Names of Plants in India :: Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

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Dinesh Valke

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Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. ... family: Celastraceae

Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

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¿ lo-foh-PET-al-um ? -- from the Greek lophos (crest), and petalon (leaf) ... crested petals ... Dave's Botanary
wight-ee-AY-num -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon and botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: Wight's lophopetalumCoorgi: ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ palmaniKannada: ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale, ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapale, ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu, ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ palmaniMalayalam: വെങ്കടവം venkatavam, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkeattaMarathi: बल्पले balpaleTamil: காருக்கா karukka, வெள்ள பலா vella pala, வெள்ளபோலம் vellapolam, வெண்கடவன் venkatavan, வென்கோட்டா venkotta, வெண்குதம் venkutam


botanical names: Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. ... synonyms: no synonym known ... Biotik



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Photographed near Gersoppa Ghat, Karnataka on 16 DEC 12
Many thanks to Shrikant ji for the ID.

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Dinesh

Prashant Awale

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Dec 28, 2012, 11:35:47 PM12/28/12
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Beautiful photograph and nice compilation of  common names. 
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Prashant

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Balkar Singh

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Dec 29, 2012, 9:57:51 AM12/29/12
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Gorgeous Catch Dinesh Ji

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Giby Kuriakose

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Dec 29, 2012, 10:39:09 AM12/29/12
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It is Venkotta and not venkeatta

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Giby


Dinesh Valke

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Dec 29, 2012, 11:10:33 AM12/29/12
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Many many thanks Giby ji. Have corrected my notes.

Such mistakes may occur in future ! Why ? because this happens when I have only the Malayalam word available, without the English transcribed word(s). Then I depend on Google's transliteration to fetch the English (which does not take account of native accent).

Giby ji and dear friends, whenever you come across such errors, do please point them to me.


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Dinesh

Satish Phadke

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Dec 29, 2012, 11:03:54 PM12/29/12
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Gorgeous Catch Dinesh Ji
I can see the typical structure of Celastraceae flowers

Dr Satish Phadke


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Ushadi Micromini

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Dec 30, 2012, 9:17:34 AM12/30/12
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Dinesh
what an unusual petal form,
and color

nice close up

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Dinesh Valke

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Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

¿ lo-foh-PET-al-um ? -- Greek: lophos (crest), and petalon (petal) ... Dave's Botanary
¿ wight-ee-AY-num ? -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon & botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Wight's crest-petal • Coorgi: ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani • Hindi: बनाती banati • Kannada: ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale, ಬನಾಟೆ banaate, ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapaale, ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu, ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani • Konkani: बोलपली bolpali • Malayalam: വെമ്പാല vembala, വെണ്‍കടവം venkatavam, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkotta • Marathi: बलफळे balphale, बनाती banati • Nepali: बलपले balapale • Tamil: காருக்கா karukka, வெள்ள பலா vella pala, வெள்ளபோலம் vellapolam, வெண்கடவன் venkatavan, வென்கோட்டா venkotta, வெண்குதம் venkutam • Tulu: ಬೊಲ್ಪಾಲೆ bolpaale


botanical names: Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. ... heterotypic synonyms: Lophopetalum fimbriatum Wight ... and more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Wight's crest-petal
~~~~~ COORGI (Kodava takk)~~~~~
ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani
  • The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
बनाती banati
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale
ಬನಾಟೆ banaate
ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapaale
ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu
ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
बोलपली bolpali
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
വെമ്പാല vembala, വെണ്‍കടവം venkatavam, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkotta
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
बलफळे balphale, बनाती banati
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
बलपले balapale
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with this name ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
காருக்கா karukka, வெள்ள பலா vella pala, வெள்ளபோலம் vellapolam, வெண்கடவன் venkatavan, வென்கோட்டா venkotta, வெண்குதம் venkutam
  • BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಬೊಲ್ಪಾಲೆ bolpaale
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
*Arunachal Pradesh, *Assam, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Aug 25, 2023, 5:35:33 AM8/25/23
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Nice pic and work dear Dinesh ji.
Both Malayalam and English spelling are correct, with regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Aug 25, 2023, 12:51:45 PM8/25/23
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Thanks very much, Sam ji for validating the Malayalam names, and for the appreciation.
Many thanks,Mahadeswara ji; please take your time.
Regards.
Dinesh

On Fri, Aug 25, 2023 at 5:04 PM M Swamy <swamy...@gmail.com> wrote:
Dear Dinesh ji,
Let me check & return to you.
Thanks & Regards,

M Swamy

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Aug 26, 2023, 8:03:47 AM8/26/23
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 Dear Dinesh ji,
This is regarding the kannada name ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale.    In my view   ಬಲ್ಪಾಲೆ balpaale ( as mentioned by  ... Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga  )   is more appropriate than  'ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale'.  Paale or Paala  refers to  Writhtia tinctoria in Kannada.   'Paale or pala'  also written as 'pala or pale'  refers to the white milky exude.  Even ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu  may not be appropriate as this tree or fruit  is in no way related to  Halasu  (Jackfruit tree) .  Nevertheless, the choice is yours to retain, add or delete the names suggested by me.
Thanks & Regards,

Gurcharan Singh

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Another useful contribution Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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Aug 28, 2023, 12:31:07 AM8/28/23
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Thanks very much, dear Mahadeswara ji, for validating the Kannada names.
I agree that  ಬಲ್ಪಾಲೆ balpaale is more appropriate than ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale . Will make the change shortly.

About ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu literally meaning white jack ... this name is more in context of a trade of wood / timber.
Artocarpus hirsutus = hebbalasu ಹೆಬ್ಬಲಸು = hebba + halasu = wild jack tree
Here is one link: Forests of Karnataka - A Panaromic View ... where we find Lophopetalum wightianum being given a name as ಬಿಳಿ ಹೆಬ್ಬಲಸು bili hebbalasu.
It is something to do with similarity in nature of wood.

Regards.
Dinesh







Dinesh Valke

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

Dinesh Valke

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Aug 28, 2023, 1:40:05 AM8/28/23
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Kannada name corrected ...


Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

Lophopetalum wightianum Arn.

¿ lo-foh-PET-al-um ? -- Greek: lophos (crest), and petalon (petal) ... Dave's Botanary
¿ wight-ee-AY-num ? -- named for Robert Wight, Scottish surgeon & botanist in India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Wight's crest-petal • Coorgi: ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani • Hindi: बनाती banati • Kannada: ಬಲ್ಪಾಲೆ balpaale, ಬನಾಟೆ banaate, ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapaale, ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu, ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani • Konkani: बोलपली bolpali • Malayalam: വെമ്പാല vembala, വെണ്‍കടവം venkatavam, വെങ്കൊട്ട venkotta • Marathi: बलफळे balphale, बनाती banati • Nepali: बलपले balapale • Tamil: காருக்கா karukka, வெள்ள பலா vella pala, வெள்ளபோலம் vellapolam, வெண்கடவன் venkatavan, வென்கோட்டா venkotta, வெண்குதம் venkutam • Tulu: ಬೊಲ್ಪಾಲೆ bolpaale


botanical names: Lophopetalum wightianum Arn. ... heterotypic synonyms: Lophopetalum fimbriatum Wight ... and more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
Wight's crest-petal
~~~~~ COORGI (Kodava takk)~~~~~
ಪಾಲ್ಮನಿ paalmani
  • The Useful Plants of India by NISCAIR
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
बनाती banati
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬಲ್ಪಾಲೆ balpaale
    • or ಬಲ್ಬಲೆ balpale ... BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
    ಬನಾಟೆ banaate
    ಬೌರಾಲಪಾಲೆ bauralapaale
    ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu
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    M Swamy

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    Dear Dinesh ji,
    Thanks for your detailed info on ಬಿಳಿ ಹಲಸು bili halasu.  Excellent analysis.  Thanks again for enlightening me on the subject.
     Regards,
    M.Swamy

    Gurcharan Singh

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    Great contribution Dinesh ji

    Dinesh Valke

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

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