Vibrant picture and nice work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct. Regards, Sam Kuzhalanattu.
On Fri, 29 May, 2026, 12:02 am Dinesh Valke, <[email protected]> wrote: > *Monoon longifolium* (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders > [image: Monoon longifolium (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders] > <https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143262932> > > *MOH-noh-on* -- Greek: *monos* (single), *oon* (egg) -- referring to the > single-seeded fruit ... compiled from web > *lon-jee-FOH-lee-um* -- long leaves ... Dave's Botanary > <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=longifolium> > *commonly known as*: ashok, cemetery tree, false ashok, Indian fir tree, > Indian mast tree, Madras ashoka • *Assamese*: দেৱদাৰু debdaru, উনাবৈ > unboi • *Bengali*: দেবদারু debdaru • *Dogri*: मिथक अशोक mithak ashok, राम > अशोक ram ashok • *Gujarati*: આસોપાલવ aasopalav • *Haryanvi*: अशोक ashok • > *Hindi*: अशोक ashok, असोग asog, देबदार debdar • *Kannada*: ಕಂಬದ ಮರ > kambada mara, ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಅಶೊಕ madras ashoka, ಪುಂಗು pungu, ಉಬ್ಬಿನ ಮರ ubbina > mara • *Konkani*: अशोक ashok • *Malayalam*: അരണമരം aranamaram, അശോകം > ashokam • *Manipuri*: ꯗꯦꯕꯗꯥꯔ debdar • *Marathi*: अशोक ashok, आसुपाला > asupala • *Nepali*: नक्कली अशोक nakkalee ashok • *Odia*: ଦେବଦାରୁ debadaru > • *Rajasthani*: आसापाला asapala, अशोक ashok • *Sanskrit*: अशोक ashoka, > आसोपालव asopalava, देवदारु devadaru • *Santali*: ᱫᱮᱵᱽ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ deb dare • > *Tamil*: அசோகம் acokam, செயலை ceyalai, காழ்கோளி kaḻkoli, கேலிகம் kelikam, > நெட்டிலிங்கம் nettilinkam, பாய்மரவிருட்சம் pay-mara-virutcam, > யுக்மபத்திரிகை yukma-pattirikai • *Telugu*: అశోకము ashokamu, దేవదారు > daevadaaru, నరమామిడి naramaamidi, నెత్తి లింగం netthi lingam • *Urdu*: > اسوگ asog, ديبدار debdar > *botanical names*: *Monoon longifolium* (Sonn.) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders > ... *homotypic synonyms*: *Guatteria longifolia* (Sonn.) Wall. • *Polyalthia > longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites • *Unona altissima* > Russell ex Wall. • *Unona longifolia* (Sonn.) Dunal • *Uvaria altissima* > Pennant • *Uvaria longifolia* Sonn. ... and more at POWO > <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 24 May 2026 > Bibliography / etymology / notes > 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 > *ashok, false ashok* > > - "ashok" is the most popular name for this species, despite the fact > that the true ashok is "Sita Ashok > > <https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/08/saraca-asoca-roxb-wjde-wilde.html>", > a religious tree, having mentions in epics and scriptures. Therefore, the > name "false ashok" too is given to this species to clarify the common > confusion ... Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ashok.html>, retrieved > May 24, 2026 > > *cemetery tree* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> :: > Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET > - This nickname is highly relevant across India, especially in the > Tulunadu region (coastal Karnataka and Kerala) that Dr. Prasad K. > Subrahmanya investigated. During the colonial era, British and Portuguese > planners heavily introduced this tree around churches, convent schools, and > adjacent churchyards. Over generations, local communities frequently saw > rows of these towering "masts" framing the graveyards behind churches, > leading directly to the English label "Cemetery Tree" catching on in > regional floras. ... compiled from web. > > *Indian fir tree* > > - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoon_longifolium> - The > Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) > - People living in the flat, hot plains of India coined the name Indian > fir tree because of its tall, narrow, symmetrical cone shape, which > closely mimics the look of a coniferous fir tree found in cold, mountainous > climates. Since true fir trees cannot survive the tropical heat of mainland > India, *Monoon longifolium* became the lowlands' natural substitute > for that classic, stately mountain silhouette. This is also how the name > *Debdaru* (Tree of the Gods) came to be associated with this species > in various regional languages of India. ... compiled from web > > *Indian mast tree* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras, 1924-1936. > - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoon_longifolium> - The > Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 24, 2026) > - The name Indian mast tree comes directly from seafaring history. > Because the native wild variety grows exceptionally tall, straight, and > flexible, its timber was highly prized by shipbuilders. In the days of > sailing ships, the straight trunks of this tree were harvested specifically > to make the masts for ships navigating the Indian Ocean. ... compiled > from web. > > *Madras ashoka* > > - 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 ... (downloaded: Nov 17, 2023) > - Madras Ashoka is a highly historically significant regional name! > The name is widely documented in South Indian botanical literature — > particularly in Karnataka and Kerala — as the preferred Kannada and Tulu > common name. During the British Raj, the Madras Presidency was a massive > administrative territory that covered not just modern Tamil Nadu, but also > coastal Andhra, parts of Odisha, parts of Kerala, and the Tulunadu / > coastal Karnataka region (which fell under the South Canara district of the > Madras Presidency). The British colonial government heavily cultivated, > propagated, and distributed *Monoon longifolium* out of major hub > gardens in Madras (such as the Agri-Horticultural Society of Madras). > Because the saplings were distributed across the presidency from Madras for > urban avenue lining, railway lines, and government bungalows - the locals > in outlying districts (like Tulunadu) naturally associated the incoming > plant with the capital city, naming it the "Madras Ashoka". ... compiled > from web. > > ~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~ > written in: *Assamese* (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: *Assam*, Arunachal > Pradesh, Meghalaya > *দেৱদাৰু debdaru* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > ৱিকিপিডিয়া > - মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ > > <https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%B1%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%B0%E0%A7%81> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 25, 2026) > > *উনাবৈ unboi* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Flora > of Assam > <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam11/mode/2up?view=theater> Vol > I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das > - Many thanks to Monoj Nath for help with this name ... facebook > <https://www.facebook.com/groups/info.annu/permalink/4254760901421469/> > > ~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Bengali* (বাংলা) ... spoken in: *West Bengal*, Assam, > Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *দেবদারু debdaru* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS > <https://archive.org/details/dli.bengal.10689.20349/page/n5/mode/2up> > - VOL. I > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Flora > of Assam > <https://archive.org/details/FloraOfAssam11/mode/2up?view=theater> Vol > I (Part I) by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > উইকিপিডিয়া > - একটি মুক্ত বিশ্বকোষ > > <https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 25, 2026) > > ~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (डोगरी) ... spoken in: *Jammu & Kashmir* ... > spoken by the Dogras > *मिथक अशोक mithak ashok, राम अशोक ram ashok* > > - Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... > facebook > > <https://www.facebook.com/vomprakash/posts/pfbid0NjJ4jRjVHGQLyV3HVFUHYJoGZorFJsE3Em5u4fdVRwQ86T2ffqwPA4uQRTGe2Ayhl> > > ~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~ > written in: *Gujarati* (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: *Gujarat*, *Dadra & Nagar > Haveli*, *Daman & Diu* > *આસોપાલવ aasopalav* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > વનસ્પતીઓ > ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/cGJt67sMbng/m/-GgGuMCaAQAJ> > :: સંકલન કર્તા વૈધ શ્રી કે,જે,ઝાલા > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Biological > Diversity of Gujarat > > <https://www.researchgate.net/file.PostFileLoader.html?id=53e359a6d4c118a12a8b45b8&assetKey=AS%3A273575079022597%401442236789815> > - published by Gujarat Ecology Commission ... (downloaded: Dec 16, 2020) > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > વિકિપીડિયા > - મુક્ત વિશ્વ જ્ઞાનકોશ > > <https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%86%E0%AA%B8%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%AA%E0%AA%BE%E0%AA%B2%E0%AA%B5> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 25, 2026) > > ~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: *Haryana*, > Delhi > *अशोक ashok* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Haryana > Forest Flora <https://haryanaforestflora.in/specimen/view/413> - A > Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) ... (accessed: > May 27, 2026) > > ~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: *Delhi*, *Uttar Pradesh*, > *Bihar*, *Chhattisgarh*, *Haryana*, *Jharkhand*, *Madhya Pradesh*, > Rajasthan, *Uttarakhand* > *अशोक ashok* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1718/a77e982c0bd140c71e57809124c68392> > ... (accessed: May 26, 2026) > > *असोग asog, देबदार debdar* > > - for *Uvaria longifolia* Sonn. ... Platts, John T. (John Thompson). *A > dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> London: W. H. Allen & > Co., 1884. > > ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ > written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* > *ಕಂಬದ ಮರ kambada mara, ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಅಶೊಕ madras ashoka* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> :: > Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ... ಕಂಬದ > ಮರ kambada mara (pole tree) is due to its columnar growth and much use > of its stem as pole. > - ಮದ್ರಾಸ್ ಅಶೊಕ madras ashoka is a highly historically significant > regional name! The name is widely documented in South Indian botanical > literature — particularly in Karnataka and Kerala — as the preferred > Kannada and Tulu common name. During the British Raj, the Madras Presidency > was a massive administrative territory that covered not just modern Tamil > Nadu, but also coastal Andhra, parts of Odisha, parts of Kerala, and the > Tulunadu / coastal Karnataka region (which fell under the South Canara > district of the Madras Presidency). The British colonial government heavily > cultivated, propagated, and distributed *Monoon longifolium* out of > major hub gardens in Madras (such as the Agri-Horticultural Society of > Madras). Because the saplings were distributed across the presidency from > Madras for urban avenue lining, railway lines, and government bungalows - > the locals in outlying districts (like Tulunadu) naturally associated the > incoming plant with the capital city, naming it the "Madras Ashoka". ... > compiled > from web. > > *ಪುಂಗು pungu* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... Alar > - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus > <https://alar.ink/> created by V. Krishna > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal > plants of Mysore > <http://mdl.mandayamsabha.in/uploads/book/bk_1605597283.pdf> - > Mandayam Digital Library ... (downloaded: Nov 27, 2020) > > *ಉಬ್ಬಿನ ಮರ ubbina mara* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > 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 ... (downloaded: Nov 17, 2023) > > ~~~~~ 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 > *अशोक ashok* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > 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. > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India > <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/153789> with a note > on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga > :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET > > ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ > written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala*, Lakshadweep > *അരണമരം aranamaram* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> :: > Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET > - വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം > > <https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%85%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%A3%E0%B4%AE%E0%B4%B0%E0%B4%82> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 25, 2026) > > *അശോകം ashokam* > > - for *Uvaria longifolia* Sonn. ... Gundert, Hermann. *A Malayalam and > English dictionary*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/gundert/> > Mangalore, London, C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., 1872. > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional > medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and > Karnataka <https://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/10603/41951> :: > Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET > > ~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~ > written in: *Meiteilon* (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: > *Manipur* ... other names for this language: Meetei > *ꯗꯦꯕꯗꯥꯔ debdar* > > - Flowers of India > <https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Ashok.html>, retrieved > May 25, 2026 > > ~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (मराठी) ... spoken in: *Maharashtra*, Karnataka > *अशोक ashok, आसुपाला asupala* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > 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> > ... (downloaded: Sep 5, 2020) > > ~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (नेपाली) ... spoken in: *Nepal*, *West Bengal*, > *Assam*, *Sikkim* > *नक्कली अशोक nakkalee ashok* > > - Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... > eFloraofIndia > <https://groups.google.com/g/indiantreepix/c/p4oxqLtpv4g/m/VHQYFvyqCAAJ> > > ~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~ > written in: *Odia* (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: *Odisha*, Andaman & Nicobar > Islands > *ଦେବଦାରୁ debadaru* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Praharaj, G.C. *Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of > the Oriya language*. <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/praharaj/> > Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940. > > ~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: *Rajasthan* > *आसापाला asapala, अशोक ashok* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Banswara > - Forest Department > > <https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Banswara_final.pdf> > - Rajasthan Government ... (downloaded: Sep 5, 2020) > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Bundi > - Forest Department > > <http://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/raj/forest/ForestDepartment/PDFs/Department%20Wing/Forest%20Working%20Plan/Sanctioned%20Working%20Plan/text/Bundi_Final.pdf> > - Rajasthan Government ... (downloaded: Sep 21, 2020) > > ~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~ > written in: *Devanagari* (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests > and scholars > *अशोक ashoka, आसोपालव asopalava, देवदारु devadaru* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > FRLHT & NMPB - Indian Medicinal Plants Database > > <https://www.medicinalplants.in/searchpage/showdetails/xplant_id/b18658531a09aac570466283f6779739> > ... (accessed: May 26, 2026) > - This species has no valid Sanskrit name. It has no mentions in the > religious epics or Vedic scriptures, no spiritual rituals, and no Ayurvedic > formulae anywhere in the classic ancient Sanskrit texts. This species is a > tropical native of the far south that only became famous across mainland > India during the British Raj. Beyond this plant's role as a standard avenue > tree, it gained importance for framing architectural landmarks, ancient > heritage sites, modern monuments, and expansive public gardens. Modern > digital databases have systematically assigned Sanskrit names belonging to > the ancient identities of India's true native forest trees to this species. > Most of the them are of the true Sita Ashok (*Saraca asoca*) and those > of the Himalayan Deodar Cedar (*Cedrus deodara*). ... personal > comments and facts compiled from the web. > > ~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~ > written in: *Ol Chiki* (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), > Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: *Jharkhand*, *West Bengal*, > Odisha > *ᱫᱮᱵᱽ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ deb dare* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ > - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ > > <https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%AE%E1%B1%B5%E1%B1%BD_%E1%B1%AB%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%A8%E1%B1%AE> > ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: May 27, 2026) > > ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ > written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Puducherry, > Andaman & Nicobar Islands > *அசோகம் acokam, செயலை ceyalai, காழ்கோளி kaḻkoli, கேலிகம் kelikam, > நெட்டிலிங்கம் nettilinkam, பாய்மரவிருட்சம் pay-mara-virutcam, > யுக்மபத்திரிகை yukma-pattirikai* > > - for Indian mast tree / *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & > Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... University of Madras. *Tamil lexicon*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/tamil-lex/> [Madras], > University of Madras, 1924-1936. > > ~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~ > written in: *Telugu* ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: *Andhra Pradesh*, > *Telangana*, Puducherry > *అశోకము ashokamu, దేవదారు daevadaaru, నరమామిడి naramaamidi, నెత్తి లింగం > netthi lingam* > > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > Flora > Andhrika > <https://floraandhrika.blogspot.com/search?q=Polyalthia+longifolia> - > Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: May 26, 2026) > - for *Polyalthia longifolia* (Sonn.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Thwaites ... > FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants > > <https://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/1718/a77e982c0bd140c71e57809124c68392> > ... (accessed: May 26, 2026) > > ~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~ > written in: *Urdu* (اردو) ... spoken in: *Uttar Pradesh*, Delhi, Bihar, > Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka > *اسوگ asog, ديبدار debdar* > > - for *Uvaria longifolia* Sonn. ... Platts, John T. (John Thompson). *A > dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English*. > <https://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/platts/> London: W. H. Allen & > Co., 1884. > > ~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ > Native: Kerala, Tamil Nadu > Cultivated: Rest of mainland, including her islands > > - compiled from web > > ~~~~~ Created on: 19:36 24-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 23:31 28-05-2026 > (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~ > > > > > > > > Names compiled / updated at > https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/05/monoon-longifolium-sonn-bxue-rmksaunders.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/CADkXgDQ5HxmoUyqOooYg1qQ9Lp0hU5O8%2B_-hCdAiA7ye2b1_rA%40mail.gmail.com.
