Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam name and its English spelling. Regards. Dinesh
On Thu, Jan 8, 2026 at 10:56 AM Sam Kuzhalanattu <[email protected]> wrote: > Beautiful picture and nice efforts dear Dinesh ji. > Both Malayalam and English names are correct. > Regards, > Sam Kuzhalanattu. > > On Wed, 7 Jan, 2026, 7:08 pm Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> *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/CABSQqC3YQCqGjJ5bE-iXNUWOcu6s%3DN2Sqv3XOABEaOJCAXL7Og%40mail.gmail.com.
