*Monoon fragrans* (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders [image: Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199565042>
*MOH-noh-on* -- Greek: *monos* (single), *oon* (egg) -- referring to the single-seeded fruit ... compiled from web *FRAY-granz* -- fragrant ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=fragrans> *commonly known as*: fragrant ashok, fragrant cherry-nutmeg • *Kannada*: ಗೌರಿಮರ gowri mara • *Konkani*: मिर्यो miryo • *Malayalam*: ചെല്ല chella, കാക്കനാരൽ kaakkanaaral, കൊടങ്ങി kodangi, കൊടഞ്ചി kodanji, നെടുനാർ nedunaar, പുല്ലൂരി pulloori • *Malvani*: मिर्यो miryo • *Tamil*: கோடாஞ்சி kodanci, நெடுநாரை nedunaarai *botanical names*: *Monoon fragrans* (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Guatteria fragrans* Dalzell • *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 24 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 *fragrant ashok* - for want of name, name coined by Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Fragrant%20Ashok.html>, retrieved May 24, 2026 *fragrant cherry-nutmeg* - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936. ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಗೌರಿಮರ gowri mara* - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... BIOTIK <https://web.archive.org/web/20120313163516/http://www.biotik.org/india/species/p/polyfrag/polyfrag_en.html> (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... ವಿಕಿಕೋಟ್ - ಒಂದು ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ ವಿಶ್ವಕೋಶ <https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%97%E0%B3%8C%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B0> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) *kakechapaya* - Kakechapaya, listed in some of the websites, is almost certainly a linguistic error or a broken phonetic transcription; it does not represent natural, standard Kannada syntax or vocabulary. The Kake Part: In Kannada, *kake* (ಕಾಕೆ) or *kage*(ಕಾಗೆ) means crow. It is very common for plants to have names prefixed with "crow". The Chapaya Problem: There is no native Kannada root word that sounds like "chapaya". ... compiled from web ~~~~~ 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 *मिर्यो miryo* - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... 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. - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... 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 *കൊടഞ്ചി kodanji* - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... BIOTIK <https://web.archive.org/web/20120313163516/http://www.biotik.org/india/species/p/polyfrag/polyfrag_en.html> (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) *ചെല്ല chella, കാക്കനാരൽ kaakkanaaral, കൊടങ്ങി kodangi, നെടുനാർ nedunaar, പുല്ലൂരി pulloori* - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... BIOTIK <https://web.archive.org/web/20120313163516/http://www.biotik.org/india/species/p/polyfrag/polyfrag_en.html> (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%86%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B5%BC> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) ~~~~~ MALVANI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मालवणी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra *(only in the Sindhudurg district)*, north Goa (especially Pernem taluka) ... a dialect of Konkani with significant Marathi influences and loanwords *मिर्यो miryo* - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/7164/08dc870ed31b76d9fe5aa92cd65a99b2> ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) - Though listed as a Marathi name in "FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants", reclassifying here as Malvani because the tree's narrow ecotone in Maharashtra is confined to the Malvani-speaking Sindhudurg region. The name represents a geographical loanword from neighbouring Goan Konkani, referencing the tree’s pepper-like aromatic fruits. ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *கோடாஞ்சி kodanci, நெடுநாரை nedunaarai* - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936. - for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... BIOTIK <https://web.archive.org/web/20120313163516/http://www.biotik.org/india/species/p/polyfrag/polyfrag_en.html> (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Goa, 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 24/05/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy). - GOA :: for *Polyalthia fragrans* (Dalzell) Bedd. ... Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262059791> Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186. - KARNATAKA :: Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%201.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) ... 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