Names of Plants in India :: Ixora polyantha Wight

[Dinesh Valke]

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Ixora polyantha Wight ... family: Rubiaceae

   

iks-OR-uh -- named after Iswara Malabar deity ... Dave's Botanary
pol-ee-ANTH-uh -- many flowers ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: many-flowered ixora • Marathi: रान कुडा ran kuda


botanical names: Ixora polyantha Wight ... synonyms: no synonym known



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Photographed along Kumta - Siddapur Road, Karnataka on 17 MAR 13
Many thanks to Shrikant (Ingalhalikar) ji and Dr G R Rao (of Kumta) for the ID.

Regards.
Dinesh

[Aneeta Kindre]

wow, beautiful capture Dinesh sir (as usul) :)

warm wishes,
Anita.

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you very much Anita.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/05/ixora-polyantha-wight.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Ixora polyantha Wight

iks-OR-uh -- named after Iswara Malabar deity ... Dave's Botanary
pol-ee-ANTH-uh -- many flowers ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: long-leaved jungle geranium, many-flowered ixora • Konkani: रान कुडा ran kuda • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಕೇಪಲ bili kaepala • Malayalam: കലിഞ്ഞി kalinji • Marathi: रान कुडा ran kuda • Tamil: கருஞ்சுழுந்து karun-culuntu, வெள்ளைக்கோரான் vellai-k-koran


botanical names: Ixora polyantha Wight ... accepted infraspecifics: Ixora polyantha var. polyantha ... POWO ... heterotypic synonyms: Ixora grandis Miq. ex Hook.f. ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

long-leaved jungle geranium

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

many-flowered ixora

• name coined, for want of name by Flowers of India; derived from the scientific name

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಬಿಳಿ ಕೇಪಲ bili kaepala

• name of similar species shared, for want of name; ಬಿಳಿ bili = white; ಕೇಪಲ kaepala = a generic name given to species of Ixora

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

रान कुडा ran kuda

• name borrowed from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കലിഞ്ഞി kalinji

• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

रान कुडा ran kuda

• name coined, for want of name, by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the author of Further Flowers of Sahyadri, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

கருஞ்சுழுந்து karun-culuntu, வெள்ளைக்கோரான் vellai-k-koran

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in states of India ~~~~~

*Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB

* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/05/ixora-polyantha-wight.html

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Dinesh

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[J.M. Garg]

Great work, Dinesh ji

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much for the appreciation, Garg ji.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Great work dear Dinesh ji.

Both Malayalam and English spelling are correct, with regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for validating the Malayalam names of this plant.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Great contribution Dinesh ji

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

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