Dinesh ji, நொச்சி nocchi = *Vitex negundo* கருநொச்சி karunocchi = the purple form of *Vitex negundo* (often referred as var. *purpurascens*). [கரு karu = black, denoting the dark purple form of leaves and flowers]
Regards Vijayasankar Raman National Center for Natural Products Research University of Mississippi On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 1:36 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Malayalam- and Tamil-knowing friends (calling Vijayasankar ji), > > I got to know from Sandhya ji in a personal mail some days back about > mix-up of Malayalam names in my notes of *Vitex trifolia* and *V. negundo* > . > > She has helped me with names as they must be: > കരുനൊച്ചി karunocchi (or കരിനൊച്ചി karinocchi) = *Vitex negundo* > വെണ്നൊച്ചി vennocchi = *Vitex trifolia* > > നൊച്ചി nocchi = generic name for most of the species of *Vitex* > കരു (or കരി) karu (or kari) = black > വെണ് ven = white > > > Based on above names in Malayalam and their meanings, the names in Tamil > would be as following ... > கருநொச்சி karunocchi = *Vitex negundo* > வெண்ணொச்சி vennocchi = *Vitex trifolia > **Please validate.** > > * > > This query because the entries in online dictionary seems to be quite > contrary: > கருநொச்சி karu-nocci ... *Vitex trifolia* ... > http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.2:1:4287.tamillex > வெண்ணொச்சி vennocci ... *Vitex negundo* ... > http://dsalsrv02.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.12:1:3635.tamillex > > > > Regards. > Dinesh > > > > > On Saturday, September 3, 2011 5:01:49 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: >> >> via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> >> > V <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/v> >> > >> *Vitex trifolia* L. >> [image: Vitex trifolia >> L.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5928822953/> >> >> [image: Flowers of >> India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Three-Leaved%20Chaste%20Tree.html> >> [image: >> Discussions at >> efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Vitex%20trifolia> >> [image: >> more views in >> flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Vitextrifolia&m=tags&z=m> [image: >> more views on Google >> Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Vitextrifolia&format=kml_nl> >> >> >> *VY-teks* -- Latin name for the Grape genus >> *try-FOH-lee-a* -- three leaves, or each leaf divided into three parts >> >> >> *commonly known as*: Indian >> privet<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/indian-privet>, >> Indian wild >> pepper<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/indian-wild-pepper>, >> simple-leaf chaste >> tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/simple-leaf-chaste-tree>, >> three-leaved chaste >> tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/three-leaved-chaste-tree>• >> *Gujarati*: નગોડ >> nagod<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/nagoda-nagod>• >> *Hindi*: सम्भालू >> sambhalu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/sambhalu-sambhalu>• >> *Kannada*: ನಿರ್ಗುಣ್ಡಿ >> nirugundi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/nirgundi-nirugundi>, >> ನೀರುಲಕ್ಕಿ >> nirulakki<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/nirulakki-nirulakki>• >> *Malayalam*: കരിനൊച്ചി >> karinocchi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/karineacci-karinocchi>• >> *Manipuri*: >> urikshibi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/urikshibi>• >> *Marathi*: निगूड >> niguda<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/niguda-niguda>, >> निर्गुंडी >> nirgundi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/nirgundi-nirgundi>• >> *Oriya*: >> svetasurasa<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/svetasurasa>• >> *Punjabi*: ਰਿੰਗਾ >> ringga<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/punjabi/riga-ringga>• >> *Sanskrit*: अनन्ता >> ananta<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/ananta-ananta>, >> सिन्दुवार >> sinduvara<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/sinduvara-sinduvara>• >> *Tamil*: கருநொச்சி >> karu-nocci<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/karunocci-karu-nocci>, >> நீலி >> nili<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nili-nili>, >> நீர்நொச்சி >> nir-nocci<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nirnocci-nir-nocci>, >> நொச்சி >> nocci<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nocci-nocci>• >> *Telugu*: నీలవావిలి >> nilavavili<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/nilavavili-nilavavili>, >> నీరవావిలి >> niravavili<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/niravavili-niravavili>• >> *Tibetan*: si ndu ba >> ra<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tibetan/si-ndu-ba-ra> >> >> >> *botanical names*: *Vitex trifolia* L. ... *synonyms*: *Vitex >> agnus-castus* var. *trifolia* (L.) Kurz • *Vitex indica* Mill. >> [Illegitimate] • *Vitex integerrima* Mill. [Illegitimate] >> >> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> Photographed at Achara backwaters, Sindhudurg ... 10 JUL 2011 >> >> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- 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]. 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