Names of Plants in India :: Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

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Dinesh Valke

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May 24, 2026, 7:27:50 AM (yesterday) May 24
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Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders

MOH-noh-on -- Greek: monos (single), oon (egg) -- referring to the single-seeded fruit ... compiled from web
FRAY-granz -- fragrant ... Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: fragrant ashok, fragrant cherry-nutmeg • Kannada: ಗೌರಿಮರ gowri mara • Konkani: मिर्यो miryo • Malayalam: ചെല്ല chella, കാക്കനാരൽ kaakkanaaral, കൊടങ്ങി kodangi, കൊടഞ്ചി kodanji, നെടുനാർ nedunaar, പുല്ലൂരി pulloori • Malvani: मिर्यो miryo • Tamil: கோடாஞ்சி kodanci, நெடுநாரை nedunaarai
botanical names: Monoon fragrans (Dalzell) B.Xue & R.M.K.Saunders ... homotypic synonyms: Guatteria fragrans Dalzell • Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd. ... POWO, retrieved 24 May 2026
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
fragrant ashok
fragrant cherry-nutmeg
  • for Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd. ... University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಗೌರಿಮರ gowri mara
kakechapaya
  • Kakechapaya, listed in some of the websites, is almost certainly a linguistic error or a broken phonetic transcription; it does not represent natural, standard Kannada syntax or vocabulary.
    The Kake Part: In Kannada, kake (ಕಾಕೆ) or kage(ಕಾಗೆ) means crow. It is very common for plants to have names prefixed with "crow".
    The Chapaya Problem: There is no native Kannada root word that sounds like "chapaya".
    ... compiled from web
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
मिर्यो miryo
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
കൊടഞ്ചി kodanji
  • for Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd. ... BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: May 24, 2026)
ചെല്ല chella, കാക്കനാരൽ kaakkanaaral, കൊടങ്ങി kodangi, നെടുനാർ nedunaar, പുല്ലൂരി pulloori
~~~~~ 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
मिर्यो miryo
  • for Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd. ... FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants ... (accessed: May 24, 2026)
  • Though listed as a Marathi name in "FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants", reclassifying here as Malvani because the tree's narrow ecotone in Maharashtra is confined to the Malvani-speaking Sindhudurg region. The name represents a geographical loanword from neighbouring Goan Konkani, referencing the tree’s pepper-like aromatic fruits.
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கோடாஞ்சி kodanci, நெடுநாரை nedunaarai
  • for Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd. ... University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
  • for Polyalthia fragrans (Dalzell) Bedd. ... BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base) ... (accessed: May 24, 2026)
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Created on: 11:22 24-05-2026 ¦ Last updated: 16:41 24-05-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~






Sam Kuzhalanattu

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2:44 AM (19 hours ago) 2:44 AM
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Nice photo and good work dear Dinesh ji,
both Malayalam and English names are correct.
Regards,
Sam Kuzhalanattu.

Dinesh Valke

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7:25 AM (15 hours ago) 7:25 AM
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names and their English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh
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