via Species <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species> > L <https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/l> > *Lophopetalum wightianum* Arn. ... *family*: Celastraceae [image: Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/dinesh_valke/8294121795/>
[image: Flowers of India] <http://www.flowersofindia.net/> [image: Discussions at efloraofindia]<https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#%21topicsearchin/indiantreepix/Lophopetalum%20wightianum> [image: more views in flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=Lophopetalumwightianum&m=tags&z=m> [image: more views on Google Earth]<http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/geo/india/&tags=Lophopetalumwightianum&format=kml_nl> ¿ *lo-foh-PET-al-um* ? -- from the Greek *lophos* (crest), and *petalon*(leaf) ... crested petals ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/> *wight-ee-AY-num* -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary<http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=wightii> *commonly known as*: Wight's lophopetalum<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/english/wight-s-lophopetalum>• *Coorgi*: ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ palmani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/coorgi/palmani-palmani>• *Kannada*: ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/balbale-balpale>, ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapale<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/bauralapale-bauralapale> , ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/bili-halasu-bili-halasu>, ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ palmani<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/kannada/palmani-palmani>• *Malayalam*: വെങ്കടവം venkatavam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/venkatavam-venkatavam>, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkeatta<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/malayalam/venkeatta-venkeatta>• *Marathi*: बल्पले balpale<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/marathi/balpale-balpale>• *Tamil*: காருக்கா karukka<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/karukka-karukka>, வெள்ள பலா vella pala<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vella-pala-vella-pala>, வெள்ளபோலம் vellapolam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/vellapolam-vellapolam>, வெண்கடவன் venkatavan<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/venkatavan-venkatavan>, வென்கோட்டா venkotta<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/venkotta-venkotta>, வெண்குதம் venkutam<https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-names/tamil/venkutam-venkutam> *botanical names*: *Lophopetalum wightianum* Arn. ... *synonyms*: no synonym known ... Biotik<http://www.biotik.org/india/species/l/lophwigh/lophwigh_en.html> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Photographed near Gersoppa Ghat, Karnataka on 16 DEC 12 Many thanks to Shrikant ji for the ID. Regards. Dinesh --
