Vibrant picture and nice work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct. But only the true name is മോതിരവള്ളി mothiravalli. Other names are related to dancing attitudes or related with dancing or female dancer. Regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Wed, 20 May, 2026, 5:28 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Artabotrys hexapetalus* (L.f.) Bhandari > [image: Artabotrys hexapetalus (L.f.) Bhandari] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/125613411> > > *ar-TAY-bot-riss* -- Greek: *artao* (support), *botrys* (bunch of > grapes); tendril supports fruit ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Artabotrys> > *heks-uh-PET-uh-lus* -- six petals ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=hexapetalus> > *commonly known as*: climbing lang-lang, green champa, tail grape, ylang > ylang vine • *Assamese*: চেনিচম্পা ফুল chenichampa phul, কঁঠালী চম্পা > kothali champa • *Bengali*: কাঁঠালী চাঁপা kanthali champa, ম̆নোর̑ঞ্জিনী > manoranjini • *Dogri*: कंधाहर kandhahar • *Gujarati*: ચીભડચંપો > chibhadchampo, હરીચંપો harichampo, હુકચંપો hukchampo, લીલોચંપો lilochampo • > *Haryanvi*: हरित चम्पा harit champa • *Hindi*: हरी चम्पा hari champa, > कटहरी चम्पा katahari champa, मदनमस्त madanmast, मनोरंगिनी manorangini • > *Kannada*: ಕಂದಾಳ ಸಂಪಿಗೆ kandaala sampige, ಮದನಮಂಜರಿ madanamanjari, > ಮನೋರಂಜನಿ manoranjini • *Konkani*: हिरवो चाम्फो hirvo chamfo, काळो चाम्फो > kalo chamfo • *Malayalam*: മദനകാമേശ്വരി madanakameshwari, മനോരഞ്ജിനി > manoranjini, മനോരഞ്ജിതം manoranjitham, മോതിരവള്ളി mothiravalli • > *Manipuri*: ꯆꯤꯅꯤ ꯆꯝꯄꯥ chini champa, ꯆꯤꯅꯤ ꯆꯝꯄ꯭ꯔꯥ chini champra • *Marathi*: > हिरवा चाफा hirva chafa, मदनमस्त madanmast • *Nepali*: कनक चम्पा kanak > champa • *Odia*: ଚିନିଚମ୍ପା chinichampa, ମନାସ ଚମ୍ପା manasa champa • > *Sanskrit*: हरचम्पक harachampaka • *Tamil*: மனோரஞ்ஜிதம் manoranjitham • > *Telugu*: మనోరంజితము manoranjitamu, ఫలసంపంగి phalasampangi > *botanical names*: *Artabotrys hexapetalus* (L.f.) Bhandari ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Annona hexapetala* L.f. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Artabotrys > odoratissimus* R.Br. • *Artabotrys uncinatus* (Lam.) Merr. • *Uvaria > odoratissima* Roxb. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, > retrieved 15 May 2026 > Bibliography / etymology / notes > 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 > *climbing lang-lang, tail grape, ylang ylang vine* > > - Ralph, J., Von Bargen, D., Martynov, P., Zhang, J., Que, X., Prabhu, > A., Morrison, S. M., Li, W., Chen, W., & Ma, X. (2025). Mindat.org > <https://www.mindat.org/taxon-3154909.html>, an outreach project of > the Hudson Institute of Mineralogy ... (accessed: May 18, 2026) > - "*lang-lang*" is a very common variation of the Tagalog word > *ilang-ilang* (meaning "flower of flowers"). It is sometimes > phonetically shortened or simplified in international trade and gardening > circles, thus this species is frequently seen listed as climbing > lang-lang or ylang-ylang vine. It is clearly different from true > ilang-ilang, the "perfume tree" (*Cananga odorata*) which is a large, > upright tree reaching up to 25 meters. ... compiled from web > - climbing ylang-ylang ... for *Artabotrys uncinatus* (Lam.) Merr. ... > Umrao Singh, A M Wadhwani, B M Johri Dictionary of Economic Plants in > India <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.201433/> Second > Edition 1983, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi > > *green champa* > > - Flowers of India > <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Green%20Champa.html>, > retrieved May 18, 2026 > > ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ > written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal > Pradesh, Meghalaya > *চেনিচম্পা ফুল chenichampa phul* > > - XOBDO <https://www.xobdo.org/dic/Artabotrys%20hexapetalus> - Your > gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: May 19, > 2026) > - *Candrakānta abhidhāna* > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/candrakanta/> : *Asamiyi > sabdara butpatti aru udaharanere Asamiya-Ingraji dui bhashara artha thaka > abhidhana*. 2nd ed. Guwahati : Guwahati Bisbabidyalaya, 1962. > > *কঁঠালী চম্পা kothali champa* > > - Source: Deka, B.C., et al. - Baree: The Home Garden of Assam - > Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Knowledge-based Resources > Information Systems Hub for Innovations (KRISHI) Repository ... (accessed: > Feb 22, 2022; site now inactive) > > ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, > Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *কাঁঠালী চাঁপা kanthali champa* > > - for *Artabotrys odoratissimus* R.Br. ... PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS > <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> > - VOL. I > - উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ > > <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 18, 2026) > > *ম̆নোর̑ঞ্জিনী manoranjini* > > - Mallick J K. 2020. An annotated checklist of Dicotyledonus > Angiosperms in Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills, West Bengal, India. > > <https://www.researchtrend.net/jnbr/pdf/An%20annotated%20checklist%20of%20Dicotyledonus%20Angiosperms%20in%20Darjeeling%20Himalayas.pdf> > J New Biol Rep 9(2): 94- 208. ... (downloaded: Feb 9, 2022) > > ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (डोगरी) ... spoken in: *Jammu & Kashmir* ... > spoken by the Dogras > *कंधाहर kandhahar* > > - Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... > facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/vomprakash/posts/pfbid0XwKzJ7zQcZp9ETSgQfBKqXS99gf5BJJYJut7kYtjnv7VxNJ2NSnTWE3b52tNeRxdl> > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *ચીભડચંપો chibhadchampo* > > - Amar Shri Ratilal P. Chandaria's Gujarati Lexicon > > <https://www.gujaratilexicon.com/dictionary/gujarati-to-gujarati-translation/%E0%AA%9A%E0%AB%80%E0%AA%AD%E0%AA%A1%E0%AA%9A%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%AA%E0%AB%8B/> > - the most comprehensive Gujarati language resource > > *હરીચંપો harichampo, હુકચંપો hukchampo, લીલોચંપો lilochampo* > > - for *Artabotrys odoratissimus* R.Br. ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા > બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/-GgGuMCaAQAJ> > :: સંકલન કર્તા વૈધ શ્રી કે,જે,ઝાલા > - હુકચંપો hukchampo - This name is pure morphological genius. "*Huk*" > is the direct phonetic adaptation of the English word "Hook". Early > Gujarati gardeners bypassed trying to describe the ring structure with > heavy local words and simply called it what it physically looked like — a > "Hook Champa" ! ... compiled from web > > ~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: *Haryana*, > Delhi > *हरित चम्पा harit champa* > > - Haryana Forest Flora > <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/329> - A Comprehensive > Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) ... (accessed: May 20, 2026) > > ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, > *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, > Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* > *हरी चम्पा hari champa* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/227/bcdd3b1f352217398510813d8cac4ed7> > ... (accessed: May 18, 2026) > - for *Artabotrys uncinatus* (Lam.) Merr. ... Umrao Singh, A M > Wadhwani, B M Johri Dictionary of Economic Plants in India > <https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.201433/> Second Edition > 1983, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi > > *मदनमस्त madanmast* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/227/bcdd3b1f352217398510813d8cac4ed7> > ... (accessed: May 18, 2026) > > *कटहरी चम्पा katahari champa* > > - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश > > <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 18, 2026) > - Dasa, Syamasundara. *Hindi sabdasagara*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/dasa-hindi/> Navina > samskarana. Kasi: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 1965-1975. > > *मनोरंगिनी manorangini* > > - WISDOM LIBRARY <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/manorangini> - > the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge ... (accessed: May 18, > 2026) > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಕಂದಾಳ ಸಂಪಿಗೆ kandaala sampige, ಮನೋರಂಜನಿ manoranjini* > > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> :: > Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/227/bcdd3b1f352217398510813d8cac4ed7> > ... (accessed: May 18, 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) > - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus > <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna > > *ಮದನಮಂಜರಿ madanamanjari* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/227/bcdd3b1f352217398510813d8cac4ed7> > ... (accessed: May 18, 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 > *हिरवो चाम्फो hirvo chamfo, काळो चाम्फो kalo chamfo* > > - for *Artabotrys uncinatus* (Lam.) Merr. ... 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 > - काळो चाम्पो kalo champo ... for *Artabotrys odoratissimus* R.Br. ... > 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. > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *മദനകാമേശ്വരി madanakameshwari* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/227/bcdd3b1f352217398510813d8cac4ed7> > ... (accessed: May 18, 2026) > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> :: > Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET > > *മനോരഞ്ജിനി manoranjini* > > - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%9E%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9C%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BF> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 19, 2026) > - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> :: > Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET > > *മനോരഞ്ജിതം manoranjitham* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/227/bcdd3b1f352217398510813d8cac4ed7> > ... (accessed: May 18, 2026) > > *മോതിരവള്ളി mothiravalli* > > - for *Artabotrys odoratissimus* R.Br. ... Gundert, Hermann. *A > Malayalam and English dictionary*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> Mangalore, London, > C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., 1872. > > ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ > written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: > *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei > *ꯆꯤꯅꯤ ꯆꯝꯄꯥ chini champa, ꯆꯤꯅꯤ ꯆꯝꯄ꯭ꯔꯥ chini champra* > > - Flowers of India > <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Green%20Champa.html>, > retrieved May 18, 2026 > - Ningombam, D. & Devi, S. & Singh, Potsangbam & Pinokiyo, Athokpam & > Thongam, Biseshwori. (2014). Documentation and Assessment on Knowledge > of EthnoMedicinal Practitioners: A Case Study on Local Meetei Healers of > Manipur. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273713192> IOSR > Journal of Pharmacy and Biological Sciences. 9. 53-70. > 10.9790/3008-09115370. ... (downloaded: Nov 20, 2024) > - Singh S. Sukumar. *The Economic Plants of Manipur and Their Uses*, > Manipur, 2006, 2009. > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *हिरवा चाफा hirva chafa, मदनमस्त madanmast* > > - 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) > > ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, > *Assam*, *Sikkim* > *कनक चम्पा kanak champa* > > - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... > eFloraofIndia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/PlJBdwVb2CE/m/kXNaa2soAAAJ> > > ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ > written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar > Islands > *ଚିନିଚମ୍ପା chinichampa, ମନାସ ଚମ୍ପା manasa champa* > > - for *Artabotrys odoratissimus* R.Br. ... Praharaj, G.C. *Pūrṇṇachandra > Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of the Oriya language*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> Cuttack: Utkal > Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. > > ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests > and scholars > *हरचम्पक harachampaka* > > - FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal Plants Database > > <https://www.medicinalplants.in/searchpage/showdetails/xplant_id/a7674c0d9206ae9cc4f3ad22f3cd792e> > ... (accessed: May 19, 2026) > - This name is a direct Sanskritization of the Hindi name "हरी चम्पा > hari champa". Because "hari champa" simply means "green champa", modern > compilers swapped "*hari* (green)" for "*Hara* (Shiva/captivating)". > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *மனோரஞ்ஜிதம் manoranjitham* > > - for *Artabotrys odoratissimus* R.Br. ... University of Madras. *Tamil > lexicon*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> > [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936. > > ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ > written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, > *Telangana*, Puducherry > *మనోరంజితము manoranjitamu, ఫలసంపంగి phalasampangi* > > - Flora Andhrika > <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Artabotrys+hexapetalus> - > Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: May 19, 2026) > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/227/bcdd3b1f352217398510813d8cac4ed7> > ... (accessed: May 18, 2026) > > ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > Native: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, > Tamil Nadu > Cultivated: Assam, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep islands, > Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, > Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal > > - compiled from web > - Puri, Abhijeet V. *Artabotrys hexapetalus* (L.f.) Bhandari: A plant > with enormous biomedical potential. > <https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2020v12i6.37778> International Journal > of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vol. 12, No. 6, June 2020, pp. > 8-14 ... (accessed: May 19, 2026) > > ~~~~~ Created on: 10:50 18-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:35 20-05-2026 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/05/artabotrys-hexapetalus-lf-bhandari.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/CADkXgDQG5LqMOsMeLjiB-K_UHEktDW0m-toRH1TCSh%3D%3DDFH6Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
