Awesome catch and contrast Dinesh Ji Tanay On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> via Species<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > > E <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/e> > > > *Excoecaria agallocha* > ♂[image: Excoecaria agallocha ♂ > L.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5928808369/> > ♀[image: Excoecaria agallocha ♀ > L.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/5929421566/> > [image: Flowers of > India]<http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Blinding%20Tree.html>[image: > Discussions at > efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#%21searchin/indiantreepix/Excoecaria%20agallocha>[image: > more views in > flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Excoecariaagallocha&m=tags&z=m>[image: > more views on Google > Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Excoecariaagallocha&format=kml_nl> > > > *eks-see-KAIR-ee-a* -- from the Latin *ex-caeco* (to blind, make blind) > *a-GAL-o-ka* -- Latinized from the ancient word for a resinous, aromatic > tree > > > *commonly known as*: blind-your-eye > mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/blind-your-eye-mangrove> > , blinding > tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/blinding-tree> > , cametty eagle > wood<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/cametty-eagle-wood> > , milky > mangrove<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/milky-mangrove> > , river poison > tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/river-poison-tree> > ,salt swamp tiger's > milk<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/salt-swamp-tiger-s-milk> > • *Bengali*: > gewa<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/bengali/gewa> > • *Konkani*: उसो > uso<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/uso-uso> > • *Malayalam*: കോമട്ടി > koomatti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/keamatti-koomatti> > • *Marathi*: गेवा > geva<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/geva-geva> > •* Oriya*: > guan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/oriya/guna> > • *Tamil*: தில்லை > tillai<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/tillai-tillai> > • *Telugu*: తెల్ల > tella<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/telugu/tella-tella> > > > and more names in *Tamil*: அகதி > akati<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/akati-akati> > , ஆக்கொல்லி > akkolli<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/akkolli-akkolli> > , அம்பலவிருட்சம் > ampala-virutcam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ampalavirutcam-ampala-virutcam> > , அம்பலத்தி > ampalatti<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/ampalatti-ampalatti> > , ஆடியகூத்தன் > atiya-kuttan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/atiyakuttan-atiya-kuttan> > , கொக்குமேனி > kokkumeni<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kokkumeni-kokkumeni> > , பருவி > paruvi<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/paruvi-paruvi> > , வரிவனம் > vari-vanam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/varivanam-vari-vanam> > > > > *botanical names*: *Excoecaria agallocha* L. ... *synonyms*: *Commia > cochinchinensis* Lour. • *Excoecaria affinis* Endl. •*Excoecaria camettia* > Willd. • *Excoecaria ovalis* Endl. • *Excoecaria sphaerosperma* F.Muell. > ex Pax [Illegitimate] •*Stillingia agallocha* (L.) Baill. ... The Plants > List <http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-83292> > > > > > > > Dear friends, > > Those familiar with names in their languages may point out any error / > provide any better known name(s). > > Would like to get the Bengali name *gewa* in Bangla script. > Would also like to get valid name(s) of this plant in Kannada script ... at > ENVIS / FRLHT, they are: haaro (OR hara / haro) gida, kamate, kammatta, > thilla, tilla > > Regards. > Dinesh > -- *Tanay Bose* Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. Department of Botany. University of British Columbia . 3529-6270 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) 604-822-2019 (Lab) 604-822-6089 (Fax) [email protected] *Webpages:* http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/
