*Lagerstroemia speciosa* subsp. *speciosa* [image: Lagerstroemia speciosa subsp. speciosa]
*la-ger-STROO-mee-uh* -- named for Magnus von Lagerström, Swedish naturalist ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Lagerstroemia> *spee-see-OH-suh* -- showy or spectacular ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=speciosa> *commonly known as*: giant crape-myrtle, Indian bloodwood, pride of India, queen's crape-myrtle, queen's flower • *Assamese*: আজাৰ ajara • *Bengali*: জারুল jarul • *Dogri*: राजा पंजतारा raja panjtara, रानी मेहंदी rani mehendi • *Gujarati*: જારૂલ jarul, મોટો ભોંડારો moto bhondaro, તામન taman • *Hindi*: जरूल jarul • *Kannada*: ಚೆಳ್ಳೆ chelle, ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ hole daasavaala, ಹೊಳೆಮತ್ತಿ holematti, ಮರುವಾಚಲುಮರ maruvaachalumara • *Khasi*: ajhar, dieng ther • *Kokborok*: gang jarul • *Konkani*: सोटुलारी sotulari, तामण taman • *Malayalam*: അടന്പു adambu, മണിമരുത് manimaruth, പൂമരുത് puumaruth • *Manipuri*: ꯖꯔꯣꯜ jarol • *Marathi*: जारूळ jarul, मोठा बोंडारा motha bondara, ताम्हण tamhan • *Mizo*: chawn-pui, thla-do • *Rajasthani*: जरूल jarul • *Sanskrit*: क्रमुक kramuka • *Santali*: ᱵᱟᱦᱟ • *Tamil*: செம்மருதம் cem-marutam, கதலி kadali, பூமருது pu-marutu • *Telugu*: చెన్నంగి chennangi, సొగసులచెట్టు sogasulachettu, వారగోగు varagogu • *Tulu*: ಚಳ್ಳ challa, ಮರ್ವ marva • *Urdu*: جرول jarul *botanical names*: *Lagerstroemia speciosa* subsp. *speciosa* ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. • *Lagerstroemia reginae* Roxb. • *Sotularia malabarica* Raf. ... and many more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/> Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ *giant crape-myrtle, pride of India, queen's crape-myrtle* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagerstroemia_speciosa> - The Free Encyclopedia *Indian bloodwood* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloodwood> - The Free Encyclopedia - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *queen's flower* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/14aee3cc8f07ab0ea1632aa0d94d6b55/068f6b440a1fc021abb20031c0b846a1> ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ *আজাৰ ajara* - XOBDO <http://www.xobdo.org/dic/Lagerstroemia%20speciosa> - a 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India ... also *এজাৰ ejara* - or *এজাৰ ejara* ... ৱিকিপিডিয়া <https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0> - মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ *জারুল jarul* - উইকিপিডিয়া <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2> - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ *राजा पंजतारा raja panjtara, रानी मेहंदी rani mehendi* - Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/vomprakash/posts/pfbid03XR3vJbinoxamieFCSN8LvqKUxG4VMKyX2XwvtJgQenUr8jV3jMmbrVfAZwJXbGUl> ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ *જારૂલ jarul, મોટો ભોંડારો moto bhondaro, તામન taman* - Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with these names and excellent elaboration ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/indiantreepix/5xFaVsuB73U/XGSzE-xdyy0J> - or *ઝરૂલ jharul* ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) - or *જરુલ jarul* ... વિકિપીડિયા <https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%9C%E0%AA%B0%E0%AB%81%E0%AA%B2> - મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ *जरूल jarul* - for *Lagerstroemia reginae* Roxb. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ... also *जारल jaral* - or *जरुल jarul* ... विकिपीडिया <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B2> - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ *ಚೆಳ್ಳೆ chelle* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%9A%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%86> created by V. Krishna - Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for providing links to Kannada & Tulu resources ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/1EkY5xKrBdc/m/yQt_TEON4FsJ> *ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ hole daasavaala* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> - Shodhganga ... ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ hole daasavaala = river hibiscus; named so, due to its riparian nature, resemblance of attractive flowers with that of *Hibiscus* - or *ಹೊಳೆದಾಸಳ holedasal* ... for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/a4607f9ab2a528748f2c0fca03df6864/2a9cf9d44577b0120d2a0cc49d7a05cc> - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%8A%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%A6%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B8%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B3> created by V. Krishna - ಹೊಳೆ hole = river; ದಾಸಳ dasal = ದಾಸವಾಳ daasavaala = any of several flowering plants of *Hibiscus* genus ... Alar <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/07/lagerstroemia-speciosa-subsp-speciosa.html> *ಹೊಳೆಮತ್ತಿ holematti* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> - Shodhganga ... ಹೊಳೆಮತ್ತಿ holematti = river Arjuna tree; named so, due to its riparian nature and resemblance of the plant with *Terminalia arjuna* - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%B9%E0%B3%8A%E0%B2%B3%E0%B3%86%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%A4%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%A4%E0%B2%BF> created by V. Krishna *ಮರುವಾಚಲುಮರ maruvaachalumara* - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore <https://ia801404.us.archive.org/17/items/KannadaNamesMedicinalPlants/Kannada%20names%20medicinal%20plants.pdf> by S G Narsimhachar - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%81> created by V. Krishna - or *ಮರುವಾಚಲ maruvaachala* ... for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... Five Hundred Indian Plants <https://archive.org/download/FiveHundredIndianPlants/FiveHundredIndianPlants.pdf> by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore - or *ಮರುವಾಚಲ maruvaachala* ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus <https://alar.ink/dictionary/kannada/english/%E0%B2%AE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%9A%E0%B2%B2> created by V. Krishna ~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~ *ajhar, dieng ther* - Meghalaya Biodiversity Board - Important Tree Species in Meghalaya <https://megbiodiversity.nic.in/sites/default/files/important-tree-species.pdf> ~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~ *gang jarul* - Government of Tripura - Tripura Forest Department <https://forest.tripura.gov.in/forest-nursery-details?id=NTU=> ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ *सोटुलारी sotulari, तामण taman* - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/jspui/bitstream/10603/153789/10/09_chapter%205.pdf> with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak - Sawant, Nitin S and Shyama, S K - Ecology and Conservation of Pit Vipers along the Western Ghats (Goa) <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/12634/8/08_appendix.pdf> - Shodhganga - सोटुलारी sotulari must have been coined from one of the synonym - *Sotularia malabarica* Raf. ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ *അടന്പു adambu* - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/a4607f9ab2a528748f2c0fca03df6864/2a9cf9d44577b0120d2a0cc49d7a05cc> - for *Lagerstroemia reginae* Roxb. ... A Malayalam and English dictionary <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> by Hermann Gundert ... also *അടുന്പു adumbu* *മണിമരുത് manimaruth, പൂമരുത് puumaruth* - വിക്കിപീഡിയ <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%82%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A4%E0%B5%8D> - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ *ꯖꯔꯣꯜ jarol* - Flowers of India <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Queen%20Crape%20Myrtle.html> ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ *जारूळ jarul, मोठा बोंडारा motha bondara, ताम्हण tamhan* - विकिपीडिया <https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%A3> - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश - name variants of ताम्हण tamhan: *तामण taman* ... औषधी वनस्पती <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/vanaspati/subkul_0267.pdf> *|**तामन taman* ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <http://cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> ~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~ *chawn-pui, thla-do* - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... Dictionary of the Lushai language <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/lorrain/> by James Herbert Lorrain ... name variants of thla-do: *thado* and *khado* ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ *ଜାରୁଲ୍ jarul* - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> by Praharaj, G.C. - or *ଜରୋଲ୍ jarol* ... ଉଇକିପିଡ଼ିଆ <https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AC%E0%AD%8D%E0%AD%9F%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%B9%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%B0%E0%AD%80:MKar/%E0%AC%89%E0%AC%A6%E0%AD%8D%E0%AC%AD%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%A6> - ଏକ ଖୋଲା ଜ୍ଞାନକୋଷ ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ *जरूल jarul* - name borrowed from Hindi, for want of name ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ *क्रमुक kramuka* - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/14aee3cc8f07ab0ea1632aa0d94d6b55/068f6b440a1fc021abb20031c0b846a1> - WISDOM LIBRARY <https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/kramuka> - the greatest source of ancient and modern knowledge ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ *ᱵᱟᱦᱟ* - ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A7%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%9B_%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9C_%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%9B_%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8_%E1%B1%9B%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A2%E1%B1%9F_%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%AB_%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9F_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%9A_%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9C_%E1%B1%AA%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%B1%E1%B1%A6%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%B9_%E1%B1%9E%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%A5%E1%B1%B4%E1%B1%A4> - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ *செம்மருதம் cem-marutam* - for Indian bloodwood ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *கதலி kadali* - விக்கிப்பீடியா <https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%A4%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BF_(%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D)> - கட்டற்ற கலைக் களஞ்சியம் - or *கடலி katali* ... for bloodwood tree ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras *பூமருது pu-marutu* - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... Tamil lexicon <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], University of Madras ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ *చెన్నంగి chennangi* - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/a4607f9ab2a528748f2c0fca03df6864/2a9cf9d44577b0120d2a0cc49d7a05cc> *సొగసులచెట్టు sogasulachettu* - వికీపీడియా <https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%8A%E0%B0%97%E0%B0%B8%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B2%E0%B0%9A%E0%B1%86%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%9F%E0%B1%81> - స్వేచ్ఛా విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వమ *వారగోగు varagogu* - Flora Andhrika <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Lagerstroemia+speciosa> - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India - for *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/a4607f9ab2a528748f2c0fca03df6864/2a9cf9d44577b0120d2a0cc49d7a05cc> ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ *ಚಳ್ಳ challa* - Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> - Shodhganga - also *ಚಲ್ಲ challa* ... बॆरकॆ अट्टिल् <https://berakeattilu.home.blog/2019/02/09/%e0%a4%ac%e0%a5%86%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%86-%e0%a4%85%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%9f%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%8d-%e0%a4%a8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%98%e0%a4%82%e0%a4%9f%e0%a5%8d/> - changing the way in which Tuluvas consume their food *ಮರ್ವ marva* - Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/1EkY5xKrBdc/m/yQt_TEON4FsJ> - for *Lagerstroemia reginae* Roxb. ... Tulu-English Dictionary (1886) <https://archive.org/details/tuluenglishengli01mnuoft/page/526/mode/2up?view=theater&q=marva> by Rev. A. Männer ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ *جرول jarul* - for *Lagerstroemia reginae* Roxb. ... A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> by John T. Platts ... also *جارل जारल jaral* ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in States and Union Territories of India ~~~~~ Andhra Pradesh, ***Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; also widely cultivated - Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%202.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) - Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list#plantUid-211661> Version 16.1; last update June 16th, 2023. Last accessed 10/07/2023. *** no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ x ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/07/lagerstroemia-speciosa-subsp-speciosa.html Regards. Dinesh On Tue, Jul 11, 2023 at 12:34 PM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/07/lagerstroemia-speciosa-subsp-speciosa.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Sunday, 26 March 2017 at 19:57:55 UTC+5:30 Dinesh Valke wrote: > >> Many thanks Viplav ji for your continuous support on providing various >> links / web resources making it easier for me to compile names in regional >> languages, especially the links to Tulu - English dictionary. In due >> course, I have gathered few links which help me additionally in getting to >> Tulu and Kannada names. >> >> ಚೆಲ್ಲ chella OR ಚೆಳ್ಳ chella (Kannada names) ... find their entries in a >> booklet called Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal >> plants of Mysore >> <https://ia801404.us.archive.org/17/items/KannadaNamesMedicinalPlants/Kannada%20names%20medicinal%20plants.pdf> >> by >> S G Narsimhachar [PDF available at the link] ... though would not be >> displaying them in the front list - it is found in a more descriptive name >> - ಹೊಳೆದ*ಚಳ್ಳ* holeda*challa.* >> >> ಚಳ್ಳ challa ... is the Tulu name, found mentioned in one literature Medicinal >> plants of Tulunadu >> <http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/41951/10/10_chapter%204.pdf> >> [PDF] >> of Shodhaganga database. >> >> Thanks once again, Viplav ji. >> >> >> >> Names update: >> • *Kannada*: ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ hole dasavala >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/hole-dasavala-hole-dasavala> >> , ಹೊಳೆದಚಳ್ಳ holedachalla >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/holedacalla-holedachalla> >> , ಮರುವಾಚಲುಮರ maruvachalumara >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/maruva-maruva> >> , ನಂದಿ nandi >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/nandi-nandi> >> • *Telugu*: చెన్నంగి chennangi >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/cennangi-chennangi> >> , సొగసులచెట్టు sogasulachettu >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/sogasulacettu-sogasulachettu> >> , వారగోగు varagogu >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/varagogu-varagogu> >> • *Tulu*: ಚಳ್ಳ challa >> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/calla-challa> >> >> Regards. >> Dinesh >> >> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 4:15 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Thank you very much Viplav ji for this response. >>> >>> Local names for plants in South Kanara district by default would be in >>> Kannada, often shared by Tulu, unless has its own distinct name(s). South >>> Kanara district is the native place of Tulu community. A resource like >>> dictionary is a great help to reach to exact words. >>> >>> I have downloaded the "Tulu-English Dictionary" ... though bit slow in >>> rendering pages and search. It is certainly a great help in checking >>> transcribed Kannada / Tulu words. >>> >>> Yes, could locate ಚಲ್ಳಮರ challamara - meaning, monkey-fruit >>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_fruit> tree. >>> ಚಲ್ಳಮರ does not yield any results on search. BUT, since it has an entry >>> in dictionary, I would place confidence on using the name holedachalla >>> appearing in ENVIS/FRLHT >>> <http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1279&parname=0> for >>> *L.speciosa*. >>> >>> ಹೊಳೆ hole = river >>> ದ da = pertaining >>> ಚಲ್ಳ challa = some part (most probably fruit) of monkey-fruit tree >>> >>> thus ಹೊಳೆದಚಲ್ಳ holedachalla >>> >>> Will include the name for *L. speciosa* for Kannada. >>> >>> Thank you very much Viplav ji for the efforts; great help to me. >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >> On Tue, Dec 16, 2014 at 1:55 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>>> The introduction of the book (by Shetty et al.) begins with a >>>> description of Tulu Nadu. BV Shetty, a remarkable botanist, is no more. I >>>> was given this book last year by his niece, she had spoken about several >>>> Tulu names in it during conversation and hence the query. I can only >>>> surmise that the book contains a mix of local names in the prevalent >>>> regional languages, the dominant being Tulu. An explicit mention about the >>>> language of the local names would have been ideal. >>>> >>>> Found an old "Tulu-English Dictionary" (1886) by Rev. A. Männer and you >>>> might be interested in downloading it from this hyperlink >>>> <https://ia902707.us.archive.org/9/items/tuluenglishengli01mnuoft/tuluenglishengli01mnuoft.pdf>. >>>> It contains "the names of about 600 plants" with the following prefatory >>>> remark: "About half are taken from 'Five Hundred Indian Plants' by C. >>>> Stolz, and the others have been obtained in other ways, careful >>>> investigation being required in some cases." [pp. v-vi]. >>>> >>>> Have attached the screenshots of some relevant portions. There are some >>>> entries on challa / challamara / chalimara [pp. 223-224] but they don't >>>> seem to match with *L. speciosa*. >>>> >>>> Thanks for your response and best wishes, Viplav >>>> >>>> El 15 de diciembre de 2014, 23:32, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>> escribió: >>>> >>> >>>>> Thanks very much Viplav ji for this feed. >>>>> >>>>> ENVIS / FRLHT >>>>> <http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=1278&parname=0> >>>>> does mention transcribed Kannada names: challa, chella. >>>>> I tried all sorts of permutation / combination of cha / che + lla in >>>>> Kannad script - but was not able to get satisfactory results in Kannad >>>>> site >>>>> nor in the dictionaries that I refer - Kannada Kasturi and Rev. Ferdinand >>>>> Kittel's. >>>>> >>>>> Since names in Tulu are not mentioned explicitly, I would consider >>>>> them to be Kannarese. >>>>> >>>>> ನಂದಿ nandi in Kittel >>>>> <https://books.google.co.in/books?id=HBUsaxC61mkC&pg=PA839&lpg=PA839&dq=nandi+Lagerstroemia+Kittel&source=bl&ots=wAvLEnhpys&sig=jiJ8GpNcRxz1uPeDWsykb5oaYEc&hl=en&sa=X&ei=QB6PVPLgEcv98AXu54HgDw&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=nandi%20Lagerstroemia%20Kittel&f=false>'s >>>>> dictionary seems to be a generic name (with prefixed descriptors) given to >>>>> wood of various trees including couple of *Lagerstroemia* sp. ( >>>>> *microcarpa* and *parviflora*). >>>>> >>>>> ENVIS / FRLHT >>>>> <http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4695&parname=0> for *L. >>>>> reginae* (syn of *L. speciosa*) lists *nandi*. I would go with >>>>> including this "nandi" in my notes. >>>>> Thank you very much Viplav ji. >>>>> >>>>> I will re look (search) and revert if I get any lead on challa / >>>>> chella with help from Kannad folks. >>>>> >>>>> Regards. >>>>> Dinesh >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 10:15 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>>>> Dear Dinesh ji, >>>>>> >>>>>> In the book "Plant Resources of Western Ghats and Lowlands of >>>>>> Dakshina Kannada and Udupi District" (by BV Shetty, KM Kaveriappa & KG >>>>>> Bhat), there are two more names for this tree - "chella" and "nandi" - in >>>>>> addition to "hole daasavala". Would these be the Tulu names of this tree? >>>>>> They are mentioned simply as "local names" in the book. >>>>>> >>>>>> Best wishes, Viplav >>>>>> >>>>>> El 12 de diciembre de 2014, 21:54, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> >>>>>> escribió: >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>> via Species >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > >>>>>>> L <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/l> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. ... *family*: Lythraceae >>>>>>> [image: Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.] >>>>>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2749722738&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeNLLhMQe8H_c0xW089OFNK8q8H-Q> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> [image: Flowers of India] >>>>>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FQueen%2520Crape%2520Myrtle.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcoKLxMNI2_FOQ6G6QKkCQo9DMeRA> >>>>>>> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] >>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!searchin/indiantreepix/Lagerstroemia%20speciosa> >>>>>>> [image: more views in flickr] >>>>>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DLagerstroemiaspeciosa%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfW9iRT9GB6tLeq4zeCiquq-hFh1w> >>>>>>> [image: more views on Google Earth] >>>>>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DLagerstroemiaspeciosa%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeEfrvDV21IJ2HDGeCWohQ66lSB5g> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *la-ger-STROO-mee-uh* -- named for Magnus von Lagerström, Swedish >>>>>>> naturalist... Dave's Botanary >>>>>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DLagerstroemia&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze51vwldCCFABtyPkAfkxLktBYpFg> >>>>>>> *spee-see-OH-suh* -- showy or spectacular ... Dave's Botanary >>>>>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dspeciosa&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcA9qy2Ya5GSQuEbHahjU5aXbWePA> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *commonly known as*: giant crape-myrtle >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/giant-crape-myrtle> >>>>>>> , pride of India >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/pride-of-india> >>>>>>> , queen's crape-myrtle >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/giant-crape-myrtle> >>>>>>> , queen's flower >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/queen-s-flower> >>>>>>> • *Assamese*: আজাৰ ajara >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/assamese/ajara-ajara> >>>>>>> • *Bengali*: জারুল jarul >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/jarula-jarul> >>>>>>> • *Gujarati*: જારૂલ jarul >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/jarula-jarul> >>>>>>> , મોટો ભોંડારો moto bhondaro >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/moto-bhondaro-moto-bhondaro> >>>>>>> , તામન taman >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/gujarati/tamana-taman> >>>>>>> • *Hindi*: जारल jaral >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/jarala-jaral> >>>>>>> , जरुल jarul >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/hindi/jarula-jarul> >>>>>>> • *Kannada*: ಹೊಳೆ ದಾಸವಾಳ hole dasavala >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/hole-dasavala-hole-dasavala> >>>>>>> , ಮರುವ maruva >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/maruva-maruva> >>>>>>> • *Konkani*: सोटुलारी sotulari >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/sotulari-sotulari> >>>>>>> • *Malayalam*: അടന്പു adambu >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/atanpu-adambu> >>>>>>> , മണിമരുത് manimaruth >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/manimarut-manimaruth> >>>>>>> , പൂമരുത് puumaruth >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/pumarut-puumaruth> >>>>>>> • *Manipuri*:jarol >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/manipuri/jarol> >>>>>>> • *Marathi*: जारूळ jarul >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/jarula-jarul> >>>>>>> , मोठा बोंडारा motha bondara >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/motha-bondara-motha-bondara> >>>>>>> , ताम्हण tamhan >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/tamhana-tamhan> >>>>>>> • *Mizo*: chawn-pui >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/chawn-pui> >>>>>>> , thla-do >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/mizo/thla-do> >>>>>>> • *Tamil*: கதலி kadali >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/katali-kadali> >>>>>>> , பூமருது pu-marutu >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/pumarutu-pu-marutu> >>>>>>> • *Telugu*: సొగసులచెట్టు sogasulachettu >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/sogasulacettu-sogasulachettu> >>>>>>> • *Urdu*: جرول jarul >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/urdu/jarul> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The flower of "Pride of India" is the *State Flower >>>>>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/home/state-flowers>* >>>>>>> of *Maharashtra* (tamhan, Marathi: ताम्हण). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *botanical names*: *Lagerstroemia speciosa* (L.) Pers. ... >>>>>>> *synonyms*: *Lagerstroemia flos-reginae* Retz. • *Munchausia >>>>>>> speciosa* L. 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