*Gymnosporia puberula* M.A.Lawson [image: Gymnosporia puberula M.A.Lawson]
*jim-no-SPOR-ee-uh* -- Greek *gymnos* (naked); *spora* (seed); referring to the seeds that remain attached and exposed when the fruits dehisce *pub-ER-uh-luh* -- with tiny hairs ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=puberula> *commonly known as*: Konkan spike thorn, unarmed spike thorn • *Marathi*: कोंकणी हेंकळ Konkani henkal *botanical names*: *Gymnosporia puberula* M.A.Lawson ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Maytenus puberula* (M.A.Lawson) Loes. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Gymnosporia gibsonii* Kurz • *Gymnosporia konkanensis* Talbot • *Maytenus gibsonii* (Kurz) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:161424-1#synonyms> Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ *Konkan spike thorn* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Konkan%20Spike%20Thorn.html> - this name coined for *Gymnosporia konkanensis* Talbot, which is now considered as synonym of *Gymnosporia puberula* M.A.Lawson Konkan = the region extending from the western coast to the Deccan plateau of India; spike thorn name given to most species of *Gymnosporia* / *Maytenus*; other variants: spikethorn OR spike-thorn - this species is endemic to Konkan region *unarmed spike thorn* - this name coined for *Gymnosporia puberula* M.A.Lawson - which is an unarmed shrub compared to most other species of *Gymnosporia* of Western Ghats, including *Gymnosporia konkanensis* Talbot, which is now treated as synonym of *Gymnosporia puberula* M.A.Lawson ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ *कोंकणी हेंकळ Konkani henkal* - name given for want of name; कोंकणी Konkani = of or from Konkan; हेंकळ henkal = generic name given to many species of *Gymnosporia* / *Maytenus* ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/01/gymnosporia-puberula-malawson.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/CABSQqC1_q-nb2_GWPJ6XHFWvhRbk9FgwtGmw_-bfW%2BE0K2pHKQ%40mail.gmail.com.
