*Scaevola taccada* (Gaertn.) Roxb. [image: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143788331>
*skee-VO-luh* -- left-handed ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Scaevola> *ta-KA-da* -- Latinized form of the vernacular name in Sri Lanka ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=taccada> *commonly known as*: beach fan flower, beach grape, beach naupaka, beach plum, half flower, Malayan rice paper, sea lettuce, taccada pith • *Gujarati*: ભદ્રાક્ષ bhadraksha • *Kachchhi*: ભદ્રાક્ષ bhadraksha • *Kannada*: ಭದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bhadrakshi • *Malayalam*: ഭദ്രാക്ഷം bhadraaksham, വെള്ളമോദകം vellamodakam • *Marathi*: भद्राक्ष bhadraksh • *Sanskrit*: भद्राक्ष bhadraksha • *Tamil*: வெல்லமுத்தகம் vellamuttakam • *Telugu*: భద్రాక్ష bhadraksha • *Tulu*: ಭದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bhadrakshi *botanical names*: *Scaevola taccada* (Gaertn.) Roxb. ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Lobelia taccada* Gaertn. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Scaevola frutescens* (Mill.) K.Krause • *Scaevola koenigii* Vahl • *Scaevola sericea* Vahl ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 09 August 2024 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. The bits about the languages of India <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/languages-of-india.html> mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken *sensu amplo*. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *beach fan flower* - Dave's Garden <https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59171> *beach grape, beach plum, half flower, sea lettuce* - Top Tropicals <https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/scaevola_taccada.htm> *beach naupaka* - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaevola_taccada> - The Free Encyclopedia *Malayan rice paper, taccada pith* - FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal Plants Database <https://www.medicinalplants.in/searchpage/showdetails/xplant_id/6ebf2eafc128d414f6dca1faf2074fec> ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* *ભદ્રાક્ષ bhadraksha* - Many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/E1YjH5Szsss/m/5-LDmZ0P2ewJ> - for *Scaevola koenigii* Vahl ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) ~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~ written in: *Gujarati* (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: *Kutch* region of Gujarat *ભદ્રાક્ષ bhadraksha* - name borrowed from Gujarati, for want of name; many thanks to Viplav Gangar for help with this name ... efloraofindia <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/E1YjH5Szsss/m/5-LDmZ0P2ewJ> ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಭದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bhadrakshi* - for *Scaevola sericea* Vahl ... 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 ... ಭದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bhadrakshi = prosperous eyes; the fruits allude to eye balls ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *ഭദ്രാക്ഷം bhadraaksham, വെള്ളമോദകം vellamodakam* - Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with these names ... facebook <https://www.facebook.com/groups/Malayalamplantnames/posts/297343230463034/> - for *Scaevola sericea* Vahl ... 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 ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *भद्राक्ष bhadraksh (or भद्रक bhadrak)* - for *Scaevola frutescens* (Mill.) K.Krause ... मराठी शब्दकोश <https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/29981/> - मराठी भाषा विभाग - महाराष्ट्र शासन - or *भद्राक्षी bhadrakshi* ... for *Scaevola sericea* Vahl ... The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars *भद्राक्ष bhadraksha* - for *Scaevola sericea* Vahl ... 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 ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *வெல்லமுத்தகம் vellamuttakam* - Tamil names of Botanical names <https://books.google.com/books?id=EIE5EAAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false> by Yercaud Ilango ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, *Telangana*, Puducherry *భద్రాక్ష bhadraksha* - name derived from Sanskrit, for want of name ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, north Kerala *ಭದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bhadrakshi* - for *Scaevola sericea* Vahl ... 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 ... ಭದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bhadrakshi = prosperous eyes; the fruits allude to eye balls ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ coasts, Andaman & Nicobar islands, Lakshadweep islands - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 24.8; last update August 8th, 2024. Last accessed 00/08/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy). ~~~~~ Created on: 18:31 09-08-2024 ¦ Last updated: 09:52 10-08-2024 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/scaevola-taccada-gaertn-roxb.html Regards. Dinesh On Sat, Aug 10, 2024 at 10:25 AM Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/scaevola-taccada-gaertn-roxb.html > > Regards. > Dinesh > > On Monday 18 December 2017 at 18:48:24 UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote: > >> Thanks, Dinesh ji. >> >> On 18-Dec-2017 4:09 PM, "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Update, names added ... >>> >>> • *Sanskrit*: भद्राक्ष bhadraksha >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/sanskrit/bhadraksa-bhadraksha> >>> • *Tulu*: ಭದ್ರಾಕ್ಷಿ bhadrakshi >>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tulu/bhadraksi-bhadrakshi> >>> >>> Regards. >>> Dinesh >>> >>> >>> >>> On Friday, October 10, 2014 at 7:40:46 PM UTC+5:30, Dinesh Valke wrote: >>>> >>>> via Species >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > S >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/s> > >>>> *Scaevola taccada* (Gaertn.) Roxb. ... *family*: Goodeniaceae >>>> [image: Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb.] >>>> <https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F15390563171&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzewiTqOJmrt8U5juBg8asTYaptqjw> >>>> >>>> >>>> [image: Flowers of India] >>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FHalf%2520Flower.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdz6-0tL3MzrgM4YZ38F-ZOuv160Q> >>>> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia] >>>> <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Scaevola%20taccada%7Csort:date%7Cspell:true> >>>> [image: more views in flickr] >>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fsearch%2F%3Fq%3DScaevolataccada%26m%3Dtags%26z%3Dm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd_V-284v_1NfZTSKFXmu_kX8x4zA> >>>> [image: more views on Google Earth] >>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.flickr.com%2Fservices%2Ffeeds%2Fgeo%2Findia%2F%26tags%3DScaevolataccada%26format%3Dkml_nl&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfuHWKqxoJ5Prc8FszSabkG9a7yog> >>>> >>>> >>>> *skee-VO-luh* -- left-handed ... Dave's Botanary >>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3DScaevola&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzexl6X93e-FIYYWjJKIpjllHg_q8w> >>>> *ta-KA-da* -- Latinized form of the vernacular name in Ceylon ... Dave's >>>> Botanary >>>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2Fsearch.php%3Fsearch_text%3Dtaccada&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzd39TPRx0_GfjT11QA4ApSB2V6ANg> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *commonly known as*: beach cabbage >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/beach-cabbage> >>>> , beach grape >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/beach-grape> >>>> , beach naupaka >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/beach-naupaka> >>>> , beach plum >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/beach-plum> >>>> , beach scaevola >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/beach-scaevola> >>>> , Cardwell cabbage >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/cardwell-cabbage> >>>> , half-flower >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/half-flower> >>>> , Malayan rice paper >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/malayan-rice-paper> >>>> , pipetree >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/pipetree> >>>> , sea lettuce tree >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/sea-lettuce-tree> >>>> , taccada pith >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/taccada-pith> >>>> • *Kannada*: ಭದ್ರಾಕ bhadraak >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/bhadraka-bhadraak> >>>> • *Malayalam*: ഭദ്രാക്ഷം bhadraaksham >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/bhadraksam-bhadraaksham> >>>> , വെള്ളമോദകം vellamodakam >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/vellameadakam-vellamodakam> >>>> • *Marathi*: भद्रक bhadrak >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/bhadraka-bhadrak> >>>> , भद्राक्ष bhadraksh >>>> <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/bhadraksa-bhadraksh> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *botanical names*: *Scaevola taccada* (Gaertn.) Roxb. ... *synonyms*: >>>> *Lobelia >>>> taccada* Gaertn. (basionym) • *Scaevola frutescens* K. Krause • *Scaevola >>>> koenigii* Vahl • *Scaevola sericea* Vahl ... 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