Nice photo and good work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct. Regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Sun, 24 May, 2026, 4:57 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *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) ... (downloaded: Oct > 4, 2020) > > ~~~~~ Created on: 11:22 24-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:41 24-05-2026 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/05/monoon-fragrans-dalzell-bxue-rmksaunders.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/CADkXgDTFC94KDob5bSp44oVKTfK%2Bk-%2Bccgb4KvV1LvMdd0EM7w%40mail.gmail.com.
