Thanks Mic, for your helpful comments and details.

Regards

Vijayasankar Raman
National Center for Natural Products Research
University of Mississippi


On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 6:35 AM, OZmic <[email protected]> wrote:

> Yes Vijayasankar,
> From your description and the name it is likely to be Citrus reticulataBlanco 
> '
> Kamala'
> The name கமலாப்பழம்  is often found but only applied to the species Citrus
> reticulata Blanco. That's fair, however "Kamala" is a cultivar. One can
> see a parallel with the Mosambi story.
> A cultivar name is transferred to the species, and then other species for
> all sorts of twisted reasons.
> Here is what I have compiled. I leave it up to the experts in the group to
> cross out the wrong names and / or correct the spelling mistakes.
> *Citrus reticulata* Blanco '*Kamala*'
>
> ASSAMESE :  Sumothira.
>
> BENGALI :  কমলা  Komala  (Kamalā), কমলা গাছ  Kamalā gācha,  কমলালেবু  
> Komalalebu
> (Kamala leboo, Kamalālēbu),  কমলালেবু গাছ Kamalālēbu gācha (tree),  কমলালেবুর
> গাছ  Kamalālēbura gācha (tree),  নাগরঙ্গ Nāgaraṅga  নারঙ্গ Nāraṅgaনারাঙ্গা
> Nārāṅgā নারাঙ্গি Nārāṅgi সান্তারা  Sāntārā  সান্তোলা  Sāntōlā.
> ENGLISH :  Kamala orange, Orange.
> GUJARATI :   નારંગી   Naarangii  (naarNgii), સંતરા  Santaraa, Santra.
> HINDI :   कमला Kamalā, Kamla, Kaula, कौंला  Kaunla,  संतरा  Santara,
> Santra.
> KANNADA :  Kittale.
> NEPALESE :  कमला   Kamalaa, सुन्तला   Suntalā.
> ORIYA :  Kamala.
> MARATHI :  Santre.
> SANSKRIT :  कमला  Kamalaa (Kamlaa), Kamalaa niibuu.
> TAMIL :  கமலா  Kamalā,   கமலாப்பழம்  Kamalāppaḻam .
> TELUGU :  కమలా పండు   Kamala pandu  (Kamalā paṇḍu).
> Please let us know also if any of those names are applied to other species
> or cultivars.
> Thanks
>
>
>
> On Thursday, May 10, 2012 1:41:32 PM UTC+10, Vijayasankar wrote:
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> Is this Citrus reticulata?
>> Captured at an orchard in Sirumalai hills, TN.
>> This had loose jacket and sweet pulp!
>> Tamil name (I think): 'Kamala orange' கமலா ஆரஞ்சு
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Vijayasankar Raman
>> National Center for Natural Products Research
>> University of Mississippi
>>
>

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