Names of Plants in India :: Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb.

Dinesh Valke

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Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb. ... family: Myristicaceae

¿ jim-nuh-KRAN-ther-uh ? -- Greek: gymnos (naked); acranthera (apical anther) - referring to exposed apical stamens ... Dave's Botanary
¿ kan-AIR-ee-kuh ? -- of or from the Canara or Kanara region in s-w India

commonly known as: Kanara nutmeg • Kannada: ಪಿಂಡಿಕಾಯಿ pindikaayi, ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಮರ mombatthi mara • Malayalam: പിണ്ടിക്കായ pintikkaya, ഉണ്ടപ്പയിൻ undappayin

botanical names: Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb. ... synonyms: Gymnacranthera canarica Warb. • Gymnacranthera farquhariana (J.Hk. & Thoms.) Warb. • Myristica farquhariana J.Hk. & Thoms. • Myristica canarica Bedd. ex King ... Biotik • Herbarium JCB

March 16, 2013 ... Kattalekan

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Dinesh

J.M. Garg

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Apr 9, 2018, 8:42:25 PM4/9/18

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Superb presentation, Dinesh ji

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Dinesh Valke

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Apr 10, 2018, 12:34:52 AM4/10/18

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Thanks very much Garg ji for your ever appreciations; it keeps me going.

I will look out for the page you will make for this species in eFI; no hurry at all.

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Dinesh

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Superb presentation, Dinesh ji

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Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb. ... family: Myristicaceae

¿ jim-nuh-KRAN-ther-uh ? -- Greek: gymnos (naked); acranthera (apical anther) - referring to exposed apical stamens ... Dave's Botanary
¿ kan-AIR-ee-kuh ? -- of or from the Canara or Kanara region in s-w India

commonly known as: Kanara nutmeg • Kannada: ಪಿಂಡಿಕಾಯಿ pindikaayi, ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಮರ mombatthi mara • Malayalam: പിണ്ടിക്കായ pintikkaya, ഉണ്ടപ്പയിൻ undappayin

botanical names: Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb. ... synonyms: Gymnacranthera canarica Warb. • Gymnacranthera farquhariana (J.Hk. & Thoms.) Warb. • Myristica farquhariana J.Hk. & Thoms. • Myristica canarica Bedd. ex King ... Biotik • Herbarium JCB

March 16, 2013 ... Kattalekan

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Dinesh

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Apr 16, 2018, 6:37:43 AM4/16/18

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Hi, Dinesh ji,

Do you have any other images of this plant ? If so, pl. post.

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Dinesh Valke

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Hi Garg ji, here are all pictures of Gymnacranthera canarica I have ...

Kattalekan (myristica swamp), Shimoga, Karntaka

Date: March 16, 2013 and December 16, 2012 ... Altitude: about 573 m (1880 feet) asl

Gymnacranthera canarica (King) Warb. ... (family: Myristicaceae)

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J.M. Garg

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Thanks, Dinesh ji.

Superb presentation, Dinesh ji

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/01/gymnacranthera-canarica-bedd-ex-king.html

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Gymnacranthera canarica (Bedd. ex King) Warb.

¿ jim-nuh-KRAN-ther-uh ? -- Greek: gymnos (naked); acranthera (apical anther) - referring to exposed apical stamens ... Dave's Botanary

¿ kan-AIR-ee-kuh ? -- of or from the Canara or Kanara region in south-west India

commonly known as: Kanara nutmeg • Kannada: ಪಿಂಡಿಕಾಯಿ pindikaayi, ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಮರ mombatthi mara • Malayalam: പിണ്ടിക്കായ pintikkaya, ഉണ്ടപ്പയിൻ undappayin • Tulu: ಪುಂಡಿಕ್ಕಾಯಿ pundikkayi

botanical names: Gymnacranthera canarica (Bedd. ex King) Warb. ... homotypic synonyms: Myristica canarica Bedd. ex King ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

Kanara nutmeg

Flowers of India

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಪಿಂಡಿಕಾಯಿ pindikaayi (or just ಪಿಂಡಿ pindi)

The Useful Plants Of India
Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga
ಪಿಂಡಿ pindi has several meanings; in this context the best would be "a spherical mass" - referring to the globose fruit; ಕಾಯಿ kaayi = raw fruit, or greens, serving as vegetable

ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಮರ mombatthi mara

Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga ... ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ mombatthi = candle; ಮರ mara = tree; the red exudate from seeds is used in candle making
or ಮೋಂಬತ್ತಿ ಬೀಜ mombatthi beeja ... Mandayam Digital Library - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore by S G Narsimhachar ... ಬೀಜ beeja = seed ... seeds yield a fat, used for soap-making and as an illuminant; also seeds are crushed and pressed into joints of bamboos and burnt like candles; the flame is small and clear without any smoke ... The Useful Plants Of India

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

പിണ്ടിക്കായ pintikkaya

The Useful Plants Of India
Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... efloraofindia

ഉണ്ടപ്പയിൻ undappayin

വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~

ಪುಂಡಿಕ್ಕಾಯಿ pundikkayi

Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka - Shodhganga

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/01/gymnacranthera-canarica-bedd-ex-king.html

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Great work, Dinesh ji

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Thanks Garg ji, for the appreciation !!

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Dinesh

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Truly great contribution Dinesh ji.

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Thanks very much Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.

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Dinesh

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