Names of Plants in India :: Crotalaria walkeri Arn.

Dinesh Valke

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Crotalaria walkeri Arn. ... family: Fabaceae ~ Papilionaceae

kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken ... Dave's Botanary
WAL-ker-ee -- named for Colonel George Warren Walker, Scottish botanist ... WikiVisually

commonly known as: Walker's rattlepod

botanical names: Crotalaria walkeri Arn. ... synonym: Crotalaria semperflorens var. walkeri (Arn.) Baker ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.

November 12, 2016 ... along Charmadi Ghat, Karnataka

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J.M. Garg

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Dec 18, 2016, 10:15:53 PM12/18/16

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Superb presentation.

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Dinesh Valke

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Apr 30, 2022, 2:41:53 AM4/30/22

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/04/crotalaria-walkeri-arn.html

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Dinesh

On Monday, 19 December 2016 at 08:45:53 UTC+5:30 JM Garg wrote:

Superb presentation.

On 18 Dec 2016 4:13 p.m., "Dinesh Valke" <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:
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Crotalaria walkeri Arn. ... family: Fabaceae ~ Papilionaceae

kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken ... Dave's Botanary
WAL-ker-ee -- named for Colonel George Warren Walker, Scottish botanist ... WikiVisually

commonly known as: Walker's rattlepod

botanical names: Crotalaria walkeri Arn. ... synonym: Crotalaria semperflorens var. walkeri (Arn.) Baker ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.

November 12, 2016 ... along Charmadi Ghat, Karnataka

Regards.
Dinesh

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Dinesh Valke

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Apr 30, 2022, 2:57:05 AM4/30/22

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Dear Mahadeswara ji, Vijayasankar ji and Vinaya,

I have given names in Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil for this species ... Please let me know if they are not good, OR please suggest any suitable names.

Crotalaria walkeri Arn.

kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken ... Dave's Botanary

WAL-ker-ee -- named for Colonel George Warren Walker, Scottish botanist ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: Walker's rattlepod • Kannada: ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆಗಿಡ balli gejjegida • Malayalam: കിലുകിലുക്കി വള്ളി kilukilukki valli • Tamil: கிலுகிலுப்பை வல்லி kilu-kiluppai valli

botanical names: Crotalaria walkeri Arn. ... synonyms: no synonyms known ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

Walker's rattlepod

name given for want of name; derived from the commemorative epithet walkeri -- named for Colonel George Warren Walker, Scottish botanist in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) who made extensive collections of plants between 1830 and 1838 ... Wikipedia
rattlepod is a generic name given to almost all of Crotalaria spp.

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಬಳ್ಳಿ ಗೆಜ್ಜೆಗಿಡ balli gejjegida

name given for want of name; ಬಳ್ಳಿ balli = climber, habit of this plant; ಗೆಜ್ಜೆಗಿಡ gejjegida = a rattle toy; alludes to the sound, dried seed-pods of this plant make when shaken

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കിലുകിലുക്കി വള്ളി kilukilukki valli

name given for want of name; കിലുകിലുക്കി kilukilukki = a rattle toy; alludes to the sound, dried seed-pods of this plant make when shaken; വള്ളി valli = climber, habit of this plant

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

கிலுகிலுப்பை வல்லி kilu-kiluppai valli

name given for want of name; கிலுகிலுப்பை kilu-kiluppai = a rattle toy; alludes to the sound, dried seed-pods of this plant make when shaken; வல்லி valli = climber, habit of this plant

~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/04/crotalaria-walkeri-arn.html

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Gurcharan Singh

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Apr 30, 2022, 6:17:51 AM4/30/22

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Nice details Dinesh ji

Dinesh Valke

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Apr 30, 2022, 6:26:39 AM4/30/22

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Thank you very much, Gurcharan ji.

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Mahadeswara

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Apr 30, 2022, 7:39:01 AM4/30/22

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Dear Dinesh ji,

Kannada name is O.K.

Thanks & regards,

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Mahadeswara

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Apr 30, 2022, 7:47:10 AM4/30/22

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Dear Dineshji,

On second thought I though I could suggest one more alternative word which is more appropriate : ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ Gejje balli . Balli implies that it is a climbing plant. Gida = plant . Nevertheless, decision is yours.

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Dinesh Valke

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May 1, 2022, 8:52:56 AM5/1/22

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Dear Mahadeswara ji,

You have correctly pointed out the contradicting parts of the name !!!!

I will correct the name to ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ gejje balli

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Dinesh Valke

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May 1, 2022, 9:00:28 AM5/1/22

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Kannada name corrected ...

Crotalaria walkeri Arn.

kroh-tuh-LAR-ee-uh -- Greek krotalos; refers to sound, dried pods make when shaken ... Dave's Botanary
WAL-ker-ee -- named for Colonel George Warren Walker, Scottish botanist ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: Walker's rattlepod • Kannada:ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ gejje balli • Malayalam: കിലുകിലുക്കി വള്ളി kilukilukki valli • Tamil: கிலுகிலுப்பை வல்லி kilu-kiluppai valli

botanical names: Crotalaria walkeri Arn. ... synonyms: no synonyms known ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

Walker's rattlepod

name given for want of name; derived from the commemorative epithet walkeri -- named for Colonel George Warren Walker, Scottish botanist in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) who made extensive collections of plants between 1830 and 1838 ... Wikipedia
rattlepod is a generic name given to almost all of Crotalaria spp.

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ ಬಳ್ಳಿ gejje balli

name given for want of name; ಗೆಜ್ಜೆ gejje = a rattle toy; alludes to the sound, dried seed-pods of this plant make when shaken; ಬಳ್ಳಿ balli = climber, habit of this plant
Many thanks to Dr Mahadeswara Swamy for help with the name ... efloraofindia

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കിലുകിലുക്കി വള്ളി kilukilukki valli

name given for want of name; കിലുകിലുക്കി kilukilukki = a rattle toy; alludes to the sound, dried seed-pods of this plant make when shaken; വള്ളി valli = climber, habit of this plant

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

கிலுகிலுப்பை வல்லி kilu-kiluppai valli

name given for want of name; கிலுகிலுப்பை kilu-kiluppai = a rattle toy; alludes to the sound, dried seed-pods of this plant make when shaken; வல்லி valli = climber, habit of this plant

~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/04/crotalaria-walkeri-arn.html

Regards.

Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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May 1, 2022, 11:42:44 PM5/1/22

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Thanks Dinesh ji for useful compilation.

Mahadeswara

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May 1, 2022, 11:54:53 PM5/1/22

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Thanks a lot Dinesh ji for accepting my suggestion !

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