Names of Plants in India :: Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl

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Dinesh Valke

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Dec 17, 2023, 9:54:38 AM12/17/23
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Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl

Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl

OL-aks -- smelling; referring to plant's odorous nature ... Wikipedia
sit-a-KOR-um -- Greek: psittakos (of parrots) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: parrot olax, sprawling olax • Bengali: ককো আরু koko-aru • Gondi: अरदफरी aradphari, कोरपा बाजी korpa bhaji • Hindi: कटीहरी katihari, ढेनिआनी dheniani • Kannada: ಬಾಪನಮುಷ್ಠಿ baapanamushti, ಕರಡು karadu • Kui: madalkura • Marathi: हरतफरी haratfari, हरडुली harduli, उर्चिर्री urchirri • Odia: ବଦର badara, ଭଦଭଦଳିଆ bhadabhadalia • Santal: ᱦᱩᱱᱰ hund • Tamil: கடலிறஞ்சி kataliranci • Telugu: బాపనముష్టి baapanamushti, మురికి మల్లె muriki malle, తురకవేప turakavepa


botanical names: Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl ... synonyms: Fissilia psittacorum Lam. • Olax scandens Roxb. ... and more at Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Last accessed 15/12/2023.
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
parrot olax
  • name coined by Flowers of India, for want of name; derived from the epithet psittacorum = of parrots
sprawling olax
  • name coined, for want of name; loose translation of Olax scandens, a synonym of this species
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ককো আরু koko-aru
  • Many thanks to Dr Usha Desai for help with this name ... efloraofindia
  • for Olax scandens Roxb. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID
~~~~~ GONDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (गोंडी), Gunjala Gondi, Masaram Gondi, Telugu ... spoken in: Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana ... native name of this language: Koitur
अरदफरी aradphari
कोरपा बाजी korpa baji
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan
ढेनिआनी dheniani
  • or धेनिआनी dheniani ... many thanks to Dr Ritesh Kumar Choudhary for help with this name ... efloraofindia
  • for Olax scandens Roxb. ... BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID
कटीहरी katihari
  • for Olax scandens Roxb. ... Plants of Bihar Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited
  • the name rendered in native script needs validation
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಬಾಪನಮುಷ್ಠಿ baapanamushti
ಕರಡು karadu
~~~~~ KUI ~~~~~
written in: Odia (କୁଇ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andhra Pradesh ... spoken by the Kandhas ... other names for this language: Kandh, Khondi, Khond, Khondo, Kanda, Kodu, Kodulu, Kuinga, Kuy
madalkura
  • for Olax scandens Roxb. ... A Manual of Indian Timbers by Gamble, James Sykes
  • for Olax scandens Roxb. ... Indian Woods - their identification, properties and uses - Vol. II
  • the name needs to be rendered in native script
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
हरतफरी haratfari
हरडुली harduli
उर्चिर्री urchirri
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବଦର badara
ଭଦଭଦଳିଆ bhadabhadalia
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱦᱩᱱᱰ hund
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
கடலிறஞ்சி kataliranci
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana
బాపనముష్టి baapanamushti, మురికి మల్లె muriki malle
తురకవేప turakavepa
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, *Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
~~~~~ Last updated: 17-12-2023 ~~~~~




J.M. Garg

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Dec 20, 2023, 4:33:05 AM12/20/23
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Great work, Dinesh ji
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Dinesh Valke

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Dec 20, 2023, 7:22:15 AM12/20/23
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Thanks very much, Garg ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Dec 20, 2023, 11:48:57 AM12/20/23
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Nice picture and excellent work dear Dinesh ji
Regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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Dec 21, 2023, 3:30:54 AM12/21/23
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Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Dec 24, 2023, 3:28:44 AM12/24/23
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Beautiful compilation Dinesh ji.

J.M. Garg

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Dec 31, 2023, 1:23:15 AM12/31/23
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Hi, Dinesh ji,
As per POWO, Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl is only reported from Mauritius, Réunion, while Olax scandens Roxb. is reported from India. 
CoL gives Olax psittacorum (Willd.) Vahl as a syn. of Olax scandens Roxb.


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Dinesh Valke

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Dec 31, 2023, 2:19:08 AM12/31/23
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Many thanks, Garg ji.
POWO could be correct, but there are too many sites and resources stating the facts otherwise.


Normally I go with POWO for following my work of compiling names.
In this case, I had to go through some sites to check synonymy among Olax psittacorum (Willd.) Vahl AND Olax scandens Roxb.... immaterial of which is a synonym of which.
That is because: Olax psittacorum (Willd.) Vahl is listed in various Indian research papers and Olax scandens Roxb.is treated as its synonym, ... Olax psittacorum (Willd.) Vahl is also listed in Maharashtra Flora  -- the point is Olax psittacorum (Willd.) Vahl is considered to be distributed in India, immaterial of  the synonymy among Olax psittacorum (Willd.) Vahl AND Olax scandens Roxb.

In my notes, I have followed - Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora - version 18.3; updated Dec. 11th, 2023; accessed on 15/12/2023.... where Olax scandens Roxb. is listed as synonym of Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl

At GBIF too, Olax scandens Roxb. is listed as a synonym of Olax psittacorum (Lam.) Vahl

Regards.
Dinesh


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