Dear friends, and Lalithamba ji, I am curious to know the meaning of the name పొన్న ponna, which seems to be a generic name, given to several plants, some of which are: *Calophyllum inophyllum* L. (most appropriate) • *Ceriops roxburghiana* Arn. • *Rhizophora apiculata* Blume • *Rhizophora mucronata* Lam.
And then there are several more with some descriptive words as prefix ... *Please validate the meanings I have attempted to put; those marked in red are where I am in doubt.* adavi ponna అడవి = wild Rhizophora mucronata LAM. ------------------------------ dudduponna దుడ్డు = rough ? Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) SOVIGY. ------------------------------ edaakula ponna / edakula ponna ఏడాకుల / ఏడాకుల = ? Alstonia scholaris R.BR. ------------------------------ kaaki ponna కాకి = crow Rhizophora apiculata BL. ------------------------------ kolaku ponna / kolku ponna కోలాకు = long-leaved Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. • Hedysarum gangeticum L. • Uraria lagopodoides (L.) DC. ------------------------------ kola ponna కోల = long Aglaia odorata LOUR. • Cassia fistula L. • Uraria lagopodioides DC. ------------------------------ manci ponna / manji ponna మంచి = good, best Rhizophora mucronata LAM. ------------------------------ mullu ponna ganti ముల్ = thorn, spike ... గంటి = hole, bore ? Alternanthera pungens H.B.K. ------------------------------ muyaku ponna / muyyaku ponna మూయక / ముయ్యాకు = ? Pseudarthria viscida WIGHT & ARN. ------------------------------ nakkathoka ponna నక్కతోక = fox-tail Uraria lagopodioides DC. • Aglaia odorata LOUR. ------------------------------ nayaku ponna నాయకు = leader, king Pseudarthria viscida WIGHT & ARN. ------------------------------ nela ponna నేల = ground, earth Cassia acutifolia DELILE • Cassia angustifolia VAHL. • Cassia italica (MILL.) SPRENG. • Cassia mimosoides L. • Cassia obovata COLLOD. • Cassia senna L. ------------------------------ Ponna ganti kura గంటి = hole, bore ? ... కూర = herb, greens Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.BR.EX DC. ------------------------------ ponna vithulu విత్తులు = seeds Calophyllum inophyllum L. ------------------------------ sura ponna సుర = celestial, divine ? Mammea longifolia PLANCH. & TRIANA. ------------------------------ thuddu ponna తుడ్డు must be variant of దుడ్డు = rough ? Bruguiera gymnorrhiza (L.) SOVIGY. ------------------------------ uppo ponna / uppu ponna ఉప్పు = salt Rhizophora mucronata LAM. • Dillenia indica L. • Rhizophora apiculata BL. • Rhizophora mucronata LAM. 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 an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
