Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam name and its English spelling. Regards. Dinesh
On Sat, May 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/CABSQqC19kOm-XTpMfoEaSi5aPq2ZVj7WCCDejJ%3D3%3DxehTQGKuw%40mail.gmail.com.
