Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
About ചാവി chavi is mainly used for 🗝️ key is quite logical, because the plant is rare, not well known, not of much ethno-commercial use. Since you pointed out that most Malayalis would think of "ചാവി chavi" as key, I found on internet that it is a loanword from Portuguese. It is used by the following languages: - Konkani (Goan): चावी (Chavi) - Marathi: चावी (Chavi) - Hindi / Urdu: चाबी / چابی (Chabi) Regards. Dinesh On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 8:45 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > Great efforts and nice pic dear Dinesh ji. > Both Malayalam and English names are correct. However, ചാവി chavi is > mainly used for 🗝️ key. > Regards, > Sam Kuzhalanattu. > > On Thu, 21 May, 2026, 6:39 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> *Meiogyne pannosa* (Dalzell) J.Sinclair >> [image: Meiogyne pannosa (Dalzell) J.Sinclair] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255374625> >> >> *my-AH-jin-ee* or *may-AH-jin-ee* -- Greek: *meion* (smaller, lesser, >> fewer); *gyne* (woman, female) - referring to the carpels or ovaries of >> the flower ... StuartXchange <https://www.stuartxchange.org/Paipai> >> *pan-OH-suh* -- ragged, tattered ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=pannosa> >> *commonly known as*: Malabar fingersop • *Kannada*: ಭೆಂಡೇ bhendae, >> ಕುಡುಬೊಂಡೊ kudubondo • *Malayalam*: ചാവി chavi, പന്തൽമരം panthalmaram • >> *Tulu*: ಕುಡುಬೊಂಡೊ kudubondo >> *botanical names*: *Meiogyne pannosa* (Dalzell) J.Sinclair ... *homotypic >> synonyms*: *Desmos pannosus* (Dalzell) Saff. • *Polyalthia pannosa* >> (Dalzell) Finet & Gagnep. • *Unona pannosa* Dalzell ... *heterotypic >> synonyms*: *Annona asiatica* B.Heyne ex Wall. • *Unona asiatica* B.Heyne >> ex Steud. • *Uva mollis* Kuntze • *Uvaria mollis* Wall. ... POWO >> <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 20 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 >> *Malabar fingersop* >> >> - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India >> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Malabar%20Fingersop.html>, >> retrieved May 20, 2026 >> >> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ >> written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* >> *ಭೆಂಡೇ bhendae* >> >> - P S Udayan - Floristic inventory in the seven medicinal plants >> conservation areas MPCAs of Karnataka, India >> <http://hdl.handle.net/10603/102767> :: Chapter 8 :: Shodhganga - a >> reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET >> >> *ಕುಡುಬೊಂಡೊ kudubondo* >> >> - Dr. Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama >> <https://pilikula.karnataka.gov.in/236/meiogyne-pannosa/en>, >> Mangaluru, Pilikula Development Authority (Dept. of Science and >> Technology, >> Govt. of Karnataka) ... (accessed: May 21, 2026) >> >> ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ >> written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep >> *ചാവി chavi, പന്തൽമരം panthalmaram* >> >> - Kerala Agricultural University <https://data.kau.in/node/219> >> website designed & maintained by Centre for Information Technology ... >> (accessed: May 21, 2026) >> - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meiogyne_pannosa> - The >> Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 21, 2026) >> >> ~~~~~ Tulu ~~~~~ >> written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* >> *ಕುಡುಬೊಂಡೊ kudubondo* >> >> - this name, in all probability, is a Tulu name, ಕುಡು kudu = horse >> gram ; ಬೊಂಡೊ bondo = tender coconut - perhaps, the fruit cluster of >> this plant alludes to that of coconut, albeit of horse gram size - listed >> as Kannada name in Dr. Shivarama Karantha Pilikula Nisargadhama >> <https://pilikula.karnataka.gov.in/236/meiogyne-pannosa/en>, >> Mangaluru, Pilikula Development Authority (Dept. of Science and >> Technology, >> Govt. of Karnataka) ... (accessed: May 21, 2026) >> >> ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >> Karnataka, Kerala, ***Maharashtra, ***Tamil Nadu; endemic >> >> - 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 21/05/2026. >> >> *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the >> state >> ~~~~~ Created on: 23:24 20-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 15:46 21-05-2026 >> (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Names compiled / updated at >> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/05/meiogyne-pannosa-dalzell-jsinclair.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/CABSQqC3_FiF9On0Eadda023oRd1-YSUZO3uwPQOYSEitwbAdew%40mail.gmail.com.
