... would like to add their common names compiled from internet:
*Adenanthera pavonina* ... commonly known as: acacia coral, barbados pride, coral bean tree, false wiliwili, peacock flower fence, red sandalwood, saga seed tree ••• Assamese: raktchandan ••• Bengali: রঞ্জন ranjana ••• Gujarati: બડી ગુમ્ચી badigumchi ••• Hindi: बड़ी गुम्ची badi gumchi, कुचन्दन kuchandana, रक्तचन्दन raktchandan, रंजना ranjana, रतनगुंज ratangunja ••• Kannada: ane golaganji, manjadi, munjuti ••• Konkani: होडी मंजोटी hodi manjoti, गूंज gunja, ओडलि गुंजी odlygunji ••• Malayalam: mancati, manchadi, sem ••• Marathi: रक्तचंदन raktachandana, रतनगुंज ratangunja, थोरला गुंज thorla gunja ••• Oriya: sokakainjo ••• Sanskrit: रक्तचन्दन raktachandana, ताम्रक tamraka, तिलक tilakah ••• Tamil: மஞ்சாடி manjati, திலம் tilam ••• Telugu: బండిగురువెంద bandiguruvenda, పెద్దగురుగింజ peddaguruginja *Abrus precatorius* ... commonly known as: 'John Crow' bead, abrus seed, black-eyed susan, buddhist rosary bead, coral pea, coral bead plant, deadly crab's eye, indian bead, indian liquorice, jamaican licorice, jequerity seeds, jequirity bean, jumbie beads, licorice vine, love bean, lucky bean, prayer beads, precatory bean, red beadvine, rosary beads, rosary pea, weather plant, wild liquorice ••• Bengali: গুঞ্জা guñja, গুঞ্জিকা guñjika, কুঁচ kuncha ••• Gujarati: રત્તી ratti ••• Hindi: गुंची gunchi, गुञ्जा gunja, कूंच kunch, माषा masha, पाटहिका patahika, रत्ती ratti ••• Kannada: gunja, gulagunji ••• Konkani: मनजोटी manjoti ••• Malayalam: കുന്നി kunni ••• Marathi: गुंज gunja, मधुयष्टि madhuyashti, रती rati ••• Prakrit: रतिआ ratia ••• Sanskrit: गुंजा gunjaa, kakachinchi, मधुयष्टिका madhuyashtika, रक्तिका raktika, रती rati ••• Tamil: குந்து மணி kundu mani, குன் றி kun yi, குன்றிமணி kunyimni ••• Telugu: గుంజ gunja, గురిగింజ guriginja, రక్తిక raktika ••• Urdu: خاکشي khakshi, قيراط qirat, سرخ surkh Regards. On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 11:41 AM, shubhada nikharge < [email protected]> wrote: > Satish ji, > Another Marathi name for Adenanthera pavonina is Thorali Gunj - ' थोरली > गुंज' . ( may be because it is a tree and Arbus precatorius is a twiner.) > cheers, > shubhada > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> > *To:* shubhada nikharge <[email protected]> > *Cc:* indiantreepix Indian <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Mon, 12 October, 2009 9:20:22 PM > *Subject:* [indiantreepix:20758] Re: Adenanthera pavonina v/s Arbus > precatorius > > Thanks Shubhada ji > Very good information. The Marathi name of both the species is same > ....Gunj.(The tree variety is often called as Ratangunj) I don't think any > body should object such discussions. > Regards > Satish > > 2009/10/12 shubhada nikharge <[email protected]> > >> Satish ji, >> beautiful pics. >> >> Here is some interesting info about the seeds of Adenanthera pavonina from >> the book 'Trees of Mumbai' by Mr. Almeida and Mr. Chaturvedi. >> "In old days, the seeds were used as weights by jewellers in Arebia (Aden) >> . Each seed roughly weighs 0.26 gm. The seeds are toxic to humans/animals. >> But, if the seed is eaten unbroken, it does not get digested and and is >> expelled without causing any harm to the consumer. >> The seeds are twice as heavy as 'Gunj' or 'crab's eye' ( Arbus >> precatorius) seeds." >> >> >> Gunj or Crab's eye ( Arbus precatorius) is a twiner from the family >> Fabaceae. >> i have uploaded pics of Gunj' ( Arbus precatorius) seeds. These seeds also >> when the external coat is removed are toxic and if swallowed can be >> fatal. >> >> Garg ji, >> i am aware i should not mix two diff. plants in the same email. But i >> wanted to highlight the similarity in seeds of both plants. so i changed the >> subject of the mail. is it correct or should i write a separate mail ? >> >> cheers, >> shubhada >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Satish Phadke <[email protected]> >> *To:* indiantreepix Indian <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Sat, 10 October, 2009 4:32:12 PM >> *Subject:* [indiantreepix:20615] Adenanthera pavonina >> >> *Adenanthera pavonina* >> Indian Native tree with Medicinal properties. >> Family: Mimosaceae. >> Ratangunj. >> Ferguson Road Pune 10 Oct 2009. >> Dr Satish Phadke >> -- >> >> http:// satishphadke.blogspot.com >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Yahoo! India has a new look. 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