Names of Plants in India :: Vateria indica L.

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Dinesh Valke

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Vateria indica L. ... (family: Dipterocarpaceae)

Vateria indica L.

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¿ vah-tay-REE-uh ? -- named for Dr Abraham Vater, German professor of medicine and botany
... Dictionary of arts and sciences Volume 6 or The British encyclopedia by William Nicholson
IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India
... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: Indian copal tree, Indian gum anime, Malabar tallow tree, piney varnish tree, white dammar • Hindi: सफेद डामर safed daamar • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಡಾವರು bili daamaru, ಬಿಳಿ ಧೂಪ bili dhupa, ಧೂಪದ ಮರ dhupada mara • Malayalam: കുന്തിരിക്കപ്പൈന്‍ kuntirikkappayin, പയിനി paini, വെള്ളപ്പൈന്‍ vellappayin • Marathi: चंद्रुस chandrusa • Oriya: ମନ୍ଦଧୂପ mandadhupa, ସନ୍ଦରସ sandarasa • Sanskrit: सर्जकः sarjakah • Tamil: துருளக்கம் turulakkam, வெள்ளைக்குங்கிலியம் vellai-k-kunki-liyam • Telugu: తెల్లగుగ్గిలము tellaguggilamu


botanical names: Vateria indica L. ... synonyms: no synonym known


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Photographed at Kateli near Joida, Karnataka on 21 FEB 12
Many thanks to Shrikant ji for the ID

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Dinesh




Rajesh Sachdev

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May 19, 2012, 6:54:28 AM5/19/12
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Dinesh,
That is lovely finding, I am yet to see it though :)
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Balkar Singh

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May 20, 2012, 4:40:17 AM5/20/12
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Beautiful Shot Dinesh Ji
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Satish Phadke

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May 20, 2012, 7:42:24 PM5/20/12
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Wonderful find.
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Dinesh Valke

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Jan 14, 2025, 5:53:44 AM1/14/25
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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/vateria-indica-l.html

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Dinesh Valke

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Vateria indica L.

Vateria indica L.

¿ vah-TAY-ree-uh ? -- named for Dr Abraham Vater, German physician, anatomist, botanist, professor, author ... Wikipedia

IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh -- of or from India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian copal tree, Indian gum anime, Malabar tallow tree, piney varnish tree, white dammar • Gujarati: ચંદ્રસ chandras, રાળ નું વૃક્ષ raal nu vrksha, સફેદ ડામર safed daamar, સર્જક sarjaka • Hindi: कहरुबा kahruba, सफेद डामर safed daamar • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಧೂಪ bili dhupa, ಧೂಪದ ಮರ dhupada mara • Konkani: धूप dhoop • Malayalam: കുന്തിരിക്കപ്പൈൻ kunthirikkappayin, പയിനി payini, വെള്ളപ്പൈൻ vellappayin • Marathi: चंद्रुस chandrusa, धूप dhoop • Odia: ମନ୍ଦଧୂପ mandadhupa, ସନ୍ଦରସ sandarasa • Persian: کـﮩربا kahruba • Punjabi: ਸੁੰਦਰਸ sundaras • Sanskrit: सर्जकः sarjakah • Tamil: துருளக்கம் turulakkam, வெள்ளைக்குங்கிலியம் vellai-k-kunki-liyam • Telugu: తెల్లగుగ్గిలము tellaguggilamu • Tulu: ತಂದೊಳಿಗೆ tandolige • Urdu: گگل guggul


botanical names: Vateria indica L. ... heterotypic synonyms: Vateria malabarica Blume ... POWO, retrieved 13 January 2025
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Indian copal tree
Indian gum anime
Malabar tallow tree, white dammar
piney varnish tree
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
ચંદ્રસ chandras, રાળ નું વૃક્ષ raal nu vrksha, સફેદ ડામર safed daamar, સર્જક sarjaka
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
कहरुबा kahruba, सफेद डामर safed daamar
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬಿಳಿ ಧೂಪ bili dhupa, ಧೂಪದ ಮರ dhupada mara
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
धूप dhoop
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കുന്തിരിക്കപ്പൈൻ kunthirikkappayin
പയിനി payini, വെള്ളപ്പൈൻ vellappayin
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
चंद्रुस chandrusa
धूप dhoop
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ମନ୍ଦଧୂପ mandadhupa
ସନ୍ଦରସ sandarasa
~~~~~ PERSIAN ~~~~~
written in: Farsi (فارسی) ... almost a defunct language; spoken in: West Bengal, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar
کـﮩربا kahruba
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਸੁੰਦਰਸ sundaras
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
सर्जकः sarjakah
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
துருளக்கம் turulakkam, வெள்ளைக்குங்கிலியம் vellai-k-kunki-liyam
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
తెల్లగుగ్గిలము tellaguggilamu
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ತಂದೊಳಿಗೆ tandolige
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
گگل guggul
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 15:32 13-01-2025 ¦ Last updated: 15:54 14-01-2025 ~~~~~
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Dinesh Valke

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Kannada names added ...




commonly known as: Indian copal tree, Indian gum anime, Malabar tallow tree, piney varnish tree, white dammar • Gujarati: ચંદ્રસ chandras, રાળ નું વૃક્ષ raal nu vrksha, સફેદ ડામર safed daamar, સર્જક sarjaka • Hindi: कहरुबा kahruba, सफेद डामर safed daamar • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ಧೂಪ bili dhupa, ಬಿಳಿ ಗುಗ್ಗಲ bili guggala, ಬೆಳುವ beluva, ಧೂಪದ ಮರ dhupada mara, ಹಾಗಡ haagada, ಉಗುಳುಧೂಪ uguludhupa • Konkani: धूप dhoop • Malayalam: കുന്തിരിക്കപ്പൈൻ kunthirikkappayin, പയിനി payini, വെള്ളപ്പൈൻ vellappayin • Marathi: चंद्रुस chandrusa, धूप dhoop • Odia: ମନ୍ଦଧୂପ mandadhupa, ସନ୍ଦରସ sandarasa • Persian: کـﮩربا kahruba • Punjabi: ਸੁੰਦਰਸ sundaras • Sanskrit: सर्जकः sarjakah • Tamil: துருளக்கம் turulakkam, வெள்ளைக்குங்கிலியம் vellai-k-kunki-liyam • Telugu: తెల్లగుగ్గిలము tellaguggilamu • Tulu: ತಂದೊಳಿಗೆ tandolige • Urdu: گگل guggul




Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2025/01/vateria-indica-l.html

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Dinesh

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Jan 14, 2025, 8:31:04 AM1/14/25
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Fabulous picture and good work dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English names are correct.
Regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 15, 2025, 8:04:07 AM1/15/25
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Jan 21, 2025, 3:46:40 AM1/21/25
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Very useful compilation Dinesh ji.




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Dinesh Valke

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Thanks very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
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