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 ~~~~~