*Sterculia foetida * L. - *stur-KEW-lee-uh* -- from the Latin *stercus*; meaning, manure or dung *FET-uh-duh* -- stinking
[image: Punava (Marathi: पुनव)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2334250747%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeNu6Xcwl0Fhmuw57UWjUsSDk-IaQ> Mar 15, 2008 along Gladys Alvares Road near Lokpuram, Thane *commonly known as*: hazel sterculia, Indian almond, Java olive, peon, poon tree, skunk tree, sterculia nut, stinky sterculia, tropical chestnut, wild almond • *Bengali*: জংগলী বাদাম jungli badam, বাক্স বাদাম baksho baadaam • * Hindi*: जंगली बादाम jangali badam • *Kannada*: bhatala penari • *Konkani*: कुवें रुक kuvem ruk, नागिन nagin • *Malayalam*: പിണര് pinar, പീനാറി pinari, പൊട്ടക്കാവളം pottakkavalam, മലംപരത്തി malamparaththi • *Marathi*: जंगलीबादाम jangalibadam, पुनव punava • *Sanskrit*: पुतिदारु putidaru, वित्खदिर vitkhadirah • *Tamil*: குதிரைப்பிடுக்கன் kutiraippitukkan, பீநாறி pinari • * Telugu*: అడవిబాదము adavibadamu, గుర్రపుబాదము gurrapubadamu, మంచిపొణకు manciponaku *Native to*: east Africa, tropical Asia, north Australia - [image: Pinari (Tamil: பீநாறி)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2095150453%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze5-EPdcaD27qSQpUdOiX2BPhYd1w>... Dec 8, 2007 near Back Bay Reclamation, Mumbai - [image: Wild Almond]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4281688308%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeZMyuFuo4y8tHtxVhiQwVpJ9oFGg>... Jan 17, 2010 in premises of Bassein fort, Vasai, Maharashtra - ... more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Sterculiafoetida&m=tags Regards. Dinesh
