Names of Plants in India :: Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl.

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Dinesh Valke

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Jun 22, 2012, 11:51:56 AM6/22/12
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Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. ... (family: Araceae)

Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl.

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a-mor-fo-FAL-us -- without definite form ... Dave's Botanary
kom-yoo-TAH-tus -- changing ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: dragon stalk yam • Malayalam: കാത്തു ചേന kattu-cena • Marathi: मोगरी कंद mogari kanda, शेवळा shevala


botanical names: Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. ... synonym: Conophallus commutatus Schott ... The Plants List




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Dear friends,
... to validate: लोत (lota) - a medicinal plant and its root. The flower is called शेवाळें (shevalen) ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). Would the names refer to this plant ?



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Dinesh

Ganesh Kumar

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Jun 22, 2012, 10:53:34 PM6/22/12
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Dear sir/madam,
Reply to  "to validate: लोत (lota) - a medicinal plant and its root. The flower is called शेवाळें (shevalen) ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). Would the names refer to this plant ? "
 
If these are in Sanskrit then they do not apply to this. As Lota (may be Lata(लता) it is a twinner, and shevala ( शेवल) is plant floating on water. (Amarakosha)

Incidentally I am sending a book cover we have edited. Name in English is Plants in Amarakosha (Amarakosha is alexicon in Sanskrit which dates back to 5th or 6th century A.D.  We have given names and photos of 227 plants out of 279 plants in Amarakosha.


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Ganesh Kumar

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Jun 22, 2012, 11:09:10 PM6/22/12
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Dear sir/madam,
Sorry for error in earlier message

Reply to  "to validate: लोत (lota) - a medicinal plant and its root. The flower is called शेवाळें (shevalen) ... A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). Would the names refer to this plant ? "
 
If these are in Sanskrit then they do not apply to this. As Lota (may be Lata(लता) it is a twinner, and shevala ( शेवल) is plant floating on water. (Amarakosha)

Incidentally I am sending a book cover we have edited. Name in English is Plants in Amarakosha (Amarakosha is alexicon in Sanskrit which dates back to 5th or 6th century A.D.  We have given names and photos of 227 plants out of 279 plants in Amarakosha.

Pdf of book is ready I dont know how to send it as size is big 12 MB or so.

Dr.Ganesh

On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 9:21 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:



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Dinesh Valke

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Jun 23, 2012, 8:54:40 AM6/23/12
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Many thanks Ganesh ji for discussing this validation.
My mistake, apologies: I did not mention about the language in which these names need validation.

It is Marathi. I am referring to an entry found in A dictionary, Marathi and English by Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas).

Marathi-knowing friends may validate my query.

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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Dec 16, 2020, 10:57:59 AM12/16/20
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Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl.

a-mor-fo-FAL-us -- without definite form ... Dave's Botanary
kom-yoo-TAH-tus -- changing ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: dragon stalk yam, wild yam • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಸುವರ್ಣಗಡ್ಡೆ kaadu suvarnagadde • Malayalam: കാട്ടുചേന kattucena • Marathi: मोगरी कंद mogari kanda, शेवळा shevala • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟುಕೇನೆ kaattukene


botanical names: Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. ... synonyms: Conophallus commutatus Schott ... more at GBIF



Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
dragon stalk yam
wild yam

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಕಾಡು ಸುವರ್ಣಗಡ್ಡೆ kaadu suvarnagadde

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കാട്ടുചേന kattucena
  • Many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for help with this name ... facebook

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
मोगरी कंद mogari kanda
शेवळा shevala

~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಕಾಟ್ಟುಕೇನೆ kaattukene
~~~~~ x ~~~~~




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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 22, 2023, 9:51:48 PM11/22/23
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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2020/12/amorphophallus-commutatus-schott-engl.html

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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 22, 2023, 9:59:10 PM11/22/23
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Gujarati, Kannada, Konkani, Malvani, Marathi names added ...


Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl.

Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl.

a-mor-fo-FAL-us -- without definite form ... Dave's Botanary
kom-yoo-TAH-tus -- changing ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: dragon stalk yam, wild yam • Gujarati: જંગલી સુરણ jungali suran, મોગરીકંદ mogarikanda, શવળા shavala, વજ્રમુષ્ઠી vajramushti • Kannada: ಕಾಡು ಸುವರ್ಣಗಡ್ಡೆ kaadu suvarnagadde • Konkani: वज्रमूठ vajramuth • Malayalam: കാട്ടുചേന kaattuchena • Malvani: शेवरो shevaro • Marathi: मोगरी कंद mogari kanda, शेवळा shevala, शेवरा shevara • Tulu: ಕಾಟ್ಟುಕೇನೆ kaattukene


botanical names: Amorphophallus commutatus (Schott) Engl. ... synonyms: Conophallus commutatus Schott ... more at GBIF
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
dragon stalk yam
wild yam
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
જંગલી સુરણ jungali suran
મોગરીકંદ mogarikanda, શવળા shavala, વજ્રમુષ્ઠી vajramushti
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಕಾಡು ಸುವರ್ಣಗಡ್ಡೆ kaadu suvarnagadde
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
वज्रमूठ vajramuth
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
കാട്ടുചേന kaattuchena
  • Many thanks to VC Balakrishnan for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ MALVANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मालवणी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra (only in the Sindhudurg district), north Goa (especially Pernem taluka) ... a dialect of Konkani with significant Marathi influences and loanwords
शेवरो shevaro
  • Many thanks to Nitin Kawthankar for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
मोगरी कंद mogari kanda
शेवरा shevara
  • Many thanks to Nitin Kawthankar for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಕಾಟ್ಟುಕೇನೆ kaattukene
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra; endemic.
~~~~~ Last updated: 22-11-2023 ~~~~~
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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Nov 23, 2023, 1:08:41 AM11/23/23
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Dear Dinesh ji,
Great work and nice pic.
Both Malayalam and English spellings are correct, with regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 23, 2023, 3:57:51 AM11/23/23
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for validating the Malayalam names, and for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh
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