Xantolis tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf. [image: Xantolis tomentosa (Roxb.) Raf.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/82267645>
*zan-TOH-liss* -- Greek: *xanthos* (yellow); *holos* (whole or entire); *lissos* (smooth) ... compiled from web *toh-men-TOH-suh* -- covered with fine, matted hairs ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=tomentosa> *commonly known as*: hairy xantolis, Indian bully tree, woolly ironwood • *Bengali*: কাঁটা বহুল kanta bohul • *Bhojpuri*: पन्यार panyar • *Hindi*: काँटा बहुल kanta bohul • *Kannada*: ಹುಡುಗೊಲ್ಲಿ hudugolli, ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಮರ kabbinada mara, ಕಾಲ್ಮಧು kaalmadhu, ಕಂಪಾಲೆ kampale, ಕುಂಪೋಲಿ kumpoli • *Konkani*: कांटे कुंबळो kante kumblo • *Malayalam*: കരിങ്കാര karimkara • *Marathi*: कुंबळ kumbal • *Nagpuri*: काँटा बुहेल kanta buhel • *Odia*: କଣ୍ଟାବଉଳ kantabaula • *Tamil*: முள்மகிழ் mul-makil, பாலை palai • *Telugu*: బెజ్జురెం bejjuren *botanical names*: *Xantolis tomentosa* (Roxb.) Raf. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Achras tomentosa* (Roxb.) Bedd. • *Planchonella tomentosa* (Roxb.) Pierre • *Pouteria tomentosa* (Roxb.) Baehni • *Sapota tomentosa* (Roxb.) A.DC. • *Sideroxylon tomentosum* Roxb. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Planchonella dongnaiensis* Pierre ex Dubard • *Sapota elengoides* A.DC. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 13 May 2026 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 *hairy xantolis* - Flowers of India <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hairy%20Xantolis.html>, retrieved May 13, 2026 *Indian bully tree* - Wiktionary <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bully_tree> - the free dictionary ... (accessed: May 13, 2026) ... bully tree is a common name for several neotropical trees in the family Sapotaceae *woolly ironwood* - for *Sideroxylon tomentosum* Roxb. ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *কাঁটা বহুল kanta bohul (or কাঁটা বুহেল kanta buhel)* - This name highlights its geographic transition — since the species transitions into West Bengal through the shared lateritic, semi-deciduous forest belts of the Chota Nagpur Plateau, the Bengali vernacular directly mirrors the regional Odia name କଣ୍ଟାବଉଳ kantabaula ... compiled from web ~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand *पन्यार panyar* - Floristic Diversity of West Champaran <https://forestrycorporation.bihar.gov.in/uploads/plants/W.%20Champaran.pdf> - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023) ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* *काँटा बहुल kanta bohul* - Because the species predominantly is distributed in the peninsular India and the Western Ghats, it does not have a deeply rooted historical name in the standard *Khadi Boli* (Delhi/Western UP) variant of Hindi. Instead, national platforms like the definitive taxonomic portal Flowers of India <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Hairy%20Xantolis.html> (retrieved May 13, 2026) has adopted the regional Hindi-belt names used across its northernmost distribution limits. ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಹುಡುಗೊಲ್ಲಿ hudugolli (or ಹುದಿಗೊಳ್ಳು hudigollu), ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಮರ kabbinada mara, ಕಾಲ್ಮಧು kaalmadhu, ಕಂಪಾಲೆ kampale, ಕುಂಪೋಲಿ kumpoli* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna <https://alar.ink/> ... (accessed: May 13, 2026) - S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - Mandayam Digital Library ... (downloaded: November 24, 2024) ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी) / *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat *कांटे कुंबळो kante kumblo* - Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. ... (downloaded: April 9, 2025) - V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/153789> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *കരിങ്കാര karimkara* - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%B0> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 13, 2026) ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *कुंबळ kumbal* - The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> ... (downloaded: February 9, 2022) - for *Sideroxylon tomentosum* Roxb. ... The Flora of the Presidency of Bombay <https://archive.org/details/floraofpresidenc02cook/page/90/mode/2up?q=Sideroxylon> by Cooke, Theodore ... (accessed: May 13, 2026) - for *Sideroxylon tomentosum* Roxb. ... मराठी विश्वकोश <https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/22845/> - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ ... (accessed: May 13, 2026) - or कांटेकुंवळा kantekumvala, कुंवळा kumvala ... Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). *A dictionary, Marathi and English*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/molesworth/> 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857. ~~~~~ NAGPURI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (नागपुरी), Kaithi (historically) ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha ... spoken by: Nagpuria people, also Nagpuri or Sadan ... other names for this language: Sadri, Sadani *काँटा बुहेल kanta buhel* - for *Sideroxylon tomentosum* Roxb. ... West Bengal Pollution Control Board. (2025). Draft Environmental Impact Assessment Report. <https://www.wbpcb.gov.in/files/Mo-05-2025-05-57-15Draft%20EIA.pdf> Government of West Bengal. ... (accessed: May 14, 2026) ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *କଣ୍ଟାବଉଳ kantabaula* - Panda, Pratap & Panda, Sudarsan. (2012). Floral Diversity of Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321966050_Floral_Diversity_of_Nandankanan_Wildlife_Sanctuary> ... (downloaded: August 11, 2024) - for *Sideroxylon tomentosum* Roxb. ... PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> - VOL. I - Praharaj, G.C. *Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of the Oriya language*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *முள்மகிழ் mul-makil* - for *Sideroxylon tomentosum* Roxb. ... University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936. *பாலை palai* - BIOTIK <http://www.biotik.org/india/species/x/xanttome/xanttome_ta.html> (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: May 14, 2026) ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *బెజ్జురెం bejjuren* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Xantolis+tomentosa> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: May 13, 2026) - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/2497/0c03386ef8d9630fe87ce3758f6eeb1a> ... (accessed: May 13, 2026) ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Andhra Pradesh, ****Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, ****Meghalaya, ****Nagaland, Odisha, ****Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2026): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 26.03; last update Mar. 30th, 2026. Last accessed 13/05/2026. - ODISHA :: for *Sideroxylon tomentosum* Roxb. ... PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> - VOL. I *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state **** distribution doubtful / not reported ~~~~~ Created on: 18:20 13-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:56 14-05-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/05/xantolis-tomentosa-roxb-raf.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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC3p%2B1P2GLCi2f3%3DvLJgh65h5T1GG7%3D7Y4gAYMq%3D5MmRYA%40mail.gmail.com.
