hi-BIS-kus -- Greek, Latin name for a mallow-like plant ...
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til-ee-AH-see-us -- Linden-like, referring to the similarity in the leaves, compared to the Linden (
Tilia) genus ...
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commonly known as: beach hibiscus, coast
cotton tree, coastal cottonwood, coastal hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus,
green cottonwood, mahoe, sea hibiscus, sea-coast rose-mallow, tree
mallow, yellow mallow tree •
Assamese: ৰত্নাকৰ ফুল ratnakara phula •
Bengali: বোলা bola, ছেলবা chelaba, সমুদ্রজবা samudrajaba •
Hindi: बोला bola, चेल्वा chelwa, पोला pola, सफ़ेद छीका safed chika •
Kannada: ಬಿಳಿಪಟ್ಟ bilipatta, ಕಾರ್ಕ್ ಬೆಂಡು kaark bendu, ಸಮುದ್ರ ತೀರದತ್ತಿ samudra theeradatthi •
Konkani: बेलीपटा belipata, खारीकापुसी kharikapusi •
Malayalam: തൈപ്പരുത്തി thaipparuthi •
Marathi: बेलपटा belpata •
Odia: ବଣିଆ bania, ବଣିଆଁ bananya •
Sanskrit: बला bala •
Tamil: நீர்ப்பருத்தி nir-p-parutti, தாளிப்பருத்தி tali-p-parutti •
Telugu: చేరిగోగు cherigogu, చెట్టుగోగు chettugogu, ఎర్రగోగు erragogu, ఎట్టగోగు ettagogu, సీమ గంగరేణి seema gangareni
botanical names:
Hibiscus tiliaceus L. ...
homotypic synonyms:
Talipariti tiliaceum (L.) Fryxell ...
infraspecific: ...
Hibiscus tiliaceus subsp.
tiliaceus ... and more at
POWO, retrieved 27 October 2024
Bibliography / etymology
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languages of India
mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet;
just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be
best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken
sensu amplo.
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written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
beach hibiscus, coastal cottonwood, coastal hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus, green cottonwood, sea hibiscus
coast cotton tree
mahoe
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sea-coast rose-mallow