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LOES-ner-ee-EL-luh ? -- named for Theodor Loesener, German botanist ...
Wikipedia
af-ri-KAHN-uh -- of or from Africa ...
Dave's Botanary
commonly known as: African paddle-pod •
Konkani: दवस davas •
Malayalam: പുറംകൊടി puramkodi •
Marathi: दौशीर daushir •
Tamil: மெந்தக் கொடி menthakkodi •
Telugu: మేడితీగ mediteega
botanical names:
Loeseneriella africana (Willd.) R.Wilczek ...
homotypic synonyms:
Hippocratea africana (Willd.) Loes. ex Engl. ...
accepted infraspecifics:
Loeseneriella africana var.
obtusifolia (Roxb.) N.Hallé ...
homotypic synonyms:
Hippocratea obtusifolia Roxb. •
Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.)
A.C.Sm. ... and more at
POWO
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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
African paddle-pod
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ainshi
- for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... Flora of India Vol. 5, Botanical Survey of India
- this does not seem to be a valid name
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
दवस davas
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
പുറംകൊടി puramkodi
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
दौशीर daushir
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
மெந்தக் கொடி menthakkodi
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
మేడితీగ mediteega
- for Loeseneriella obtusifolia (Roxb.) A.C.Sm. ... Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Andhra Pradesh, *Assam, Goa, Maharashtra, *Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu
* no given name / no name found, in the regional language(s) of the state
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