Dear Dinesh ji, This is regarding kannada name ನೆಲಗುಮ್ಬಳ nelagumbala. The correct form of the word in* Kannada is ** ನೆಲಗುಂಬಳ,* though the English transliteration nelagumbala is correct. Thanks & Regards,
On Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 10:33:32 AM UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote: > via Species > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > I > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/i> > > *Ipomoea mauritiana* Jacq. ... *family*: Convolvulaceae > [image: Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq.] > <http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/1251472510/> > > [image: Flowers of India] > <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Giant%20Potato.html> [image: > Discussions at efloraofindia] > <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#%21topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Ipomoea%20mauritiana> > [image: more views in flickr] > <http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Ipomoeamauritiana&m=tags&z=m> [image: > more views on Google Earth] > <http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Ipomoeamauritiana&format=kml_nl> > > > *ip-oh-MEE-a* or *eye-poh-MEE-a* -- worm-like, referring to coiled flower > bud ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Ipomoea> > *maw-rih-tee-AY-nuh* -- of or from Mauritania, a North African area ... NPGS > / GRIN <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?311648> > > > *commonly known as*: giant potato > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/giant-potato>, > > Mauritanian convolvulus > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/mauritanian-convolvulus> > > • *Bengali*: ভুঁইকুমড়া bhumikumra > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/bhumikumara-bhumikumra> > > • *Hindi*: भुईं कोहड़ा bhuyi kohada > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bhu-im-kohara-bhuyi-kohada>, > > बिलाई कन्द bilayi kand > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/bila-i-kanda-bilayi-kand> > > • *Kannada*: ಭೂ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಗಡ್ಡೆ bhoo sakkare gadde > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/bhu-sakkare-gadde-bhoo-sakkare-gadde>, > > ನೆಲಗುಮ್ಬಳ nelagumbala > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/nelagumbala-nelagumbala> > > • *Konkani*: भूमिकुंव्हळी bhumikumvali > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/bhumikunvhali-bhumikumvali> > > • *Malayalam*: പാൽമുതുക്ക് palmutukk > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/pa-mutukk-palmutukk> > > • *Marathi*: भुईकोहळा bhuikohala > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/bhu-ikohala-bhuikohala> > > • *Oriya*: ଭୁଇଁ କଖାରୁ bhuin kakharu > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/bhu-im-kakharu-bhuin-kakharu> > > • *Sanskrit*: विदारी vidari > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vidari-vidari> > > • *Tamil*: நிலப்பூசனி nila-p-pucani > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/nilappucani-nila-p-pucani>, > > பால்முடங்கி pal-mutanki > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/palmutanki-pal-mutanki> > > • *Telugu*: భూచక్రగడ్డ bhuchakra gadda > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/bhucakragadda-bhuchakra-gadda>, > > నేల గుమ్మడి nela gummadi > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/nela-gum-madi-nela-gummadi> > > > > ... *and, more names lesser known / used*: > *Oriya*: ବାରାହୀ କନ୍ଦ barahi kanda > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/barahi-kanda-barahi-kanda>, > > ବୃଷ୍ଯକନ୍ଦା brushyakanda > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/brsyakanda-brushyakanda>, > > ସିତା Sita > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/sita-sita>, > > ଶୃଗାଳିକା srugalika > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/srgalika-srugalika> > > • *Sanskrit*: भूकुष्माण्डी bhukushmandi > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhukusmandi-bhukushmandi>, > > गजेष्टा gajeshta > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/gajesta-gajeshta>, > > गन्धफला gandhaphala > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/gandhaphala-gandhaphala>, > > इक्षुगन्धा iksu-gandha > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/iksugandha-iksu-gandha>, > > इक्षुवल्लरी ikshuvallari > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/iksuvallari-ikshuvallari>, > > क्षीरकन्द kshirakanda > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/ksirakanda-kshirakanda>, > > महाश्वेता mahashveta > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/mahasveta-mahashveta>, > > पयःकन्दा payahkanda > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/payahkanda-payahkanda>, > > पयस्विन payas-vin > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/payasvina-payas-vin>, > > पयोलता payolata > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/payolata-payolata>, > > पयोविदारिका payovidarika > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/payovidarika-payovidarika>, > > ऋक्षगन्धा rksagandha > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/rksagandha-rksagandha>, > > सृगाली srgali > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/srgali-srgali>, > > स्वादुकन्दा svadukanda > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/svadukanda-svadukanda>, > > स्वादुलता svadulata > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/svadulata-svadulata>, > > तृणगन्धा trnagandha > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/trnagandha-trnagandha>, > > वारिवल्लभा varivallabha > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/varivallabha-varivallabha>, > > वृक्षकन्द vrksakanda > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrksakanda-vrksakanda>, > > वृष्यकन्दा vrsyakanda > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrsyakanda-vrsyakanda>, > > वृष्यवल्लिका vrsyavallika > <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/vrsyavallika-vrsyavallika> > > > > *botanical names*: *Ipomoea mauritiana* Jacq. ... *synonyms*: *Ipomoea > digitata* auct. • *Ipomoea insignis* Ker Gawl. ...NPGS / GRIN > <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?311648> > > > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > Photographed at Sanjay Gandhi National Park on 26 AUG 07 > > > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. 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