Names of Plants in India :: Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm.

[Dinesh Valke]

Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm.

nee-oh-LIT-see-a -- neo (new); Litsea (genus name meaning little or small) ... Dave's Botanary
KASS-ee-uh -- from an ancient Greek name "kasia" used by Dioscorides ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: grey bollywood, smooth-barb bollygum • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ನಿಸಂಗಿ bili nisangi, ಮಸ್ಸಿಮರ massimara • Konkani: कानवेल kanvel • Malayalam: കീഴമ്പഴം keezhambazham, പ്രാവരി praavari, വെള്ളക്കൊടല vellakkodala, വെങ്കണ venkana • Marathi: चिरचिरा chirchira, कानवेल kanvel • Tamil: மொலகா செம்பக பாளை moolaga shembaga palai, படபடா patapataa • Telugu: కుక్క కర్పూరమ kukka karpooram


botanical names: Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm. ... homotypic synonyms: Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J.Presl • Laurus cassia L. • Persea cassia (L.) Spreng. ... accepted infraspecifics: Neolitsea cassia var. rigescens (Meisn.) Chakrab. ... homotypic synonyms: Litsea zeylanica var. rigescens Meisn. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 17 November 2023
Note: Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... synonym of Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm. ... in GBIF Secretariat. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset via GBIF.org accessed on 2023-11-17

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

grey bollywood, smooth-barb bollygum

• Sri Ranjani Sivapalan1 and Vinotha Sanmugarajah - Dictionary of Medicinal Plants - scientific names, family and selected vernacular (English, Sinhala, Sanskrit and Tamil) names
• Imran Baig - Plants of Mahatma Gandhi Botanical Garden - A biodiversity heritage site

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಬಿಳಿ ನಿಸಂಗಿ bili nisangi

• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library
• for Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... J.C. Lisboa; W. Grey; G.H.D. Wilson; S.P. Agharkar; M.R. Palande - Gazetteer of Bombay state (Revised Series): Botany

ಮಸ್ಸಿಮರ massimara

• S G Narsimhachar - Latin and Kannada names of indigenous and medicinal plants of Mysore - Mandayam Digital Library

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala

कानवेल kanvel

• for Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കീഴമ്പഴം keezhambazham, പ്രാവരി praavari, വെള്ളക്കൊടല vellakkodala

• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം
• Jose Mathew - Floristic and ethnobotanical studies of Achankovil forests Western Ghats Kerala - Shodhganga

വെങ്കണ venkana

• Jose Mathew - Floristic and ethnobotanical studies of Achankovil forests Western Ghats Kerala - Shodhganga

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

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

चिरचिरा chirchira, कानवेल kanvel

• The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा
• for Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... J.C. Lisboa; W. Grey; G.H.D. Wilson; S.P. Agharkar; M.R. Palande - Gazetteer of Bombay state (Revised Series): Botany

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu

மொலகா செம்பக பாளை moolaga shembaga palai, படபடா patapataa

• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

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

కుక్క కర్పూరమ kukka karpooram

• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants

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

Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana

• for Litsea zeylanica Nees & T.Nees ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak
• FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants
• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.1; last update Nov. 7th, 2023. Last accessed 17/11/2023.

~~~~~ Last updated: 17-11-2023 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/11/neolitsea-cassia-l-kosterm.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Dinesh ji,

Nice picture and excellent work.

Both Malayalam and English spellings are correct, with regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

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

[Dinesh Valke]

One Tamil name is corrected ...

commonly known as: grey bollywood, smooth-barb bollygum • Kannada: ಬಿಳಿ ನಿಸಂಗಿ bili nisangi, ಮಸ್ಸಿಮರ massimara • Konkani: कानवेल kanvel • Malayalam: കീഴമ്പഴം keezhambazham, പ്രാവരി praavari, വെള്ളക്കൊടല vellakkodala, വെങ്കണ venkana • Marathi: चिरचिरा chirchira, कानवेल kanvel • Tamil: மொளகா செம்பக பாலை molagaa cembaga paalai, படபடா patapataa • Telugu: కుక్క కర్పూరమ kukka karpooram

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/11/neolitsea-cassia-l-kosterm.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Another great contribution Dinesh ji.