Beautiful photograph and nice compilation of common names. Regards Prashant
On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 12:00 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote: > 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 > > -- > > > > --
