Gujarati name(s) of Ziziphus oenopolia

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear friends and Viplav ji,

Other than the generic name બોર bor (or બોરડી bordi), there is another name erandi OR eramdi listed for Ziziphus oenoplia in Biological Diversity of Gujarat [PDF].

Eranda is a well-known name for castor-oil plant. Would like to know whether Z. oenoplia indeed shares the name એરંડી erandi with castor-bean plant.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear friends, received Viplav ji's response in personal mail - in which I had queried about erandi / eramdi name of Z. oenoplia.

Viplav ji's response:

 "Eramdi" does appear as a vernacular name of "Zizyphus oenoplia" in the Flora of Gujarat State (vol. 1, 1978) by GL Shah. This word is spelt as એરમડી in the Bruhad Gujarati Kosh (Comprehensive Gujarati Dictionary, part 1, 1976) by Prof. Keshavram K. Shastree [sic], quite distinct from એરંડો / એરંડ of Ricinus communis. I don't know what exactly એરમડી denotes in the context of Z. oenopolia. This species is often known as બોરડીનો વેલો.

Many thanks to Viplav ji for help with the names and information.

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Viplav ji and Dinesh ji

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