via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > H <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/h> > *Holigarna arnottiana* Hook.f. ... *family*: Anacardiaceae [image: Holigarna arnottiana Hook.f.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/8295517651/>
[image: Flowers of India]<http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Black%20Varnish%20Tree.html> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#%21topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Holigarna%20arnottiana> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Holigarnaarnottiana&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Holigarnaarnottiana&format=kml_nl> ¿ *ho-lee-GAR-nuh* ? -- perhaps from the name of the plant in Kannada, * holageru* *ar-not-ee-AH-nuh* -- named for G A Walker-Arnott, Scottish botanist ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=arnottiana> *commonly known as*: black varnish tree<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/black-varnish-tree>, Malabar marking nut<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/malabar-marking-nut>• *Kannada*: ಹೊಲಗೇರು holageru<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/holageru-holageru>• *Konkani*: रानबिबो ranbibo<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/konkani/ranabibo-ranbibo>• *Malayalam*: ചേര് cher<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/cer-cher>, കരിഞ്ചേര് karincher<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/karincer-karincher>• *Marathi*: रानबिबा ranbiba<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/ranabiba-ranbiba>• *Tamil*: கருஞ்செரு karunceru<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/karunceru-karunceru>, காட்டுசெரு kattuceru<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/kattuceru-kattuceru> *botanical names*: *Holigarna arnottiana* Hook.f. ... *synonyms*: *Catutsjeron arnottianum* (Hook.f.) Kuntze • *Holigarna longifolia* Wt. & Arn. ... Biotik<http://www.biotik.org/india/species/h/holiarno/holiarno_en.html>• *The Plant List* (2010). Version 1<http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2852387> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed along Kumta Sirsi Road, Karnataka on 17 DEC 12 Many thanks to Shrikant ji for the ID. Regards. Dinesh --
