Names of Plants in India :: Melastoma malabathricum L.

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Dinesh Valke

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Melastoma malabathricum L. ... family: Melastomataceae a.k.a. Melastomaceae

Melastoma malabathricum L.


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mel-LAS-toh-muh -- from the Greek melas (black) and stoma (mouth) ... Dave's Botanary
mal-uh-BATH-ree-kum -- of or from the Malabar Coast, southern India ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: Indian rhododendron, Malabar melastomeAssamese: ফুটকলা phutkala, ফুটুকা phutukaBengali: ফুটুকী phutukiGaro: bol khakhu, khakhuchiKannada: ಅಂಕೇರ್ಕಿ ankerki, ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ dodda nekkare, ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರಿಕ dodda nekkarika, ಕಿಂಕೆರಿಕ kinkerikaKonkani: नाकेरी nakeriLepcha: tungbramMalayalam: അതിരാണി athirani, കദളി kadali, തോട്ടുകാര tottukaraManipuri: বোবূচুন্মৈ bobuchunmei, ৰোঙমৈ rongmeiMarathi: लाकेरी lakeri, पालोरे palore, रिंधा rindhaMizo: bui-lu-khamNepali: आङ्गेरी angeri, चुलेसी chulesiOdia: builukham, ଗଙ୍ଗେଇ gongoi, korotiSanskrit: तिनीशः tinisahTamil: கடலை katalaiTelugu: నెక్కరి nekkare, నెక్కరిసెల్య nekkaresaelya, పాతుడు pathuduTulu: ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ nekkare


botanical name: Melastoma malabathricum L. ... synonyms: Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricumMelastoma malabathricum var. normale (D. Don) R.C. Srivast. ... status at The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.





April 3, 2011 ... Bajpe, near Managalore

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Aarti S. Khale

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Dec 11, 2017, 11:46:05 AM12/11/17
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Beautiful capture Dinesh Ji.
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J.M. Garg

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Superb efforts and presentation. 

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Dinesh Valke

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Dec 12, 2017, 10:46:00 PM12/12/17
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Thanks very much Aarti ji, Garg ji for the appreciation.
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Nidhan Singh

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Dec 13, 2017, 7:23:54 PM12/13/17
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Thanks Dinesh Ji...it is probably a widespread species, I have seen it in Northeast on both my tours, though could not notice from Western Himalayas till now..
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J.M. Garg

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Dec 14, 2017, 12:22:22 AM12/14/17
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Yes, Nidhan ji, 
Quite widespread. Their were earlier many varieties- now all of them come under this. 

Dinesh Valke

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/09/melastoma-malabathricum-subsp.html

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Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum

Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum

mel-LAS-toh-muh -- from the Greek melas (black) and stoma (mouth) ... Dave's Botanary
mal-uh-BATH-ree-kum -- of or from the Malabar Coast, southern India ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Indian rhododendron, Malabar melastome • Adi: kechi-yaying • Apatani: pepu yoyu • Assamese: ফুটকলা phutkala, ফুটুকা phutuka • Bengali: বন তেজপাতা bon tejpata, দাঁতরাঙা dantaranga, লুটকি lutki, ফুটুল phutul • Galo: acha-kaya, raja • Garo: bol khakhu, khakhuchi • Hindi: फुटकी phutki • Jharua: tokle-gach • Kachari: khusemphang • Kannada: ಅಂಕೇರ್ಕಿ ankerki, ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ dodda nekkare, ಕೆಂಕರಿಕೆ kenkarike • Karbi: bit-bit-arong, longle bik bik • Khasi: dieng-soh-khing, ka-dieng-kum, syntew-soh-pydang • Kokborok: murkong • Konkani: नाकेरी nakeri • Kuki: leidum, mulkong • Lepcha: tungbram • Lotha: chuthuksuru • Malayalam: അതിരാണി athiraani, കദളി kadali, കലംപൊട്ടി kalampotti, തോട്ടുകാര thottukaara • Manipuri: ꯅꯨꯔꯥꯥꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯂꯩ nura khudonglei, ꯌꯥꯆꯨꯕꯤ yachubi • Marathi: लाखेरी lakheri, पालोरे palore, रिंधा rindha • Mech: thung-khu • Mizo: bui-lu-kham • Nepali: अंगेरी angeree, चुलेसी chulesee • Nyishi: de-sengne, dai-hitey, enchi • Odia: ଗଙ୍ଗେଇ gongei • Rongmei: bobuchunmei, longumpo • Sanskrit: तिनीशः tinisah • Tagin: dai-dasa • Tamil: கடலை katalai, நாக்குக் கரப்பான் nakku-k-karappan • Tangsa: kengjang • Telugu: నెక్కరి nekkare, నెక్కరిసెల్య nekkaresaelya, పాతుడు pathudu • Tulu: ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ nekkare


botanical names: Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum ... heterotypic synonyms: Melastoma malabathricum var. adpressum C.B.Clarke ... and many more at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
Indian rhododendron
Malabar melastome
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
kechi-yaying
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
pepu yoyu
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
ফুটকলা phutkala
ফুটুকা phutuka
  • Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ... or ফুটুকী phutuki
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand
বন তেজপাতা bon tejpata, দাঁতরাঙা dantaranga, লুটকি lutki, ফুটুল phutul
~~~~~ GALO ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
acha-kaya, raja
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
bol khakhu, khakhuchi
  • Flora of Assam Vol II by U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das ... or khakkhi, khakkhu
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
फुटकी phutki
~~~~~ JHARUA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal ... a dialect of Assamese, spoken by Kochs and Hajongs
tokle-gach
~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa)
khusemphang
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಂಕೇರ್ಕಿ ankerki
ದೊಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ dodda nekkare
ಕೆಂಕರಿಕೆ kenkarike
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
bit-bit-arong
longle bik bik
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
dieng-soh-khing, ka-dieng-kum, syntew-soh-pydang
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali ... spoken in: Tripura ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Trippera
murkong
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Kannada, Malayalam, Urdu, Roman ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala
नाकेरी nakeri
~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki
leidum, mulkong
~~~~~ LEPCHA ~~~~~
written in: Lepcha (or Róng), Tibetan ... spoken in: Sikkim, West Bengal
tungbram
~~~~~ LOTHA ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Nagaland, Assam ... other names for this language: Chizima, Choimi, Hlota, Kyong, Lhota, Lutha, Miklai, Tsindir, and Tsontsii ... spoken by: the Lothas, also known as Kyongs
chuthuksuru
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala
അതിരാണി athiraani
കദളി kadali
കലംപൊട്ടി kalampotti, തോട്ടുകാര thottukaara
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
written in: Meiteilon (ꯃꯩꯇꯩꯂꯣꯟ) ... spoken in: Manipur ... other names for this language: Meetei
ꯅꯨꯔꯥꯥꯈꯨꯗꯣꯡꯂꯩ nura khudonglei
ꯌꯥꯆꯨꯕꯤ yachubi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
लाखेरी lakheri, पालोरे palore
रिंधा rindha
  • 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
~~~~~ MECH ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Roman ... spoken by: Mech people (Bodos of north West Bengal)
thung-khu
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
bui-lu-kham
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim
अंगेरी angeree, चुलेसी chulesee
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi, Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
de-sengne, dai-hitey, enchi
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha
ଗଙ୍ଗେଇ gongei
~~~~~ RONGMEI ~~~~~
written in: Meitei ... spoken in: Manipur, Nagaland, Assam ... other names for this language: Ruangmei, Songbu ... spoken by the Rongmei Naga community (also known as Kabui people, Inpui people)
bobuchunmei, longumpo
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
तिनीशः tinisah
~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: West Dafla, Bangni ... spoken by: Tagin people or Ghasi Miri people
dai-dasa
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu
கடலை katalai
நாக்குக் கரப்பான் nakku-k-karappan
~~~~~ TANGSA ~~~~~
written in: Tangsa, Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam ... other names for this language: Tase and Tase Naga ... spoken by: Tangshang people or Tangsa Naga
kengjang
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
నెక్కరి nekkare, నెక్కరిసెల్య nekkaresaelya, పాతుడు pathudu (or పట్టుడు pattudu)
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Kannada, Malayalam ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ nekkare
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Dear Dinesh ji,
Superb compilation !
Kannada names and their English transliteration are correct.
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Dinesh Valke

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Thank you very much, Mandru ji and Mahadeswara ji, for the appreciation.
Many thanks, Mahadeswara ji, for validating the Kannada names of this plant.
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Great work and nice photograph dear Dinesh ji.
With regards, Sam.

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Very nice compilation sir 👌.

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Thanks very much, Sam ji and Jaydip ji, for the appreciation.
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added inadvertently missed "Maharashtra" in the distribution list ...


Melastoma malabathricum subsp. malabathricum

Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal
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