*Nothopegia castaneifolia* (Roth) Ding Hou [image: Nothopegia castaneifolia (Roth) Ding Hou] <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/287264893>
¿ *noth-oh-PEEJ-ee-uh* ? -- Greek: *nothos* (false); *pege* (fountain) ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *BED-o-my* -- named for Col Richard Henry Beddome, British botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=beddomei> *commonly known as*: chestnutleaf top-fruit tree • *Kannada*: ನಾಯಿ ಚೇರ naayi chera, ಸೊನೆಮಾವು sonemaavu • *Konkani*: आंबेरी amberi • *Malayalam*: നായ്ച്ചേര് naaycheru • *Marathi*: आंबेरी amberi *botanical names*: *Nothopegia castaneifolia* (Roth) Ding Hou ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Glycicarpus edulis* Dalzell • *Glycicarpus racemosa* Dalzell • *Nothopegia dalzellii* Gamble • *Nothopegia racemosa* (Dalzell) Ramamoorthy ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 07 January 2026 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 *chestnutleaf top-fruit tree* - Flowers of India <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Chestnutleaf%20Top-Fruit%20Tree.html>, retrieved January 7, 2026 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ನಾಯಿ ಚೇರ naayi chera* - Imran Baig - Plants of Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Imran-Baig-2/publication/327436070_Plants_of_Mahatma_Gandhi_Botanical_Garden_-_A_biodiversity_heritage_site/links/5b8f815345851540d1c9d930/Plants-of-Mahatma-Gandhi-Botanical-Garden-A-biodiversity-heritage-site.pdf> - A biodiversity heritage site *ಸೊನೆಮಾವು sonemaavu* - Kulkarni, Satish. (2016). Tree Wealth of KTR <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/311619742_Tree_Wealth_of_KTR> ~~~~~ 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 *आंबेरी amberi* - Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. <https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Flora_de_Goa_e_Savantvadi/94dIAAAAYAAJ?hl=en> Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep *നായ്ച്ചേര് naaycheru* - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%AF%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%9A%E0%B5%87%E0%B4%B0%E0%B5%8D> ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka *आंबेरी amberi* - 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] ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, ***Odisha, ***Tamil Nadu - 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 25.12; last update Dec. 21st, 2025. Last accessed 07/01/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy). - Odisha :: Das, Prabhat & Sahoo, Tirthabrata & Mallick, Samarendra & Panda, Pratap. (2021). First record of occurrence of the tree species *Nothopegia racemosa* (Dalz.) Ramamurthy (Anacardiaceae) from Eastern Ghats of India. <https://www.researchgate.net/publication/356961289> *** no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state ~~~~~ Created on: 09:14 07-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 17:21 07-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/nothopegia-castaneifolia-roth-ding-hou.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, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC2vgArrWkua7%2B9o-9iZP4uh1ipZk802w56tDGVxYc%2Bkrg%40mail.gmail.com.
