Names of Plants in India :: Sonneratia alba Sm.

[Dinesh Valke]

Sonneratia alba Sm.

The sweet-scented apple mangrove (pandhari chippi, Marathi: पांढरी चिप्पी) is the state mangrove tree of Maharashtra

son-ner-AY-tee-uh -- named for French botanist Pierre Sonnerat ... Dave's Botanary
AL-ba -- white ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: mangrove apple, sweet-scented apple mangrove • Bengali: সাদাচক কেওড়া sadachak keora • Gujarati: ઉરાવા urawa • Kannada: ಕರ್ಪು karpu • Konkani: पांढरी चीपी pandhari chipi • Malayalam: ചക്കരക്കണ്ടൽ chakkara-kantal, നക്ഷത്രക്കണ്ടൽ nakshathrakkandal • Marathi: कर्पु karpu, पांढरी चिप्पी pandhari chippi • Odia: ଓରୁଅ orua • Telugu: పెద్దకళింగ peddakalinga


botanical names: Sonneratia alba Sm. ... homotypic synonyms: Blatti alba (Sm.) Kuntze ... heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO, retrieved 07 September 2024

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

mangrove apple

• Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) - Accessed 07 September 2024

sweet-scented apple mangrove

• Flowers of India, retrieved September 07, 2024

~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~

written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

সাদাচক কেওড়া sadachak keora

• Many thanks to Bubai Bera for help with this name ... facebook
• Flora - Mehedi Voice

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

ઉરાવા urawa

• ગુજરાતી વિશ્વકોશ - મૅન્ગ્રોવ - બળદેવભાઈ પટેલ

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

ಕರ್ಪು karpu

• Shetty, Ashwit & Shingadia, Hitesh. (2022). CHECKLIST AND CURRENT STATUS OF MANGROVE COMMUNITIES FOUND ALONG INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. 10.25215/9198783041.
• Kulkarnii CP, Manohar SM. A review of botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the mangrove apple Sonneratia alba J. Sm. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2024;14(05):001–011.

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

पांढरी चीपी pandhari chipi

• Glimpses of Biodiversity in Panaji - Goa State Biodiversity Board | Corporation of City of Panaji
• Kulkarnii CP, Manohar SM. A review of botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the mangrove apple Sonneratia alba J. Sm. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2024;14(05):001–011.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

ചക്കരക്കണ്ടൽ chakkara-kantal

• Kulkarnii CP, Manohar SM. A review of botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the mangrove apple Sonneratia alba J. Sm. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2024;14(05):001–011.

നക്ഷത്രക്കണ്ടൽ nakshathrakkandal

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
• Kulkarnii CP, Manohar SM. A review of botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the mangrove apple Sonneratia alba J. Sm. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2024;14(05):001–011.

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

कर्पु karpu

• Further Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar, the second among the three field guides to identify plants of northern Western Ghats of India, based on flowers
• Kulkarnii CP, Manohar SM. A review of botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the mangrove apple Sonneratia alba J. Sm. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2024;14(05):001–011.

पांढरी चिप्पी pandhari chippi

• निसर्गरंग - लहान मुलांसाठी व्यासपीठ

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ଓରୁଅ orua

• Pattanaik, Chiranjibi & Chintala, Sudhakar Reddy & Dhal, Nabin & Das, Rashmita. (2008). Utilisation of Mangrove forests in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa. Indian journal of traditional knowledge. 7. 598-603.
• Shetty, Ashwit & Shingadia, Hitesh. (2022). CHECKLIST AND CURRENT STATUS OF MANGROVE COMMUNITIES FOUND ALONG INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. 10.25215/9198783041.
• Kulkarnii CP, Manohar SM. A review of botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the mangrove apple Sonneratia alba J. Sm. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2024;14(05):001–011.

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

పెద్దకళింగ peddakalinga

• Shetty, Ashwit & Shingadia, Hitesh. (2022). CHECKLIST AND CURRENT STATUS OF MANGROVE COMMUNITIES FOUND ALONG INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. 10.25215/9198783041.
• Kulkarnii CP, Manohar SM. A review of botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the mangrove apple Sonneratia alba J. Sm. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2024;14(05):001–011.

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Andaman islands, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharastra, Odisha, West Bengal

• Checklist of Gujarat Flora
• Kulkarnii CP, Manohar SM. A review of botany, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of the mangrove apple Sonneratia alba J. Sm. J Appl Pharm Sci. 2024;14(05):001–011.
• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.8; last update August 27th, 2024. Last accessed 07/09/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

~~~~~ Created on: 13:37 07-09-2024 ¦ Last updated: 17:50 08-09-2024 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/09/sonneratia-alba-sm.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Fabulous picture and nice work dear Dinesh ji, both English and Malayalam names are correct, regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names / English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Great Work Dinesh ji.