Names of Plants in India :: Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam.

sim-eh-KAR-pus -- Greek: semeion (a sign, a mark); karpos (fruit) ... Auroville Virtual Herbarium
kuh-thuh-lay-KAHN-en-sis -- of or from Kathalekan region of Uttara Kannada

commonly known as: Kathalekan marsh nut • Kannada: ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu • Konkani: व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo

botanical names: Semecarpus kathalekanensis Dasappa & Swam. ... synonyms: no known synonyms ... POWO, retrieved 16 January 2026

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Kathalekan marsh nut

• Flowers of India, retrieved January 16, 2026

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ದೊಡ್ಡೆಲೆ ಹೋಲೆಗಾರ doddele holegaara, ಹೆಡಗಲು hedagalu

• BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: Jan 16, 2026)

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

व्हडलो रान बिबो vhadlo ran bibo

• name coined from Marathi, for want of name

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Goa, Karnataka; endemic

• Kambale, Sharad & Kullayiswamy, K. & SWAMINATH, MUDUVADI & Sanjappa, Munivenkatappa. (2016). Validation of the name Semecarpus kathalekanensis (Anacardiaceae). Phytotaxa. 247. 299–300.. 10.11646/phytotaxa.247.4.10. ... (accessed: Jan 16, 2026)

~~~~~ Created on: 12:24 16-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:12 16-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/semecarpus-kathalekanensis-dasappa-swam.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

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[J.M. Garg]

Hi, Dinesh ji,

Do you have other images ?

If so, pl. post as we do not have images in our efi site.

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With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
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[Dinesh Valke]

Yes, sure Garg ji.

Will post shortly.

Regards.

Dinesh