ip-oh-MEE-a or
eye-poh-MEE-a -- worm-like; referring to coiled flower bud ...
Dave's Botanary
maw-rih-tee-AY-na -- of Mauritius, from the Mascarene islands ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: alligator yam, giant potato, milky yam, panicled bindweed, white yam •
Bengali: ভোজকুমড়া bhojakumra, ভুঁইকুমড়া bhumikumra, বিলাইকান্দি bilaikandi, হুপতা আলু hupata alu, কুমড়াকলমি kumrakalmi •
Gujarati: ક્ષીર વિદારીકંદ kshira vidarikand •
Hindi: भुईं कोहड़ा bhuyi kohada, बिलाई कन्द bilayi kand •
Kannada:
ಭುಜ ಗುಂಬಳ bhooja gumbala, ಭೂ ಸಕ್ಕರೆ ಗಡ್ಡೆ bhoo sakkare gadde, ನೆಲ ಗುಡ್ಡ
ಗೆಣಸು nela gudda genasu, ನೆಲಗುಂಬಳ nelagumbala, ವಿದಾರಿ vidari •
Konkani: भूमिकुंव्हळी bhumikumvali, ಭುಂಯ್ಕುವಾಳೆ bhuyukuvale •
Malayalam: അഞ്ചിലത്താളി anjilathali, പാൽമുതുക്ക് palmutukk •
Marathi: भुईकोहळा bhuikohala, क्षीर विदारी कंद kshira vidari kand •
Odia: ବାରାହୀ କନ୍ଦ barahi kanda, ଭୁଇଁ କଖାରୁ bhuin kakharu, ବୃଷ୍ଯକନ୍ଦା brushyakanda, ସିତା sita, ଶୃଗାଳିକା srugalika •
Sanskrit:
भूकुष्माण्डी bhukushmandi, गजेष्टा gajeshta, गन्धफला gandhaphala,
इक्षुगन्धा ikshugandha, इक्षुवल्ली ikshuvalli, क्षीरकन्द kshirakanda,
क्षीरविदारी kshiravidari, महाश्वेता mahashveta, पयःकन्दा payahkanda,
पयोलता payolata, पयोविदारिका payovidarika, ऋक्षगन्धा rksagandha, सृगाली
srgali, स्वादुकन्दा svadukanda, स्वादुलता svadulata, तृणगन्धा
trnagandha, वारिवल्लभा varivallabha, विदारी vidari, वृक्षकन्द
vrksakanda, वृष्यकन्दा vrsyakanda, वृष्यवल्लिका vrsyavallika •
Tamil:
இலதை ilatai, நகத்தயிர் nakattayir, நிலப்பூசனி nila-p-pucani,
பால்முடங்கி pal-mutanki, பூச்சர்க்கரைக்கிழங்கு pu-c-carkkarai-k-kilanku,
உலவை ulavai, வள்ளி valli •
Telugu: భూ
చక్ర గడ్డ bhoochakra gadda, చిరు గుమ్ముడు chiru gummudu, గుమ్ముడు
gummudu, కర్కారుకము karkaarukamu, మట్ట పాలతీగ matta-paltiga, నల్ల నేల
గుమ్ముడు nalla nelagummudu, నేల గుమ్మడి nelagummadi, నేల కుంభుడు
nelakumbudu, పాల గుమ్ముడు palagummudu, పాలమోదిక్కు paalamodikku,
విదారికంద vidarikanda •
Tulu: ನೆಲಕುಂಬುಡ nelakumbuda
botanical names:
Ipomoea mauritiana Jacq. ...
homotypic synonyms:
Ipomoea paniculata var.
mauritiana (Jacq.) Kuntze ...
heterotypic synonyms:
Batatas paniculata (L.) Choisy •
Convolvulus paniculatus L. •
*Ipomoea digitata Anon., non L. •
Ipomoea paniculata (L.) R.Br., nom. illeg. ... and more at
POWO
*NOTE:
Ipomoea mauritiana has often been misidentified as
I. digitata (Linnaeus) Linnaeus, a West Indian endemic that does not occur in Asia ...
Flora of China
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
alligator yam, milky yam, white yam
giant potato
panicled bindweed
- for *Ipomoea digitata Anon., non L. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
ভোজকুমড়া bhojakumra, ভুঁইকুমড়া bhumikumra, বিলাইকান্দি bilaikandi, হুপতা আলু hupata alu, কুমড়াকলমি kumrakalmi
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
ક્ષીર વિદારીકંદ kshira vidarikand
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~