds; largest production being in Andhra Pradesh. > I have used the specific epithet as a name in most of the regional > languages where it is known to be cultivated. > If I get to know of names in those languages, I will place them in the > compilation. > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 10:29 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Dear Dinesh ji, >> Nice picture and excellent work. >> Hamatta is not a Malayalam name. >> Regards, Sam. >> >> On Tue, 8 Oct 2024, 8:39 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> *Stylosanthes hamata* (L.) Taub. >>> [image: Stylosanthes hamata (L.) Taub.] >>> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149016535> >>> >>> *sty-lo-SAN-theez* -- Greek: *stylos* (having styles); *anthos* >>> (flowers) ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Stylosanthes> >>> *ham-AH-tuh* or *ham-AY-tuh* -- hooked ... Dave's Botanary >>> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=hamata> >>> >>> *commonly known as*: Caribbean stylo • *Bengali*: হমাতা hamata • >>> *Gujarati*: હમાટા hamata • *Hindi*: हमाटा hamata • *Kannada*: ವಿಲಾಯತೀ >>> ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಗಿಡ vilayati pencil gida • *Malayalam*: ഹമാറ്റ hamaatta • >>> *Marathi*: हमाटा hamata • *Odia*: ହମାତା hamata • *Tamil*: முயல் மசால் >>> muyal masaal • *Telugu*: హమాటా hamata >>> >>> >>> *botanical names*: *Stylosanthes hamata* (L.) Taub. ... *homotypic >>> synonyms*: *Hedysarum hamatum* L. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Anonis >>> americana* Aubl. • *Ononis cerrifolia* Rchb. ex DC. • *Stylosanthes >>> eriocarpa* S.F.Blake • *Stylosanthes procumbens* Sw. ... and more at >>> POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 07 October 2024 >>> Bibliography / etymology >>> Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid >>> permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise >>> their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites >>> may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of >>> India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> >>> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just >>> enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best >>> prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu >>> amplo*. >>> ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ >>> written and spoken widely, in most parts of India >>> *Caribbean stylo* >>> >>> - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stylosanthes_hamata> - >>> The Free Encyclopedia >>> >>> ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, >>> Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands >>> *হমাতা hamata* >>> >>> - name coined from the epithet *hamata*, for want of name >>> >>> ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & >>> Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* >>> *હમાટા hamata* >>> >>> - name coined from the epithet *hamata*, for want of name >>> >>> ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar >>> Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya >>> Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* >>> *हमाटा hamata* >>> >>> - name coined from the epithet *hamata*, for want of name >>> >>> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* >>> *ವಿಲಾಯತೀ ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಗಿಡ vilayati pencil gida* >>> >>> - name coined, for want of name; ವಿಲಾಯತೀ vilayati = foreign, of >>> foreign land; ಪೆನ್ಸಿಲ್ ಗಿಡ pencil gida = pencil plant, a name given >>> to *Stylosanthes fruticosa* (Retz.) Alston ... derived from the >>> generic name 'stylo' given to most of the *Stylosanthes* species >>> >>> ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep >>> *ഹമാറ്റ hamaatta* >>> >>> - name coined from the epithet *hamata*, for want of name >>> - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം >>> >>> <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%B8%E0%B5%8D_%E0%B4%B9%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B1%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%B1> >>> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia >>> >>> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, >>> Karnataka >>> *हमाटा hamata* >>> >>> - name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the >>> author of *Further Flowers of Sahyadri*, the second among the three >>> field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based >>> on flowers >>> >>> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar >>> Islands >>> *ହମାତା hamata* >>> >>> - name coined from the epithet *hamata*, for want of name >>> >>> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, >>> Andaman & Nicobar Islands >>> *முயல் மசால் muyal masaal* >>> >>> - விக்கிப்பீடியா - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம் >>> >>> <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AE%E0%AF%81%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D>... >>> Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia >>> >>> ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ >>> written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, >>> *Telangana*, Puducherry >>> *హమాటా hamata* >>> >>> - name coined from the epithet *hamata*, for want of name >>> >>> ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >>> Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, >>> Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil >>> Nadu, West Bengal; introduced, naturalized, cultivated >>> >>> - Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A >>> Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. >>> >>> <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%202.pdf> >>> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) >>> - P Parthasarathy Rao, C R Ramesh, P S Pathak, Y Mohan Rao and >>> Nagarathna Biradar - Chapter 23 - Recent trends in *Stylosanthes* >>> seed production by smallholders in India >>> >>> <https://www.aciar.gov.au/sites/default/files/legacy/node/568/mn111-chapters22-27.pdf> >>> - Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) >>> - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist >>> and Distribution of the World Flora. >>> >>> <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> >>> Version 24.9; last update September 19th, 2024. Last accessed 03/10/2024 >>> (dd/mm/yyyy). >>> >>> ~~~~~ Created on: 15:59 07-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 20:09 08-10-2024 >>> ~~~~~ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Names compiled / updated at >>> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/stylosanthes-hamata-l-taub.html >>> >>> 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CADkXgDRZ0TMc6sCE_9wVECn7giKgJ5DzMegpU-nb%3DrvHF%2BQDXw%40mail.gmail.com.
