Nice picture and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct, regards, Sam.
On Sun, 12 Oct, 2025, 8:36 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Hydnocarpus pentandrus* (Buch.-Ham.) Oken > [image: Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch.-Ham.) Oken] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/116404178> > > ¿ *hyd-no-KAR-pus* ? -- Greek: *hydnon* (tuber, truffle); *karpos* > (fruit) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> > *pen-TAN-drus* -- five stamens ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=pentandrus> > > *commonly known as*: *jangli* almond, *soorty* oil tree • *Bengali*: > চালমুগরা chalmugra • *Gujarati*: ચાલમોગરા chalamogara, કડવા કોઠા kadava > kotha, કડવી કવઠ kadavi kavath • *Hindi*: चालमुगरा chalmugra • *Kannada*: > ಗರುಡಫಲ garudaphala, ಸೂರಂತೆ surante, ತೊರತ್ತಿ toratti • *Konkani*: कडू कवठी > kadu kavathi • *Malayalam*: കൊട്ടി kotti, മരോട്ടി marotti, നീർവട്ട > nirvatta • *Malvani*: कवठी kavati • *Marathi*: कडू कपित्थ kadu kapith, > कडू कवठ kadu kavat, खैट khait, खष्ट khasht, कौटी kowti • *Odia*: > ଚାଲମୁଗ୍ରା chalmugra • *Sanskrit*: गरुडफल garudaphala, कटुकपित्थ > katukapittha, कुष्टवैरी kushtavairi, तूवरक tuvaraka • *Tamil*: மரவட்டை > maravattai, நீரெட்டிமுத்து nirettimuttu • *Telugu*: అడవి బాదాము adavi > baadaamu, నీరధి విత్తులు neeradi vittulu • *Tulu*: ಸೂರಂತೆ surante > > > *botanical names*: *Hydnocarpus pentandrus* (Buch.-Ham.) Oken ... *homotypic > synonyms*: *Chilmoria pentandra* Buch.-Ham. • *Hydnocarpus laurifolius* > Sleumer ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Hydnocarpus wightianus* Blume • > *Munnicksia > laurifolia* Dennst. ... POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved > 11 October 2025 > *NOTE*: Orthographic variants: *Hydnocarpus laurifolia*, *Hydnocarpus > pentandra*, *Hydnocarpus wightiana* > 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 > *jangli almond* > > - Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Jangli%20Almond.html>, > retrieved October 11, 2025 > > *soorty oil tree* > > - Minakshi Rajput, Navneet Kumar - In Vitro Antimicrobial and > Antibiofilm Efficacy of Medicinal Plant Extracts Against Clinical MDR > Isolates from Scalp Infection Cases > > <https://www.ijstr.org/final-print/feb2020/In-Vitro-Antimicrobial-And-Antibiofilm-Efficacy-Of-Medicinal-Plant-Extracts-Against-Clinical-Mdr-Isolates-From-Scalp-Infection-Cases.pdf> > - IJSTR, Volume 9, Issue 02, February 2020 > > ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, > Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *চালমুগরা chalmugra* > > - or চাউলমুগরা chaulmugra ... for *Hydnocarpus laurifolius* Sleumer > ...উইকিপিডিয়া > - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ > > <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *ચાલમોગરા chalamogara, કડવા કોઠા kadava kotha, કડવી કવઠ kadavi kavath* > > - for *Hydnocarpus wightianus* Blume ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા > બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/dq0c7kFEAgAJ> > (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા) > > ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, > *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, > Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* > *चालमुगरा chalmugra* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > ... or चौलमूगरा chaulmugra > - विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश > > <https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%97> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಗರುಡಫಲ garudaphala, ಸೂರಂತೆ surante, ತೊರತ್ತಿ toratti* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > - Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus > <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna > - 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 > > ~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (कोंकणी) / *Kannada* (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam > (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konkani_in_the_Roman_script> (*Konknni*) > ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat > *कडू कवठी kadu kavathi* > > - for *Hydnocarpus laurifolius* Sleumer ... 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 > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *കൊട്ടി kotti, നീർവട്ട nirvatta* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > > *മരോട്ടി marotti* > > - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9F%E0%B4%BF> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > > ~~~~~ MALVANI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मालवणी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra *(only in > the Sindhudurg district)*, north Goa (especially Pernem taluka) ... a > dialect of Konkani with significant Marathi influences and loanwords > *कवठी kavati* > > - Many thanks to Nitin Kawthankar for help with this name ... facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/dinesh.valke/posts/pfbid02cDz2fjA88RCaS4Hz2nQVU3TjfSd7uiDGeiwzwTeAGC85uGNn1QhWrCkmt3NNz5Hzl?comment_id=1937636056806974¬if_id=1760276149127853¬if_t=feed_comment&ref=notif> > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *कडू कपित्थ kadu kapith* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > > *कडू कवठ kadu kavat* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > - The Gazetteer Department - Maharashtra State ... महाराष्ट्रातील > वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा > > <https://gazetteers.maharashtra.gov.in/cultural.maharashtra.gov.in/english/gazetteer/Vansampada/PDF/271-546.pdf> > [accessed > on: 28 Apr 2014] > - for *Hydnocarpus laurifolius* Sleumer ... मराठी विश्वकोश > <https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/16462/> - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी > विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ > > *खैट khait, खष्ट khasht* > > - for *Hydnocarpus laurifolius* Sleumer ... मराठी विश्वकोश > <https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/16462/> - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी > विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ > > *कौटी kowti* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > - for *Hydnocarpus laurifolius* Sleumer ... मराठी विश्वकोश > <https://vishwakosh.marathi.gov.in/16462/> - महाराष्ट्र राज्य मराठी > विश्वकोश निर्मिती मंडळ > > ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ > written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar > Islands > *ଚାଲମୁଗ୍ରା chalmugra* > > - Das P K, Sahoo T, Panda P C. Forest trees of Odisha, India: An > updated checklist. > <https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/1972> > Plant Science Today. 2022; 9(4): 1021–1031. > > ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests > and scholars > *गरुडफल garudaphala, कटुकपित्थ katukapittha, कुष्टवैरी kushtavairi, तूवरक > tuvaraka* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *மரவட்டை maravattai, நீரெட்டிமுத்து nirettimuttu* > > - for *Hydnocarpus wightianus* Blume ... Tamil lexicon > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > > ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ > written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, > *Telangana*, Puducherry > *అడవి బాదాము adavi baadaamu, నీరధి విత్తులు neeradi vittulu* > > - FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1154/f28e025483266d90ce90c19566622267> > > ~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~ > written in: *Tigalari (Tulu)* was used for writing Vedic texts in > Sanskrit, *Kannada* (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: *Karnataka*, > north Kerala > *ಸೂರಂತೆ surante* > > - 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 > > ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > Andaman islands, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu; > endemic to south India, elsewhere globally cultivated > > - Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist > and Distribution of the World Flora. > <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> > Version 25.09; last update Sept. 23rd, 2025. Last accessed 25/09/2025 > (dd/mm/yyyy). > - Odisha :: Das P K, Sahoo T, Panda P C. Forest trees of Odisha, > India: An updated checklist. > <https://horizonepublishing.com/journals/index.php/PST/article/view/1972> > Plant Science Today. 2022; 9(4): 1021–1031. > > ~~~~~ Created on: 12:47 10-10-2025 ¦ Last updated: 19:44 12-10-2025 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/10/hydnocarpus-pentandrus-buch-ham-oken.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]. 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