Vibrant picture and nice work dear Dinesh ji. Both Malayalam and English names are correct. Regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Thu, 14 May, 2026, 5:02 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/CADkXgDTdDNOeHxzakwUtRs-Sox_dDCC-kXSwFUeUP1MAQefhAQ%40mail.gmail.com.
