Names of Plants in India :: Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.

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Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. ... family: Fabaceae

Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.

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vuh-KELL-lee-uh -- named after the Rev. George Harvey Vachell, chaplain to the British East India Company ... Wiktionary
far-nee-zee-AY-nuh -- of the gardens of the Farnese Palace in Rome, built and named for Roman Cardinal Alessandro Farnese ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: cassie, fragrant acacia, ironwood, mimosa bush, needle bush, sponge tree, sweet acaciaAssamese: তৰুৱা কদম torua kadamBengali: বিলাতি বাবলা bilati babala, গুয়ে বাবলা guya babalaGujarati: તલબાવળ talbaval, ઝેરીબાવળ jheribavalHindi: दुर्गंध खैर durgandh khair, गंध बबूल gandh babul, गंधी बबूल gandhi babul, गूह बबूल guh babul, गुल बबूल gul babul, पस्सी बबूल passi babul, विलायती बबूल vilayati babulKachchhi: અતરીયો બાવર atariyo bavar, સુગંધી બાવર sugandhi bavarKannada: ಕರಿಕಸ್ತೂರಿ karikasturi, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಗೊಬ್ಳಿ kasturi gobli, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಜಾಲಿ ಮರ kasturi jali mara, ಕಿರಿಜಾಲಿ kirijali, ಪೀಕ್ಜಾಲಿ peekjali, ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಾಲಿ sanna jaliKonkani: ಕುಸ್ರಿ ಝಾಡ kusri jhaadMalayalam: കസ്തൂരിവേലം kasturivelam, പൌവേലം pevelamMarathi: देवबाभळ devbabhal, किंकर kinkaraNepali: गन्नाउने खयर gannaune khayar, जैत jaitOdia: ଅସିମେଦ asimeda, ବିଲାତି ବବୁର bilati babura, ବିଟ ଖଦିର bita khadira, ଗନ୍ଧଗୁହାରିଆ gandhaguharia, ଗୁଇଆ ବାବଲା guia babala, କୁଆବାବୁରି kuababuri, ସାରଖଦିର sarakhadiraPunjabi: ਅੰਬਰ ਰੁੱਖ ambar rukh, ਕਾਬਲੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ kabali kikkar, ਪਹਾਡ਼ੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ pahari kikkar, ਵਿਲਾਇਤੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ wilaiti kikkarSanskrit: अहिमार ahimara, अरिमेद arimeda, गिरिमेद girimeda, गोधास्कन्ध godhaskandha, कुष्ठारि kushthari, मरुद्रुम marudruma, पूतिमेद putimeda, विट्खदिर vitkhadiraSindhi: ولائتيِ ٻٻر vilayati baburuTamil: கஸ்தூரி kasturi, பீக்கருவேல் pi-k-karuvel, பீவேல் pi-velTelugu: అరిందము arinmaedamu, కంపు తుమ్మ kampu tumma, కస్తూరి తుమ్మ, kasthoori tumma, మురికి తుమ్మ muriki tumma, నాగ తుమ్మ naaga tumma, పీకే తుమ్మ peeke tumma, పియ్య తుమ్మ piyya tumma


botanical names: Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn. ... synonyms: Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. • Acacia lenticellata F. Muell. • Acacia pedunculata Willd. • Farnesia odora Gasp. • Mimosa farnesiana L. • Mimosa suaveolens Salisb. • Popanax farnesiana (L.) Raf. ... status at Wikipedia





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Mahadeswara

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Kannada names and transliteration are correct.  The plant is seen in open fields in Mysore.  Flowers are highly fragrant &  used in French perfume.

Naresh Singh Panwar

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Dear all, Plz. Suggest from where I will get 1200 clerodendron paniculatum in thane. Rgds Naresh 

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Thank you very much Mahadeswara ji for validating the Kannada names.

During compilation of names of this plant, I found that people of most regions seemed to have their own perspective of the scent emitted by the plant. Going through names, some names indicate fragrant plant, while some express it to be fetid !!

Perhaps, some aspect of the plant is fragrant and another fetid.

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This plant grows naturally in the western coastal region. I have seen them in plenty along the high way  ( on either side) from Trivandrum to Kanyakumari. Hence you may approach some person from Trivandrum.
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Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.

Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn.

vuh-KELL-lee-uh -- named after the Rev. George Harvey Vachell, chaplain to the British East India Company ... Wiktionary
far-nee-zee-AY-nuh -- of the gardens of the Farnese Palace in Rome, built and named for Roman Cardinal Alessandro Farnese ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: cassie, foetid mimosa, fragrant acacia, mimosa bush, needle bush, pulpy-podded black babul, sponge wattle, sweet acacia, sweet wattle • Ahom: tarua-kadom • Apatani: tarua-kadarn • Arabic: طلح أنباري talh anbari • Assamese: তৰুৱা কদম torua kadam • Bengali: বিলাতি বাবলা bilati babala, গুয়ে বাবলা guya babala • Chakma: kantanaksha • Dogri: गंध किक्करी gandh kikkaree, खशबो किक्करी khashabo kikkaree • Gujarati: ભોંય બાવળી bhoy bavali, ઝેરીબાવળ jheribaval, તલબાવળ talbaval • Haryanvi: विलायती कीकर vilayati kikar • Hindi: दुर्गंध खैर durgandh khair, गबुर gabur, गंध बबूल gandh babul, गूह बबूल guh babul, गुलबबूल gulbabul, पस्सी बबूल passi babul, विलायती बबूल vilayati babul • Kachchhi: અતરીયો બાવર atariyo bavar, સુગંધી બાવર sugandhi bavar • Kannada: ಕರಿಕಸ್ತೂರಿ karikasturi, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಗೊಬ್ಳಿ kasturi gobli, ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಜಾಲಿ ಮರ kasturi jaali mara, ಕಿರಿಜಾಲಿ kirijaali, ಪೀಕ್ಜಾಲಿ peekjaali, ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಾಲಿ sanna jaali • Kokborok: amachukai, wilfa • Konkani: केंसर kemsar, ಕುಸ್ರಿ ಝಾಡ kusri jhaad • Malayalam: കസ്തൂരിവേലം kasthurivelam, പൌവേലം pouvelam • Manipuri: ꯆꯤꯒꯣꯡ ꯂꯩ chigong lei • Marathi: देवबाभूळ devbabhul, किंकर kinkar • Nepali: गनाउने खयर ganaaune khayar, जैत jait, स्यानिमैनी syaanimainee • Nyishi: pokkiyato, tappen • Odia: ଅସିମେଦ asimeda, ବିଲାତି ବବୁର bilati babura, ବିଟ ଖଦିର bita khadira, ଗନ୍ଧଗୁହାରିଆ gandhaguharia, ଗୁଇଆ ବାବଲା guia babala, କୁଆବାବୁରି kuababuri, ସାରଖଦିର sarakhadira • Punjabi: ਅੰਬਰ ਰੁੱਖ ambar rukh, ਕਾਬਲੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ kabali kikkar, ਪਹਾਡ਼ੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ pahari kikkar, ਵਿਲਾਇਤੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ wilaiti kikkar • Rajasthani: बाबेली baabeli, गाडी बबूल gaadi babul • Sanskrit: अहिमार ahimara, अरिमेद arimeda, गिरिमेद girimeda, गोधास्कन्ध godhaskandha, कुष्ठारि kushthari, मरुद्रुम marudruma, पूतिमेद putimeda, विट्खदिर vitkhadira • Santali: ᱜᱟᱹᱵᱩᱨ gabur • Sindhi: ولائتيِ ٻٻر vilayati baburu • Tamil: கஸ்தூரி kasturi, பீக்கருவேல் pi-k-karuvel, பீவேல் pi-vel, வேடுவழி vetuvali • Telugu: అరిందము arinmaedamu, కంపు తుమ్మ kampu tumma, కస్తూరి తుమ్మ, kasthoori tumma, మురికి తుమ్మ muriki tumma, నాగ తుమ్మ naaga tumma, పీకే తుమ్మ peeke tumma, పియ్య తుమ్మ piyya tumma • Tulu: ಬೊಳ್ಡು ಕಾಚಿ boldu kaachi


botanical names: Vachellia farnesiana (L.) Wight & Arn ... homotypic synonyms: Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. • Mimosa farnesiana L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 31 December 2024
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. The bits about the 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.
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
cassie, sweet acacia
foetid mimosa
fragrant acacia
mimosa bush
needle bush
pulpy-podded black babul
  • for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
sponge wattle (or sponge tree), sweet wattle
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
tarua-kadom
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
tarua-kadarn
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
written in: Arabic (عَرَبِيّ) ... spoken in: various states of India ... Wikipedia
طلح أنباري talh anbari
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
তৰুৱা কদম torua kadam
  • Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi for help with this name ... facebook
  • for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ... Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das
  • for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ... XOBDO - A 'descriptive dictionary' of the languages of the North-East India, developed and maintained by community-collaboration
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
বিলাতি বাবলা bilati babala, গুয়ে বাবলা guya babala
~~~~~ CHAKMA ~~~~~
written in: Chakma (𑄌𑄋𑄴𑄟𑄳𑄦 𑄞𑄌𑄴, Changhma Bhach or Ajha Path), Latin, Bengali ... spoken in: Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by: the Chakma (or Changhma) people and Daingnet people
kantanaksha
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
गंध किक्करी gandh kikkaree, खशबो किक्करी khashabo kikkaree
  • for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ... Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with these names ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ભોંય બાવળી bhoy bavali
ઝેરીબાવળ jheribaval, તલબાવળ talbaval
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
विलायती कीकर vilayati kikar
  • for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ... Haryana Forest Flora - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
दुर्गंध खैर durgandh khair, गंध बबूल gandh babul (or गंधी बबूल gandhi babul), गूह बबूल guh babul, गुलबबूल gulbabul (or गुलकीकर gulkikar), पस्सी बबूल passi babul, विलायती बबूल vilayati babul (or विलायती कीकर vilayati kikar)
गबुर gabur
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
અતરીયો બાવર atariyo bavar, સુગંધી બાવર sugandhi bavar
  • for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕರಿಕಸ್ತೂರಿ karikasturi, ಕಿರಿಜಾಲಿ kirijaali
ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಗೊಬ್ಳಿ kasturi gobli
ಕಸ್ತೂರಿ ಜಾಲಿ ಮರ kasturi jaali mara
ಪೀಕ್ಜಾಲಿ peekjaali
ಸಣ್ಣ ಜಾಲಿ sanna jaali
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
written in: Koloma, Latin, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক), Kokmari ... spoken in: Tripura ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Tipra, Trippera
amachukai (name used by the Noatia tribe), wilfa
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
केंसर kemsar
ಕುಸ್ರಿ ಝಾಡ kusri jhaad
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കസ്തൂരിവേലം kasthurivelam
പൌവേലം pouvelam
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯆꯤꯒꯣꯡ ꯂꯩ chigong lei
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
देवबाभूळ devbabhul
किंकर kinkar
  • for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas) ... name variants of किंकर kinkar: कंकर kankar, कंकरी kankari
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
गनाउने खयर ganaaune khayar, जैत jait, स्यानिमैनी syaanimainee
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
pokkiyato, tappen
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ଅସିମେଦ asimeda, ବିଲାତି ବବୁର bilati babura, ବିଟ ଖଦିର bita khadira (or ବିଟ ଖଇର bita khaira), ଗନ୍ଧଗୁହାରିଆ gandhaguharia, ଗୁଇଆ ବାବଲା guia babala, କୁଆବାବୁରି kuababuri, ସାରଖଦିର sarakhadira
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਅੰਬਰ ਰੁੱਖ ambar rukh
ਕਾਬਲੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ kabali kikkar, ਪਹਾਡ਼ੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ pahari kikkar, ਵਿਲਾਇਤੀ ਕਿੱਕਰ wilaiti kikkar
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
बाबेली baabeli, गाडी बबूल gaadi babul
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
अहिमार ahimara (or अहिमारक ahimaraka), अरिमेद arimeda (or असिमेद asimeda), गिरिमेद girimeda, गोधास्कन्ध godhaskandha, कुष्ठारि kushthari, मरुद्रुम marudruma, पूतिमेद putimeda, विट्खदिर vitkhadira
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~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱜᱟᱹᱵᱩᱨ gabur
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
written in: Perso-Arabic (سِنڌِي), Gujarati (સિંધી), Devanagari (सिन्धी) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan
ولائتيِ ٻٻر vilayati baburu
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கஸ்தூரி kasturi, பீக்கருவேல் pi-k-karuvel, பீவேல் pi-vel, வேடுவழி vetuvali
  • for Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
అరిందము arinmaedamu, కంపు తుమ్మ kampu tumma, కస్తూరి తుమ్మ kasthoori tumma, మురికి తుమ్మ muriki tumma, నాగ తుమ్మ naaga tumma, పీకే తుమ్మ peeke tumma, పియ్య తుమ్మ piyya tumma
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಬೊಳ್ಡು ಕಾಚಿ boldu kaachi
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; introduced / cultivated in India; naturalized in certain places
~~~~~ Created on: 12:40 31-12-2024 ¦ Last updated: 21:14 02-01-2025 ~~~~~
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jan 3, 2025, 12:00:54 AM1/3/25
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Nice picture and good efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct.
Regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 3, 2025, 5:19:05 AM1/3/25
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 10, 2025, 1:24:06 AM1/10/25
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Very elaborate information Dinesh ji

Dinesh Valke

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

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