Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings. Regards. Dinesh
On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 12:14 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > 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/CABSQqC17Z1_xaij3uSprmaFzNYhZJiUdn5y68EOX%2BO9N4GZU%3Dg%40mail.gmail.com.
