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Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. ... family: Fabaceae, Papilionaceae

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. 

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bew-tee-uh -- named for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute ... Dave's Botanary
mon-oh-SPER-muh -- single-seeded ... Dave's Botanary 


commonly known as: bastard teak, battle of Plassey tree, Bengal kino, flame of the forest, palas tree, parrot tree • Assamese: বিপৰ্ণক bipornok, কিংশুক kingxuk, পলাশ polax • Bengali: পলাশ palash • Gujarati: કેસૂડો kesudo, ખાખરો khakhro, પલાશ palash • Hindi: ढाक dhak,पलाश palash, टेसू tesu • Kannada: ಮುತ್ತುಗ muttuga, ಪಲಾಶ palasha, • Kashmiri: पलाश् palash • Konkani: पळस palas • Malayalam: ചമത chamata, കിംശുകം kinsukam, പ്ലാശ് plaas • Manipuri: পাঙ গোঙ pangong • Marathi: ढाक dhak, पळस palas • Nepali: पलाँस palans •Oriya: ପଳାଶ palasha • Pali: किंशुक kimshuka, पलाश palasha • Punjabi: ਢਾਕ dhak, ਪਲਾਸ palas • Sanskrit: किंशुक kimshuka, पलाश palasha •Tamil: கிஞ்சுகம் kincukam, பலாசம் palasam • Telugu: కింశుకము kimsukamu, పలాశము palasamu • Tibetan: rgya skyegs sin, tshos-sin• Urdu: ڐهاك dhak 


... more names, lesser known; lesser used:
Hindi: चिचरा chichra, छिऊल chiul, दीर्घफल dirgh-phal, किंशुक kinshuk, लाक्षावृक्ष laksha-vriksh, मेघनाद megh-nad, पर्णी parni, वक्रपुष्प vakr-pushp,वानप्रस्थ van-prasth • Kannada: ವಾತಪೋಥ ಮರ vaatapotha mara • Oriya: ବକ୍ର ପୁଷ୍ପ bakra pushpa, ବାନପ୍ରସ୍ଥ banaprastha, ବିପର୍ଣ୍ଣକ biparnnaka, କନକ kanaka, କଠିଞ୍ଜର kathinjara, କିଂଶୁକ kimshuka, ପୂତ ଦ୍ରୁ puta dru, ତ୍ରିପର୍ଣ୍ଣ triparnna • Pali: पालिभद्दक palibhaddaka • Punjabi: ਛਿਛਰਾ chhichhra, ਕੇਂਸੂ kesu• Sanskrit: ब्रह्मपादप brahmapadapa, ब्रह्मपत्त्र brahmapattra, ब्रह्मवृक्ष brahmavrksha, ब्रह्मोपदेशनेतृ brahmopadeshanetra, द्विजस्नेह dvijasneha,कर्मिन् karmin, काष्ठद्रु kasthadru, किञ्चन kinchana, क्षारश्रेष्ठ ksarashrestha, लाक्षावृक्ष lakshavrksa, मेघनाद meghanada, पर्ण parna, पूतद्रु putadru,रक्तपुष्पक raktapuspaka, रक्तवर्ग raktavarga, सुभीरक subhiraka, त्रिपक्षक tripakshaka, वक्रपुष्प vakrapushpa, वातपोथ vatapotha, विपर्णक viparnaka,यज्ञिक yajnika • Tamil: ஆசாடம் acatam, சீரா chira, இராசாதனம் iracatanam, காலி kali, காம்பிரம் kampiram, கிருமிசத்துரு kirumi-catturu, மேகநாதம் meka-natam, முருக்கன்மரம் murukkan-maram, பிறோசனம் pirocanam, புழகு pulaku, புரசு puracu,பூதத்துணர் putattunar, தகரு takaru, வல்லை vallai, வானபத்தியம் vanapattiyam, வாதபோதம் vatapotam, விகசிதம் vikacitam,விபண்ணகம் vipannakam, விப்பிரப்பிரியம் vippira-p-piriyam, விருமதரு virumataru, விதா vita • Telugu: మోదువు moduga,రాజాదనము raj-adanamu, వాతపోధము vata-podhamu 


botanical names: Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. ... synonyms: Butea braamania DC. • Butea frondosa Roxb. • Butea frondosa Willd. •Erythrina monosperma Lam. [basionym] • Plaso monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze • Rudolphia frondosa (Willd.) Poir. ... The Plant List (2010). Version 1 


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Palash (Hindi: पलाश) is the State Flower of Jharkhand, India

Photographed along Ghodbunder Road near Kaju Pada on 21 FEB 09

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Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze

Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze

bew-tee-uh -- named for John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute ... Dave's Botanary
mon-oh-SPER-muh -- single-seeded ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: bastard teak, battle of Plassey tree, Bengal kino, flame of the forest, palas tree, parrot tree • Assamese: বিপৰ্ণক bipornok, কিংশুক kingxuk, পলাশক palashak, পলাশ polax • Bengali: পলাশ palash • Garo: bol-aphal-uri, bol-ori • Gujarati: કેસૂડો kesudo, ખાખરો khakhro, પલાશ palash • Hindi: चचरा chachra, छिऊल chiul, ढाक dhak, दीर्घफल dirghphal, किंशुक kinshuk, लाक्षावृक्ष laksha-vriksh, मेघनाद meghnad, पलाश palash, पर्णी parni, टेसू tesu, वक्रपुष्प vakrapushp, वानप्रस्थ vanaprasth • Kachchhi: કેસુડેજો ઝાડ kesudejo jhad, ખખર khakhar • Kannada: ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವೃಕ್ಷ Brahmavrksha, ಮುತ್ತುಗ mutthuga, ಪಲಾಶ palasha, ವಾತಪೋಥ ಮರ vaatapotha mara • Kashmiri: पलाश् palash • Konkani: पळस palas • Malayalam: ചമത chamata, കിംശുകം kinsukam, പലാശം palasham, പ്ലാശ് plaash • Manipuri: ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯣꯡ pangong • Marathi: ढाक dhak, पळस palas • Nepali: पलाँस palans • Odia: ବକ୍ର ପୁଷ୍ପ bakra pushpa, ବାନପ୍ରସ୍ଥ banaprastha, ବିପର୍ଣ୍ଣକ biparnnaka, ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ବୃକ୍ଷ brahma bruksha, ଯଜ୍ଞିକ jajnika, କନକ kanaka, କଠିଞ୍ଜର kathinjara, କିଂଶୁକ kimshuka, ଲାକ୍ଷା ତରୁ laksha taru, ପଳାଶ palasha, ପୂତ ଦ୍ରୁ puta dru, ରକ୍ତ ବର୍ଗ rakta barga, ରକ୍ତ ପୁଷ୍ପକ rakta pushpaka, ସମିଦ୍ବର samidbara, ସୁଭୀରକ subhiraka, ତ୍ରିପର୍ଣ୍ଣ triparnna • Pali: किंशुक kimshuka, पलाश palasha, पालिभद्दक palibhaddaka • Punjabi: ਛਿਛਰਾ chhichhra, ਢਾਕ dhak, ਕੇਂਸੂ kesu, ਪਲਾਸ palas • Rajasthani: छीला chila, ढाक dhak • Sanskrit: ब्रह्मपादप brahmapadapa, ब्रह्मपत्त्र brahmapattra, ब्रह्मवृक्ष brahmavrksha, ब्रह्मोपदेशनेतृ brahmopadeshanetra, द्विजस्नेह dvijasneha, हस्तिकर्णपलाश hastikarnapalasha, कर्मिन् karmin, काष्ठद्रु kasthadru, किञ्चन kinchana, किंशुक kimshuka, क्षारश्रेष्ठ ksarashrestha, लाक्षावृक्ष lakshavrksa, मेघनाद meghanada, पलाश palasha, पर्ण parna, पूतद्रु putadru, रक्तपुष्पक raktapuspaka, रक्तवर्ग raktavarga, सुभीरक subhiraka, सुभीरव subhirava, त्रिपक्षक tripakshaka, वक्रपुष्प vakrapushpa, वातपोथ vatapotha, विपर्णक viparnaka, यज्ञिक yajnika • Santali: ᱢᱩᱨᱩᱫ murud, ᱢᱩᱨᱩᱯ murup • Sindhi: ڪيسۇ kesas • Tamil: ஆசாடம் acatam, சீரா chira, இராசாதனம் iracatanam, காலி kali, காம்பிரம் kampiram, கிஞ்சுகம் kincukam, கிருமிசத்துரு kirumi-catturu, மேகநாதம் meka-natam, முருக்கன்மரம் murukkan-maram, பலாசம் palasam, பிறோசனம் pirocanam, புழகு pulaku, புரசு puracu, பூதத்துணர் putattunar, தகரு takaru, வல்லை vallai, வானபத்தியம் vanapattiyam, வாதபோதம் vatapotam, விகசிதம் vikacitam, விபண்ணகம் vipannakam, விப்பிரப்பிரியம் vippira-p-piriyam, விருமதரு virumataru, விதா vita • Telugu: కింశుకము kimsukamu, మోదువు moduga, పలాశము palasamu, రాజాదనము raj-adanamu, వాతపోధము vata-podhamu • Tibetan: མ་རུ་ཙེ ma-ru-tse, ཚོས་ཤིང tshos-shing • Tulu: ಮುತ್ತಕ muttaka, ಪಲಾಶ palasha • Urdu: چچرا chachra, چهيول chiul, ڐهاك dhak, کنشك kinshuk, پالاش palash, پرني parni, ٿيسو tesu


botanical names: Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze ... synonyms: Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. • Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taubert • Corallodendron monospermum (Lam.) Kuntze • Erythrina monosperma Lam. • Plaso monosperma Kuntze ... more listed at POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
bastard teak
battle of Plassey tree
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
  • Palashi, also called Plassey, historic village, east-central West Bengal state; Palashi likely takes its name from the Palash tree ... Britannica
Bengal kino
  • Wikipedia
  • Bengal kino is the name given to the gum - which exudes from the stems, considered valuable by druggists because of its astringent qualities and by leather workers because of its tannin ... Wikipedia • Arvind Gupta Books and Toys ... source: Flowering Trees and Shrubs in India by Cowen, D. V.
flame of the forest
  • Wikipedia
  • this name shared by several plants ... Wikipedia ... yet, most apt for this species
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Yule, Henry, Sir. Hobson-Jobson: A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrases, and of kindred terms, etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. New ed. edited by William Crooke, B.A. London: J. Murray, 1903.
palas tree
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
  • a popular Sanskrit name for this tree, it is used in most of the Indian languages
parrot tree
  • Wikipedia ... the beak-shaped keel petal gave rise to the name parrot tree.
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
বিপৰ্ণক bipornok, কিংশুক kingxuk, পলাশক palashak, পলাশ polax
  • XOBDO - A descriptive multilingual dictionary by the people, for the people and of the people of north-east India
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
পলাশ palash
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
bol-aphal-uri
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Flora of Assam Vol. II.
bol-ori
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Flora of Assam Vol. II. ... or bol-uri
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
કેસૂડો kesudo, ખાખરો khakhro, પલાશ palash
  • Wikipedia
  • other variants: ખાખરિયા khakhariya, ખાકડા khakda, ખાખડો khakhado, ખાખર khakhara ... Wikipedia
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
चचरा chachra, छिऊल chiul, ढाक dhak, दीर्घफल dirghphal, किंशुक kinshuk, लाक्षावृक्ष laksha-vriksh, मेघनाद meghnad, पलाश palash, पर्णी parni, टेसू tesu, वक्रपुष्प vakrapushp, वानप्रस्थ vanaprasth
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
કેસુડેજો ઝાડ kesudejo jhad
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926
ખખર khakhar
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... PLANTS OF CUTCH AND THEIR UTILITY by THAKAR, JAIKRISHNA INDRAJI, 1926 ... also ખખરો khakhakaro
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವೃಕ್ಷ Brahmavrksha
  • Wikipedia
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Alar - Kannada-English dictionary corpus
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Shodhganga - Medicinal plants of Tulunadu ... ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವೃಕ್ಷ Brahmavrksha (tree of gods) is due to its use in various religious rituals and is considered sacred.
ಮುತ್ತುಗ mutthuga
ಪಲಾಶ palasha
  • Wikipedia
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Alar - Kannada-English dictionary corpus
ವಾತಪೋಥ ಮರ vaatapotha mara
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • or just ವಾತಪೋಥ vaatapotha ... for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Alar - Kannada-English dictionary corpus
~~~~~ KASHMIRI ~~~~~
पलाश् palash
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
पळस palas
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ചമത chamata
കിംശുകം kinsukam
പലാശം palasham
പ്ലാശ് plaash
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯣꯡ pangong
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
ढाक dhak, पळस palas
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
पलाँस palans
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ବକ୍ର ପୁଷ୍ପ bakra pushpa, ବାନପ୍ରସ୍ଥ banaprastha, ବିପର୍ଣ୍ଣକ biparnnaka, ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ବୃକ୍ଷ brahma bruksha, ଯଜ୍ଞିକ jajnika, କନକ kanaka, କଠିଞ୍ଜର kathinjara, କିଂଶୁକ kimshuka, ଲାକ୍ଷା ତରୁ laksha taru, ପଳାଶ palasha, ପୂତ ଦ୍ରୁ puta dru, ରକ୍ତ ବର୍ଗ rakta barga, ରକ୍ତ ପୁଷ୍ପକ rakta pushpaka, ସମିଦ୍ବର samidbara, ସୁଭୀରକ subhiraka, ତ୍ରିପର୍ଣ୍ଣ triparnna
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
  • ଅଙ୍ଗାରିକା angarika, the flower or bud of this plant • ଅଙ୍ଗାରିତ angarita, the budding or the early blossom of this plant • ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ବୃକ୍ଷ brahma bruksha or ବ୍ରହ୍ମ ଦ୍ରୁମ brahma druma (from Sanskrit) • ରହ୍ମପତ୍ର brahmapatra, the leaf of this plant • ଯଜ୍ଞିକ jajnika or ଯାଜ୍ଞିକ jajnika • କମରକସ୍ kamarakas, the gum exuded from this plant • କିଂଶୁକ kimshuka or କୈଂଶୁକ kaimshuka • ପଳାଶ palasha or ପଲୀଶ palasha or ଫଲ୍ଶା phalsha• ରକ୍ତ ରେଣୁ rakta renu, the flower-bud of this plant • ରକ୍ତ ରେଣୁକା rakta renuka, the flower of this plant
    for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Purnnachandra Ordia Bhashakosha by Praharaj, G.C.
~~~~~ PALI ~~~~~
किंशुक kimshuka, पलाश palasha, पालिभद्दक palibhaddaka
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਛਿਛਰਾ chhichhra, ਢਾਕ dhak, ਕੇਂਸੂ kesu, ਪਲਾਸ palas
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
  • ਛਿਛਰਾ chhichhra or ਛਿਛਡ਼ਾ chhichhra or ਛਛੱਰਾ chhachchhara • ਪਿੱਤ pitt, the flat seeds of this plant ... for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... The Panjabi dictionary. Bhai Maya Singh
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
छीला chila
ढाक dhak
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
ब्रह्मपादप brahmapadapa, ब्रह्मपत्त्र brahmapattra, ब्रह्मवृक्ष brahmavrksha, ब्रह्मोपदेशनेतृ brahmopadeshanetra, द्विजस्नेह dvijasneha, हस्तिकर्णपलाश hastikarnapalasha, कर्मिन् karmin, काष्ठद्रु kasthadru, किञ्चन kinchana, किंशुक kimshuka, क्षारश्रेष्ठ ksarashrestha, लाक्षावृक्ष lakshavrksa, मेघनाद meghanada, पलाश palasha, पर्ण parna, पूतद्रु putadru, रक्तपुष्पक raktapuspaka, रक्तवर्ग raktavarga, सुभीरक subhiraka, सुभीरव subhirava, त्रिपक्षक tripakshaka, वक्रपुष्प vakrapushpa, वातपोथ vatapotha, विपर्णक viparnaka, यज्ञिक yajnika
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Learn Sanskrit
  • अङ्गारिका angarika, flower-bud of this plant • ब्रह्मपत्त्र brahmapattra, leaf of this plant • लाक्षावृक्ष lakshavrksa or लाक्षातरु lakshataru • पलाश palasha or पालाश palasha • रक्तरेणु raktarenu, flower-bud of this plant ... for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. ... Learn Sanskrit
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱢᱩᱨᱩᱫ murud
  • Many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name ... efloraofindia
  • or ᱢᱩᱨᱩᱛ murut ... many thanks to Prasanta Hembram for help with this name variant ... efloraofindia
ᱢᱩᱨᱩᱯ murup
~~~~~ SINDHI ~~~~~
ڪيسۇ kesas
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
ஆசாடம் acatam, சீரா chira, இராசாதனம் iracatanam, காலி kali, காம்பிரம் kampiram, கிஞ்சுகம் kincukam, கிருமிசத்துரு kirumi-catturu, மேகநாதம் meka-natam, முருக்கன்மரம் murukkan-maram, பலாசம் palasam, பிறோசனம் pirocanam, புழகு pulaku, புரசு puracu, பூதத்துணர் putattunar, தகரு takaru, வல்லை vallai, வானபத்தியம் vanapattiyam, வாதபோதம் vatapotam, விகசிதம் vikacitam, விபண்ணகம் vipannakam, விப்பிரப்பிரியம் vippira-p-piriyam, விருமதரு virumataru, விதா vita
  • ENVIS - FRLHT
  • for synonym Butea frondosa Roxb. ex Willd. / palas tree / Bengal kino tree ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
కింశుకము kimsukamu, మోదువు moduga, పలాశము palasamu, రాజాదనము raj-adanamu, వాతపోధము vata-podhamu
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
མ་རུ་ཙེ ma-ru-tse, ཚོས་ཤིང tshos-shing
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಮುತ್ತಕ muttaka
ಪಲಾಶ palasha
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
چچرا chachra, چهيول chiul, ڐهاك dhak, کنشك kinshuk, پالاش palash, پرني parni, ٿيسو tesu
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