Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings. Regards. Dinesh
On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 3:51 PM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > Vibrant picture and nice work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English > names are correct. > Regards, > Sam Kuzhalanattu. > > On Fri, 29 May, 2026, 12:02 am Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> *Monoon longifolium* (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders >> [image: Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders] >> <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143262932> >> >> *MOH-noh-on* -- Greek: *monos* (single), *oon* (egg) -- referring to the >> single-seeded fruit ... compiled from web >> *lon-jee-FOH-lee-um* -- long leaves ... Dave's Botanary >> <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=longifolium> >> *commonly known as*: ashok, cemetery tree, false ashok, Indian fir tree, >> Indian mast tree, Madras ashoka • *Assamese*: দেৱদাৰু debdaru, উনাবৈ >> unboi • *Bengali*: দেবদারু debdaru • *Dogri*: मिथक अशोक mithak ashok, >> राम अशोक ram ashok • *Gujarati*: આસોપાલવ aasopalav • *Haryanvi*: अशोक >> ashok • *Hindi*: अशोक ashok, असोग asog, देबदार debdar • *Kannada*: ಕಂಬದ >> ಮರ kambada mara, ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಅಶೊಕ madras ashoka, ಪುಂಗು pungu, ಉಬ್ಬಿನ ಮರ ubbina >> mara • *Konkani*: अशोक ashok • *Malayalam*: അരണമരം aranamaram, അശോകം >> ashokam • *Manipuri*: ꯗꯦꯕꯗꯥꯔ debdar • *Marathi*: अशोक ashok, आसुपाला >> asupala • *Nepali*: नक्कली अशोक nakkalee ashok • *Odia*: ଦେବଦାରୁ >> debadaru • *Rajasthani*: आसापाला asapala, अशोक ashok • *Sanskrit*: अशोक >> ashoka, आसोपालव asopalava, देवदारु devadaru • *Santali*: ᱫᱮᱵᱽ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ deb >> dare • *Tamil*: அசோகம் acokam, செயலை ceyalai, காழ்கோளி kaḻkoli, கேலிகம் >> kelikam, நெட்டிலிங்கம் nettilinkam, பாய்மரவிருட்சம் pay-mara-virutcam, >> யுக்மபத்திரிகை yukma-pattirikai • *Telugu*: అశోకము ashokamu, దేవదారు >> daevadaaru, నరమామిడి naramaamidi, నెత్తి లింగం netthi lingam • *Urdu*: >> اسوگ asog, ديبدار debdar >> *botanical names*: *Monoon longifolium* (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders >> ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Guatteria longifolia* (Sonn.) Wall. • *Polyalthia >> longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites • *Unona altissima* >> Russell ex Wall. • *Unona longifolia* (Sonn.) Dunal • *Uvaria altissima* >> Pennant • *Uvaria longifolia* Sonn. ... and more at 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 >> *ashok, false ashok* >> >> - "ashok" is the most popular name for this species, despite the fact >> that the true ashok is "Sita Ashok >> >> <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/saraca-asoca-roxb-wjde-wilde.html>", >> a religious tree, having mentions in epics and scriptures. Therefore, the >> name "false ashok" too is given to this species to clarify the common >> confusion ... Flowers of India >> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ashok.html>, retrieved >> May 24, 2026 >> >> *cemetery tree* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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 >> - This nickname is highly relevant across India, especially in the >> Tulunadu region (coastal Karnataka and Kerala) that Dr. Prasad K. >> Subrahmanya investigated. During the colonial era, British and Portuguese >> planners heavily introduced this tree around churches, convent schools, >> and >> adjacent churchyards. Over generations, local communities frequently saw >> rows of these towering "masts" framing the graveyards behind churches, >> leading directly to the English label "Cemetery Tree" catching on in >> regional floras. ... compiled from web. >> >> *Indian fir tree* >> >> - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoon_longifolium> - The >> Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) >> - People living in the flat, hot plains of India coined the name Indian >> fir tree because of its tall, narrow, symmetrical cone shape, which >> closely mimics the look of a coniferous fir tree found in cold, >> mountainous >> climates. Since true fir trees cannot survive the tropical heat of >> mainland >> India, *Monoon longifolium* became the lowlands' natural substitute >> for that classic, stately mountain silhouette. This is also how the name >> *Debdaru* (Tree of the Gods) came to be associated with this species >> in various regional languages of India. ... compiled from web >> >> *Indian mast tree* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. >> <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], >> University of Madras, 1924-1936. >> - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoon_longifolium> - The >> Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) >> - The name Indian mast tree comes directly from seafaring history. >> Because the native wild variety grows exceptionally tall, straight, and >> flexible, its timber was highly prized by shipbuilders. In the days of >> sailing ships, the straight trunks of this tree were harvested >> specifically >> to make the masts for ships navigating the Indian Ocean. ... compiled >> from web. >> >> *Madras ashoka* >> >> - Imran Baig - Plants of Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden >> >> <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imran-Baig-2/publication/327436070_Plants_of_Mahatma_Gandhi_Botanical_Garden_-_A_biodiversity_heritage_site/links/5b8f815345851540d1c9d930/Plants-of-Mahatma-Gandhi-Botanical-Garden-A-biodiversity-heritage-site.pdf> >> - A biodiversity heritage site ... (downloaded: Nov 17, 2023) >> - Madras Ashoka is a highly historically significant regional name! >> The name is widely documented in South Indian botanical literature — >> particularly in Karnataka and Kerala — as the preferred Kannada and Tulu >> common name. During the British Raj, the Madras Presidency was a massive >> administrative territory that covered not just modern Tamil Nadu, but also >> coastal Andhra, parts of Odisha, parts of Kerala, and the Tulunadu / >> coastal Karnataka region (which fell under the South Canara district of >> the >> Madras Presidency). The British colonial government heavily cultivated, >> propagated, and distributed *Monoon longifolium* out of major hub >> gardens in Madras (such as the Agri-Horticultural Society of Madras). >> Because the saplings were distributed across the presidency from Madras >> for >> urban avenue lining, railway lines, and government bungalows - the locals >> in outlying districts (like Tulunadu) naturally associated the incoming >> plant with the capital city, naming it the "Madras Ashoka". ... compiled >> from web. >> >> ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ >> written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal >> Pradesh, Meghalaya >> *দেৱদাৰু debdaru* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... ৱিকিপিডিয়া - মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ >> >> <https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%81> >> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 25, 2026) >> >> *উনাবৈ unboi* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Flora of Assam >> <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam11/mode/2up?view=theater> >> Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das >> - Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook >> <https://www.facebook.com/groups/info.annu/permalink/4254760901421469/> >> >> ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, >> Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands >> *দেবদারু debdaru* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS >> <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> >> - VOL. I >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Flora of Assam >> <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam11/mode/2up?view=theater> >> Vol I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... উইকিপিডিয়া - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ >> >> <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81> >> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 25, 2026) >> >> ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (डोगरी) ... spoken in: *Jammu & Kashmir* ... >> spoken by the Dogras >> *मिथक अशोक mithak ashok, राम अशोक ram ashok* >> >> - Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... >> facebook >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/vomprakash/posts/pfbid0NjJ4jRjVHGQLyV3HVFUHYJoGZorFJsE3Em5u4fdVRwQ86T2ffqwPA4uQRTGe2Ayhl> >> >> ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & >> Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* >> *આસોપાલવ aasopalav* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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 >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Biological Diversity of Gujarat >> >> <https://www.researchgate.net/file.PostFileLoader.html?id=53e359a6d4c118a12a8b45b8&assetKey=AS%3A273575079022597%401442236789815> >> - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission ... (downloaded: Dec 16, 2020) >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... વિકિપીડિયા - મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ >> >> <https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%86%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%B5> >> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 25, 2026) >> >> ~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: *Haryana*, >> Delhi >> *अशोक ashok* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Haryana Forest Flora >> <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/413> - A Comprehensive >> Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) ... (accessed: May 27, >> 2026) >> >> ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, >> *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, >> Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* >> *अशोक ashok* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants >> >> <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1718/a77e982c0bd140c71e57809124c68392> >> ... (accessed: May 26, 2026) >> >> *असोग asog, देबदार debdar* >> >> - for *Uvaria longifolia* Sonn. ... Platts, John T. (John Thompson). *A >> dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English*. >> <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> London: W. H. Allen >> & Co., 1884. >> >> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ >> written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* >> *ಕಂಬದ ಮರ kambada mara, ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಅಶೊಕ madras ashoka* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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 ... ಕಂಬದ ಮರ >> kambada mara (pole tree) is due to its columnar growth and much use >> of its stem as pole. >> - ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಅಶೊಕ madras ashoka is a highly historically significant >> regional name! The name is widely documented in South Indian botanical >> literature — particularly in Karnataka and Kerala — as the preferred >> Kannada and Tulu common name. During the British Raj, the Madras >> Presidency >> was a massive administrative territory that covered not just modern Tamil >> Nadu, but also coastal Andhra, parts of Odisha, parts of Kerala, and the >> Tulunadu / coastal Karnataka region (which fell under the South Canara >> district of the Madras Presidency). The British colonial government >> heavily >> cultivated, propagated, and distributed *Monoon longifolium* out of >> major hub gardens in Madras (such as the Agri-Horticultural Society of >> Madras). Because the saplings were distributed across the presidency from >> Madras for urban avenue lining, railway lines, and government bungalows - >> the locals in outlying districts (like Tulunadu) naturally associated the >> incoming plant with the capital city, naming it the "Madras Ashoka". ... >> compiled >> from web. >> >> *ಪುಂಗು pungu* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus >> <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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: Nov 27, 2020) >> >> *ಉಬ್ಬಿನ ಮರ ubbina mara* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Imran Baig - Plants of Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden >> >> <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imran-Baig-2/publication/327436070_Plants_of_Mahatma_Gandhi_Botanical_Garden_-_A_biodiversity_heritage_site/links/5b8f815345851540d1c9d930/Plants-of-Mahatma-Gandhi-Botanical-Garden-A-biodiversity-heritage-site.pdf> >> - A biodiversity heritage site ... (downloaded: Nov 17, 2023) >> >> ~~~~~ 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 >> *अशोक ashok* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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 longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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 >> *അരണമരം aranamaram* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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 >> - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം >> >> <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82> >> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 25, 2026) >> >> *അശോകം ashokam* >> >> - for *Uvaria longifolia* Sonn. ... Gundert, Hermann. *A Malayalam >> and English dictionary*. >> <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> Mangalore, London, >> C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., 1872. >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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 >> >> ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: >> *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei >> *ꯗꯦꯕꯗꯥꯔ debdar* >> >> - Flowers of India >> <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ashok.html>, retrieved >> May 25, 2026 >> >> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka >> *अशोक ashok, आसुपाला asupala* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... 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: Sep 5, 2020) >> >> ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, >> *Assam*, *Sikkim* >> *नक्कली अशोक nakkalee ashok* >> >> - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... >> eFloraofIndia >> <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/p4oxqLtpv4g/m/VHQYFvyqCAAJ> >> >> ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ >> written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar >> Islands >> *ଦେବଦାରୁ debadaru* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Praharaj, G.C. *Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon >> of the Oriya language*. >> <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> Cuttack: Utkal >> Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. >> >> ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* >> *आसापाला asapala, अशोक ashok* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Banswara - Forest Department >> >> <https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Banswara_final.pdf> >> - Rajasthan Government ... (downloaded: Sep 5, 2020) >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Bundi - Forest Department >> >> <http://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Bundi_Final.pdf> >> - Rajasthan Government ... (downloaded: Sep 21, 2020) >> >> ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ >> written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests >> and scholars >> *अशोक ashoka, आसोपालव asopalava, देवदारु devadaru* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal Plants Database >> >> <https://www.medicinalplants.in/searchpage/showdetails/xplant_id/b18658531a09aac570466283f6779739> >> ... (accessed: May 26, 2026) >> - This species has no valid Sanskrit name. It has no mentions in the >> religious epics or Vedic scriptures, no spiritual rituals, and no >> Ayurvedic >> formulae anywhere in the classic ancient Sanskrit texts. This species is a >> tropical native of the far south that only became famous across mainland >> India during the British Raj. Beyond this plant's role as a standard >> avenue >> tree, it gained importance for framing architectural landmarks, ancient >> heritage sites, modern monuments, and expansive public gardens. Modern >> digital databases have systematically assigned Sanskrit names belonging to >> the ancient identities of India's true native forest trees to this >> species. >> Most of the them are of the true Sita Ashok (*Saraca asoca*) and >> those of the Himalayan Deodar Cedar (*Cedrus deodara*). ... personal >> comments and facts compiled from the web. >> >> ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ >> written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), >> Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, >> Odisha >> *ᱫᱮᱵᱽ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ deb dare* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ >> >> <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%BD_%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE> >> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 27, 2026) >> >> ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ >> written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, >> Andaman & Nicobar Islands >> *அசோகம் acokam, செயலை ceyalai, காழ்கோளி kaḻkoli, கேலிகம் kelikam, >> நெட்டிலிங்கம் nettilinkam, பாய்மரவிருட்சம் pay-mara-virutcam, >> யுக்மபத்திரிகை yukma-pattirikai* >> >> - for Indian mast tree / *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & >> Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... 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 >> *అశోకము ashokamu, దేవదారు daevadaaru, నరమామిడి naramaamidi, నెత్తి లింగం >> netthi lingam* >> >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... Flora Andhrika >> <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Polyalthia+longifolia> - >> Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: May 26, 2026) >> - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites >> ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants >> >> <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1718/a77e982c0bd140c71e57809124c68392> >> ... (accessed: May 26, 2026) >> >> ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ >> written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, >> Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka >> *اسوگ asog, ديبدار debdar* >> >> - for *Uvaria longifolia* Sonn. ... Platts, John T. (John Thompson). *A >> dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English*. >> <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> London: W. H. Allen >> & Co., 1884. >> >> ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ >> Native: Kerala, Tamil Nadu >> Cultivated: Rest of mainland, including her islands >> >> - compiled from web >> >> ~~~~~ Created on: 19:36 24-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 23:31 28-05-2026 >> (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Names compiled / updated at >> https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/05/monoon-longifolium-sonn-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/CABSQqC1nWk5mPbObpiG86noKf8CLgdk6EFMpj%3DqwAytDiPZQpQ%40mail.gmail.com.
