Wrightia tinctoria (lack indrajau, dyeing rosebay, dyers’s oleander, ivory tree)

[J.M. Garg]

Wrightia tinctoria on 21/6/09 in Keesaragutta, Distt. Rangareddy, AP.

More details from Indiantreepix Database:

Wrightia tinctoria (syn. Nerium tinctorium, N. tinctorium)

Apocynaceae

black indrajau, dyeing rosebay, dyers’s oleander, ivory tree, pala indigo plant, sweet indrajao • Gujarati: દૂધલો dudhalo • Hindi: दुधी dudhi, इन्द्रजौ indrajau, काला कुडा kala kuda, करायजा karayaja, कुडा kuda • Kannada: ಅಜಮರ ajamara • Konkani: काळाकुडो kalakudo • Marathi: भूरेवडी bhurevadi, काळा कुडा kala kuda • Malayalam: ഭന്തപ്പാല bhanthappaala, കമ്പിപ്പാല kampippaala, നിലപ്പാല nilappaala • Sanskrit: असित कुटज asita kutaj, hyamaraka, स्त्री कुटज stri kutaja • Tamil: இரும்பாலை irum-palai, பாலை paalai, வெட்பாலை vet-palai • Telugu: అంకుడుచెట్టు ankuduchettu, చిట్టిఅంకుడు chiti-anikudu, కొండజెముడు kondajemudu

flowering tree- May 2008- Tippur, Mysore distt.; In Vanasthalipuram N.P. in Hyderabad, A.P. on 4/4/08; SGNP- 16/6/09;

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[devendra bhardwaj]

Hi garg ji

I think  इन्द्रजौ indrajau, काला कुडा kala kuda, Different species. In Rajasthan Wrightia tinctoria wood uses in toy industry particularly in udaipur .Local name Khirni ,according Bhandari flora “ Bhaker –Aak”.Flowering in March-April(Photo taken in April)

Regard

Devendra

[J.M. Garg]

Here is some feedback from Devendra ji in a seperate mail:

In the heading (subject) of the mail, it has to be black indrajau instead of lack indrajau. 

2009/8/10 J.M. Garg <jmg...@gmail.com>

[Gurcharan Singh]

It is  common to confuse between Wrightia tinctoria (this photograph) and Holarrhena antidysenterica (uploaded in post 15320 by J M Garg). Both have similar looking leaves, long follicles and white flowers. The flowers,  however, are quite distinct, stamens are included in Holarrhena and corona filaments are absent, whereas in Wrightia stamens are protruding and corona filaments are prominently visible. Though Hindi name Indrajau is approriately applied to Wrightia, it is sometimes also applied to Holarrhena (I found this label in Herbal Garden in Delhi, and initially got confused). More acurately Wrightia is Mitha-indrajau and Holarrhena Karwa-indrajau (Tita-indrajau in Bengal; Kadu-indrajau in Maharashtra; Karwo-indrajau in Gujarat). In Telugo Wrightia is Amkuda and Holarrhena Amkuda-vittulu. In Kanad Wrightia is Kodamurki and Holarrhena Kodumarkan-bijai.

 

Gurcharan Singh

[Dinesh Valke]

Gurcharan ji, did you mean to say Wrightia antidysenterica AND NOT Holarrhena antidysenterica ?

I have been finding all over internet that Holarrhena antidysenterica is considered as synonym of Holarrhena pubescens.

 

Regards.

[devendra bhardwaj]

Hi Gurcharan ji,

Wrightia tinctoria is more common in Rajasthan than Holarrhena. Wrightia tinctoria In hindi “dudhi” and Holarrhena "indarjau".

Regard

Devendra

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Gurcharan Singh <sin...@sify.com> wrote:

[Gurcharan Singh]

I think Wrightia antidysenterica (syn W. zeylonica) does not come into picture. We are discussing Wrightia tinctoria versus Holarrhena antidysenterica which is now more correctly H. pubescencs. These two species are found growing in Delhi, as also in Rajasthan, as mentioned by Mr Devendra Bhardwaj. These two are often confused by the same name Indrajau, and often similar parts.

[Dinesh Valke]

Apologies Gurcharan ji ...

1) I did not take effort to reach out to post 15320 of Garg ji

2) I have the bad habit of being hasty !!!

 

I misinterpreted the confusion ocurring due to similarity in the flowers rather than in their common names.

 

 

Just as Gurcharan ji said:

Wrightia tinctoria ///// Holarrhena pubescens (H. antidysenterica)

 

Hindi
मिठा इंद्रजव mitha indrajau ///// कडवा इंद्रजव karva indrajau

 

 

here are few more names of these species to compare:

 

dyeing rosebay ///// dysentery rosebay
dyers's oleander ///// bitter oleander

 

Marathi
काळा कुडा kala kuda ///// पांढरा कुडा pandhra kuda

[Gurcharan Singh]

I think we use local names with caution when trying correct name for a plant. In known literature Khirni in Hindi and  Gujarati refers to Manilkara hexandra.

 

Safeda in tropical parts of India is Eucalyptus, where as in Kashmir (where Eucalyptus does not grow) it is used for Populus.

 

Gurcharan Singh

[kiran srivastava]

An insignificant comment but wouldn't the flowers smell different too? If I am not forgetting the flowers of Wrightia tintoria have a distinct vanilla flavour smell...

 

Cheers,

Kiran Srivastava

Mumbai