Names of Plants in India :: Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble

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Dinesh Valke

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Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble ... (family: Rubiaceae)

Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble

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mew-say-EN-duh -- Latinized form of Sinhalese vernacular name mussenda ... Dave's Botanary
GLAB-rah-tuh -- somewhat smooth ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: dhobi tree, flag bush, white flag, white lady, white rag plant, wild mussaendaBengali: নাগবল্লী nagaballiHindi: बेदिना bedinaKannada: ಬೆಲ್ಲೊಟ್ಟಿ bellottiKonkani: सरवडी sarvadiMalayalam: വെള്ളില vellilaMarathi: भूतकेश bhutakesha, सरवड sarvadSanskrit: श्रीवाटी shrivatiTamil: வெள்ளிமடந்தை velli-matantai


botanical names: Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble ... synonyms: Mussaenda frondosa var. glabrata Hook.f. • Mussaenda frondosa L. ... Biodiversity in India, Volume 4 by T. Pullaiah


References: Flora of the Presidency of BombayBiodiversity in India, Volume 4 by T. Pullaiah


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Photographed at Murudeshwara, Karnataka ... 14 MAY 07
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Prashant Awale

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Jul 14, 2012, 12:47:39 PM7/14/12
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Good to see names in Local languages. Great effort.
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Dinesh Valke

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Many thanks Prashant.
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J.M. Garg

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This may be Mussaenda frondosa as per discussions and keys at Amboli, MH :: Mussaenda for ID :: ARK2021-110
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Dinesh Valke

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Nov 3, 2021, 7:20:52 AM11/3/21
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Thanks Garg ji and Viplay ji.
In my plant the inflorescence looks clearly hairy, thus revising it to Mussaenda frondosa, shortly.
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Dinesh
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Dinesh Valke

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Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble

Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble

mew-say-EN-duh -- Latinized form of Sinhalese name of the plant, මුස්සැන්ද mussaenda ... Dave's Botanary

GLAB-rah-tuh -- somewhat smooth ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: dhobi tree, white flag, wild mussaenda • Hindi: बेदिना bedina • Kannada: ಬೆಲ್ಲೊಟ್ಟಿ bellotti, ಬಿಳಿ ಎಲೆ ಗಿಡ bili yele gida • Konkani: सरवडी sarvadi • Malayalam: വെള്ളില vellila • Marathi: भूतकेस bhutakesa, सरवड sarvad • Sanskrit: श्रीवाटी shrivati • Tamil: வெள்ளையிலை vellaiyilai, வெள்ளை மடந்தை vellimadandai


botanical names: Mussaenda glabrata (Hook.f.) Hutch. ex Gamble ... homotypic synonyms: Mussaenda frondosa var. glabrata Hook.f. ... POWO, retrieved 16 October 2023
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
dhobi tree
white flag
wild mussaenda
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
बेदिना bedina
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬೆಲ್ಲೊಟ್ಟಿ bellotti
ಬಿಳಿ ಎಲೆ ಗಿಡ bili yele gida
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
सरवडी sarvadi
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
വെള്ളില vellila
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
भूतकेस bhutakesa
सरवड sarvad
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
श्रीवाटी shrivati
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu
வெள்ளையிலை vellaiyilai, வெள்ளை மடந்தை vellimadandai
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Last updated: 17-10-2023 ~~~~~
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Dinesh Valke

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Malvani name added.



commonly known as: dhobi tree, white flag, wild mussaenda • Hindi: बेदिना bedina • Kannada: ಬೆಲ್ಲೊಟ್ಟಿ bellotti, ಬಿಳಿ ಎಲೆ ಗಿಡ bili yele gida • Konkani: सरवडी sarvadi • Malayalam: വെള്ളില vellila • Malvani: शेरवाड shervaad • Marathi: भूतकेस bhutakesa, सरवड sarvad • Sanskrit: श्रीवाटी shrivati • Tamil: வெள்ளையிலை vellaiyilai, வெள்ளை மடந்தை vellimadandai

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 18, 2023, 1:02:20 AM10/18/23
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Excellent work and nice picture dear Dinesh ji 👏
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Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation.
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Gurcharan Singh

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Very good compilation Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
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Great work, Dinesh ji
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Dinesh Valke

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