I had similar queries about nomencalature. According to The plant list *Kavalama urens* is accepted name and *Sterculia urens* is synonym whereas in GRIN *Sterculia urens* is main name and Kavalama is not mentioned at all. Am I right? Dr Phadke
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 7:01 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: > *Kavalama urens * (Roxb.) Raf. > > - *ka-VAL-um* -- from the Tamil name காவலம் *kavalam* for some of the > species of *Sterculia* > *UR-ens* -- stinging > > > [image: Kawali (Marathi: > कावळी)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2236232127%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfOyrKoVWSRYwlRVuOfWXtWmk0NvA> > Feb 2, 2008 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary > > > *commonly known as*: bassora tragacanth, ghost tree, Indian tragacanth, > karaya tree • *Assamese*: odla • *Gujarati*: કડાયો kadaayo, કોગડોલ kogdol > • *Hindi*: गुलु gulu, कराया karaya, कतीरा katira, कुलु kulu • *Kannada*: > kempudale, pinari • *Konkani*: पांडरूख pandrukh • *Malayalam*: > അണ്ണാന്വഴുക്കി annaanvazhukki, തീത്തൊണ്ടി thiiththonti, തൊണ്ടി thonti • * > Marathi*: कांडोळ kandol, कावळी kawali • *Oriya*: gudalo • *Rajasthani*: > katila • *Tamil*: குதிரைப்பிடுக்கன் kutiraippitukkan, செந்தணக்கு > centanakku, வெல்லை பூத்தாளி vellai-puthali • *Telugu*: తపసి ట్టు tapasi > chettu > > *Native of*: India > > > > - [image: Kadaayo (Gujarati: > કડાયો)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F4550992286%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdVGHswxjdHMfHQ-k_AOyU2liGIOg>... > Aug 25, 2010 at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) > - [image: Katira (Hindi: > कतीरा)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5234825955%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeJ-De1ctFMgq2ofXCQDbQkAELPjw>... > Dec 5, 2010 at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park) > - [image: Tapasi Chettu (Telugu: తపసి > ట్టు)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F2237024558%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcVjNPwYGpc_fCRqY0zv3ibR9HDkA>... > Feb 2, 2008 at at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary > - ... more views: > http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=91314344%40N00&q=Sterculiaurens&m=tags > > > > Regards. > Dinesh
