Names of Plants in India :: Helicteres isora L.

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Dinesh Valke

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Helicteres isora L. ... family: Sterculiaceae ~ Malvaceae

Helicteres isora L.

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hel-ik-TER-es -- from the Greek word heliktos (twisted, spiral, rolled) or helisso (to wind or turn) ... Dave's Botanary
is-OR-uh --named for Iswara (name of one of Hindu Trinity, Lord Shiva)


commonly known as: Indian screw tree, kaivum fibre, nut-leaved screw treeAssamese: আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shingBengali: অন্তমৰা antamoraGujarati: આંટેડી aantedi, હાટેડી hatedi, મરડાશીંગી mardashingiHindi: मरोड़फली marorphaliKachchhi: આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhadKannada: ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu, ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu, ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida, ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru, ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi, ಕೌರಿ kauri, ಮುರುಡಿ murudi, ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gidaKonkani: केवन kevanMalayalam: ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli, രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla, വലന്പിരി valampiriMarathi: अटी ati, धामणी dhamani, केवण kevan, मुरडशेंग muradshengNepali: कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaaOdia: ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuriPunjabi: ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phaliRajasthani: मरोड़फली marorphaliSanskrit: अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi, आवर्तनी avartani, मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murvaTamil: இடம்புரி itampuri, வலம்புரி valam-puriTelugu: నులితడ nulitadaTulu: ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuriUrdu: مروڙ پهلي maror phali


botanical names: Helicteres isora L. ... synonyms: Helicteres grewiaefolia DC. • Helicteres roxburghii G. Don • Isora grewiaefolia (DC.) Schott & Endl. ... status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.





August 11, 2007 ... Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary


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J.M. Garg

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Thanks, Dinesh ji, for the wonderful efforts. 

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A nice closeup.   It is an ornamental plant  seen  in many places in Mysore.

Dinesh Valke

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Thanks, Garg ji and Mahadeswara ji.
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Ushadi Micromini

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Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Usha di.
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Ushadi Micromini

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i am sure you have the whole tree and fruits either in flickr or eeven here?


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Dinesh Valke

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Thanks Usha di,
I have two more pictures in earlier post - Malvaceae week :: Helicteres isora.
There are quite a few more at flickr.
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Saroj Kasaju

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Very nice !

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Saroj Kasaju


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commonly known as: Indian screw tree, kaivum fibre, nut-leaved screw treeAssamese: আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shingBengali: অন্তমৰা antamoraGujarati: આંટેડી aantedi, હાટેડી hatedi, મરડાશીંગી mardashingiHindi: मरोड़फली marorphaliKachchhi: આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhadKannada: ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu, ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu, ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida, ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru, ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi, ಕೌರಿ kauri, ಮುರುಡಿ murudi, ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gidaKonkani: केवन kevanMalayalam: ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli, രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla, വലന്പിരി valampiriMarathi: अटी ati, धामणी dhamani, केवण kevan, मुरडशेंग muradshengNepali: कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaaOdia: ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuriPunjabi: ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phaliRajasthani: मरोड़फली marorphaliSanskrit: अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi, आवर्तनी avartani, मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murvaTamil: இடம்புரி itampuri, வலம்புரி valam-puriTelugu: నులితడ nulitadaTulu: ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuriUrdu: مروڙ پهلي maror phali

Ushadi Micromini

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Thanks, Dinesh
i remember your picture of the screw shaped fruit 

just looked at it again
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Dinesh Valke

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/03/helicteres-isora-l.html

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Helicteres isora L.

Helicteres isora L.

hel-ik-TER-es -- from the Greek word heliktos (twisted, spiral, rolled) or helisso (to wind or turn) ... Dave's Botanary
ee-SOR-uh -- derived from isora-murri, the name of this plant, cited by Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein, in his botanical treatise, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus

commonly known as: East-Indian screw tree, kaivum fibre, nut-leaved screw tree • Assamese: আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shing • Bengali: আঁতমোড়া antamora • Dogri: मरोड़फली marorphali • Gujarati: આંટેડી aantedi, આટેટી aateti, હાટેડી hatedi, મરડાફળી mardaphali, મરડાશીંગી mardashingi • Hindi: मरोड़फली marorphali • Kachchhi: આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhad • Kannada: ಅವರ್ತಿನಿ avartini, ಅವತಾರಿಣಿ avataarini, ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu, ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu, ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida, ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru, ಕರೊರಿಗಿಡ karorigida, ಕೌರಿ kauri, ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi, ಮುರುದಾರಸಿಂಗಿ murudaarasingi, ಮುರುಡಿ murudi, ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gida • Konkani: किवन kivan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng • Malayalam: ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli, ഇടംപിരി വലംപിരി idampiri-valampiri, കൈവം kaivum, കൈനാര് kayinaru, കൈവിലനാര് kayivilanaru, കൈവൂലം kayivoolam, രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla • Marathi: अटी ati, धामणी dhamani, केवण kevan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng • Nepali: कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaa • Odia: ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuri • Punjabi: ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phali • Rajasthani: मरोड़फली marorphali • Sanskrit: अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi, आवर्तनी avartani, मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murva • Tamil: இடம்புரி itampuri, வலம்புரி valam-puri • Telugu: ఆడసామంతి aadasamanthi, ఆదశ్యామలి aadasyamali, అడవి చామంతి adavi chamanthi, గూబతడ goobatada, కావంచి kavanci, నూలికాయ nulikaaya, నులితడ nulitada, నులితి nulithi, పెద్ద సామంతి pedda samanti, పెద్ద శ్యామల pedda shamala, సడల sadala, శ్యామలి shyaamali, తడ tada, ఉత్రాసి uttrasi, వలంబిరి కాయ valambirikaya • Tulu: ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuri • Urdu: مروڙ پهلي maror phali


botanical names: Helicteres isora L. ... heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
East-Indian screw tree
kaivum fibre
nut-leaved screw tree
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shing
  • Many thanks to Farmer Tridip Gogoi, Brahmananda Patiri and Ranjan Hazarika for help with these names ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
আঁতমোড়া antamora
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
मरोड़फली marorphali (or मरोड़फल marorphal)
  • Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
આંટેડી aantedi
આટેટી aateti
હાટેડી hatedi
મરડાફળી mardaphali
મરડાશીંગી mardashingi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
मरोड़फली marorphali
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhad
  • PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಅವರ್ತಿನಿ avartini, ಅವತಾರಿಣಿ avataarini, ಕರೊರಿಗಿಡ karorigida
ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu
  • Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
  • Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
  • or ಭೂತಕರಳು bhutakaralu ... Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu
ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida
ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru
  • Five Hundred Indian Plants by Basel Mission, Mangalore
  • Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
  • Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar ... or ಕೋಳಿನಾರು kolinaru
ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi
  • Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಕವರಗಿ kavaragi
  • Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
ಕೌರಿ kauri
ಮುರುದಾರಸಿಂಗಿ murudaarasingi
  • Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna ... or ಮುರದಾರಸಿಂಗಿ muradaarasingi
ಮುರುಡಿ murudi
  • Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
  • Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar
ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gida
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
किवन kivan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli
  • Kerala Plants
  • Malabar Ayurveda Nursery
  • The Malabar name - isora-murri (though not meaningful) was retained by Carl Linnaeus for this plant, since it was cited by Rheede in his work - Hortus Indicus Malabaricus. The actual spoken form of the name could be ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli
കൈവം kaivum, കൈനാര് kayinaru, കൈവിലനാര് kayivilanaru, കൈവൂലം kayivoolam
രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla
ഇടംപിരി വലംപിരി idampiri-valampiri
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
अटी ati
  • this name अटी ati or आटी aati is most probably a local trade name in cordage industry ... the name is found mentioned in commercial portals like IndiaMART
धामणी dhamani
केवण kevan
मुरडशेंग muradsheng
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaa
  • Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... efloraofindia
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuri
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phali
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
मरोड़फली marorphali
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi
आवर्तनी avartani
मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murva
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
இடம்புரி itampuri
வலம்புரி valam-puri
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
ఆడసామంతి aadasamanthi, ఆదశ్యామలి aadasyamali, అడవి చామంతి adavi chamanthi (or చామంతి chamanthi), గూబతడ goobatada, కావంచి kavanci, నూలికాయ nulikaaya, నులితడ nulitada (or నులిగడ nuligada / నులితాడు nulitadu), నులితి nulithi, పెద్ద సామంతి pedda samanti, పెద్ద శ్యామల pedda shamala, సడల sadala, శ్యామలి shyaamali, తడ tada, ఉత్రాసి uttrasi, వలంబిరి కాయ valambirikaya
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuri
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
مروڙ پهلي maror phali
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Great work, Dinesh ji

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Dear Dinesh ji,
So many Kannada names.  O.K. 
Thanks & Regards,
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Yes, dear Mahadeswara ji.
I think the number of names are directly proportional to its use and popularity in the region !
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Dear Dinesh ji,
Noted.
Thanks & Regards,
M.Swamy

Mahadeswara

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Dear Dinesh ji,
 Your devotion & dedicated work is invaluable.  My contribution is practically NIL ,  not even a lip service !
Thanks & Regards,
M.Swamy

Gurcharan Singh

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Great contribution indeed Dinesh ji.

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

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