Great work, Dinesh ji -- With regards, J. M. Garg
On Fri, 19 Aug, 2022, 5:40 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Diospyros oocarpa* Thwaites > [image: Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites] > > *dy-oh-SPY-ros* or *dy-oh-SPEE-ros* -- wheat (fruit) of the gods ... Dave's > Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Diospyros> > *oo-oh-KAR-puh* -- egg-shaped fruit ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=oocarpa> > > *commonly known as*: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood • > *Kannada*: ಸ೦ಗಮರಿ ಮರ sangamari mara • *Konkani*: ತಾಂತಿಂರೂಪ್ ಬೀಟ್ > तांतिरूप् बीट् tantirup beet • *Malayalam*: കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, > കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali • *Tamil*: சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram, > வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali > > > *botanical names*: *Diospyros oocarpa* Thwaites ... *synonyms*: no known > synonyms ... POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:322808-1> > Bibliography / etymology > ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ > *Andamans marblewood, zebrawood* > > - Timbers of the World > <http://archive.org/stream/manualofthetimbe030145mbp#page/n339/mode/2up> > > *egg-fruited ebony* > > - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> > [Madras], University of Madras > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > *ಸ೦ಗಮರಿ ಮರ sangamari mara* > > - name given for want of name - ಸ೦ಗಮರಿ ಮರ sangamari mara - name > borrowed from the popular commercial name - marblewood; refers to the > graining and texture of wood > > ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ > *ತಾಂತಿಂರೂಪ್ ಬೀಟ್ तांतिरूप् बीट् tantirup beet* > > - name given for want of name - ತಾಂತಂರೂಪ್ tantirup = form of egg > (egg-like); ಬೀಟ್ beet = ebony fruit ... name coined from the > descriptive epithet *oocarpa* > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > *दक्षिणी आबनूस dakshini aabnus* > > - name given for want of name - दक्षिणी dakshini = southern; आबनूस > aabnus = ebony ... named so for its restricted distribution in Western > Ghats of southern India and Sri Lanka > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > *കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali* > > - Many thanks to Vinaya Raj for help with these names sought from *Plant > Dictionary in Malayalam* by Prof. Mathew Thamarakkad and Dr. M Ramesh > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > *சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram* > > - for *egg-fruited ebony* ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras > > *வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali* > > - Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> > [Madras], University of Madras > > ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/diospyros-oocarpa-thwaites.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 on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2_9NLooCUt7VTmhziQH7Mpe9v1kVmbWLJV%3DJjjo_zjGA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2_9NLooCUt7VTmhziQH7Mpe9v1kVmbWLJV%3DJjjo_zjGA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CA%2BiuSFAMhoxWuDB1619LFYPjLnoXMxSLDPnSqmFQpMfzgD7RvA%40mail.gmail.com.
