Names of Plants in India :: Caesalpinia crista L.

Dinesh Valke

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Caesalpinia crista L. ... family: Fabaceae

ses-al-PIN-ee-uh -- named for Andreas Caesalpini, Italian botanist ... Dave's Botanary
KRIS-ta -- crested ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: crested fever nut, gray nicker • Bengali: বেকাঁটানাটা bekamtanata, কুটুমকাঁটা kutumakamta, লতিকাঁটা latikamta, লেতকাঁটা letakamta, নাটা nata, নাটাকাঁটা natakamta, নুগাকরঞ্চ nugakaranca, শৃঙ্গালতা srngalata • Gujarati: કાંચકી kanchaki • Hindi: कांटा करंज kanta karanja, कटकरंज katkaranja • Kannada: ಕಿರಿ ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ kiri gejjuga, ಸಣ್ಣ ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ sanna gejjuga • Konkani: वाकेरी vakeri • Malayalam: ആറ്റുപരണ്ട aattuparanda, കാക്കമുള്ള് kaakkamullu, കഴഞ്ച് kazhanchi • Marathi: बनकरेटी ban-kareti, सागर लता sagar lata • Oriya: କତକଲ katakala • Sanskrit: कण्टकि करञ्ज kantaki karanja, लता करञ्ज lata karanja, कुबेराक्षी kuberakshi, पूतिकरञ्ज putikaranja, विटप करञ्ज vitapa karanja • Tamil: முட்கொன்றை mut-konrai • Telugu: ముళ్లతీగ mulluthige • Tibetan: srin sman ma ru, srin sman me ru (d) • Tulu: ಕಳಂಜಿಕಾಯಿ kalanjikaayi

botanical names: Caesalpinia crista L. ... synonyms: Caesalpinia nuga (L.) W.T.Aiton • Caesalpinia scandens Roth • Genista scandens Lour. • Guilandina crista (L.) Small • Guilandina nuga L. • Ticanto nuga (L.) Medik. ... ststus at GBIF

March 6, 2011 ... Chiplun

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Dinesh

Mahadeswara

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Mar 2, 2020, 11:10:01 PM3/2/20

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The Kannada names and their transliteration are correct. Is this plant available in Western Ghats area Like Coorg.

Dinesh Valke

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Mar 2, 2020, 11:29:52 PM3/2/20

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Yes Mahadeswara ji, this plant is found in tidal waters of estuaries in Maharashtra.

The posted plant was seen at Chiplun.

Thank you very much for validating the Kannada names of the plant.

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Dinesh

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Dinesh Valke

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*banks of tidal waters of estuaries.

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Dinesh

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/12/caesalpinia-crista-l.html

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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Caesalpinia crista L.

ses-al-PIN-ee-uh -- named for Andreas Caesalpini, Italian botanist ... Dave's Botanary
KRIS-ta -- crested ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: crested fever nut, gray nicker • Assamese: লেটাগুটি letaguti • Bengali: বেকাঁটানাটা bekamtanata, কুটুমকাঁটা kutumakamta, লতিকাঁটা latikamta, লেতকাঁটা letakamta, নাটা nata, নাটাকাঁটা natakamta, নুগাকরঞ্চ nugakaranca, শৃঙ্গালতা srngalata • Gujarati: કાંચકી kanchaki • Hindi: कांटा करंज kanta karanja, कटकरंज katkaranja • Kannada: ಕಿರಿ ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ kiri gejjuga, ಸಣ್ಣ ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ sanna gejjuga • Konkani: वाकेरी vakeri • Malayalam: ആറ്റുപരണ്ട aattuparanda, കാക്കമുള്ള് kaakkamullu, കഴഞ്ച് kazhanchi • Marathi: बनकरेटी ban-kareti, सागर लता sagar lata • Sanskrit: कण्टकि करञ्ज kantaki karanja, लता करञ्ज lata karanja, कुबेराक्षी kuberakshi, पूतिकरञ्ज putikaranja, विटप करञ्ज vitapa karanja • Tamil: முட்கொன்றை mut-konrai • Telugu: ముళ్లతీగ mulluthige • Tulu: ಕಳಂಜಿಕಾಯಿ kalanjikaayi

botanical names: Caesalpinia crista L. ... synonyms: Caesalpinia nuga (L.) W.T.Aiton • Caesalpinia scandens Roth • Genista scandens Lour. • Guilandina crista (L.) Small • Guilandina nuga L. • Ticanto nuga (L.) Medik. ... and more listed at GBIF ... note that Caesalpinia crista L. is not to be confused with Caesalpinia crista Thunb., synonym of Guilandina bonduc L. ... both the species are often called by the same local names, thus adding to the confusion.

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

crested fever nut

Flowers of India

gray nicker

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~

লেটাগুটি letaguti

Zaman et al. Pharmacognostic investigation and evaluation of antimalerial activityon the leaves of Caesalpinia crista (L.) Roxb., an antimalarial medicinal plant of Assam

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

বেকাঁটানাটা bekamtanata, কুটুমকাঁটা kutumakamta, লতিকাঁটা latikamta, লেতকাঁটা letakamta, নাটা nata, নাটাকাঁটা natakamta, নুগাকরঞ্চ nugakaranca, শৃঙ্গালতা srngalata

Flora - Mehedi Voice

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

કાંચકી kanchaki

Upadhyay, Pooja & Joshi, Bhuwan & Sundriyal, Ankush & Uniyal, Sushmita. (2019).Caesalpinia crista L.: A review on traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacological properties.

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

कांटा करंज kanta karanja

ENVIS - FRLHT

कटकरंज katkaranja

Wikipedia

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಕಿರಿ ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ kiri gejjuga

Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

ಸಣ್ಣ ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ sanna gejjuga

Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

वाकेरी vakeri

for synonym Caesalpinia nuga (L.) W.T.Aiton ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കഴഞ്ച് kazhanchi

ENVIS - FRLHT

ആറ്റുപരണ്ട aattuparanda, കാക്കമുള്ള് kaakkamullu

Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu
Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with these names ... facebook

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

बनकरेटी ban-kareti

The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

सागर लता sagar lata

Flowers of Sahyadri, a field guide to 500 Flowers of northern Western Ghats of India by Shrikant Ingalhalikar

~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~

कण्टकि करञ्ज kantaki karanja, लता करञ्ज lata karanja, कुबेराक्षी kuberakshi, पूतिकरञ्ज putikaranjah, विटप करञ्ज vitapa karanja

ENVIS - FRLHT

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

முட்கொன்றை mut-konrai

for synonym Caesalpinia nuga (L.) W.T.Aiton ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

ముళ్లతీగ mulluthige

ENVIS - FRLHT
Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಕಳಂಜಿಕಾಯಿ kalanjikaayi

Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu

~~~~~ x ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2021/12/caesalpinia-crista-l.html

Regards.
Dinesh

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Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 26, 2021, 2:12:36 AM12/26/21

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Thanks Dinesh ji for detailed regional names

Dinesh Valke

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Thank you very much, Gurcharan ji.

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Dinesh

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