Names of Plants in India :: Ancistrocladus heyneanus Wall. ex J.Graham

[Dinesh Valke]

Ancistrocladus heyneanus Wall. ex J.Graham

an-siss-troh-KLAD-us -- Greek: ankistron (fish hook); clados (branch) ... Dave's Botanary
hey-nee-AH-nus -- named for Dr B Heyne, German botanist and traveller ... Wikipedia

commonly known as: kardal • Konkani: करदळ karadal • Malayalam: മോതിരവള്ളി modiravalli • Marathi: करदळ karadal (or करदळी karadali)

botanical names: Ancistrocladus heyneanus Wall. ex J.Graham ... synonyms: no synonyms known ... POWO, retrieved 21 January 2026

Bibliography / etymology

Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. The bits about the languages of India mentioned below are merely some bare facts gathered from the internet; just enough to satisfy curiosity about "where" could the listed names be best prevalent in India. All English transliterated names to be taken sensu amplo.

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

kardal

• Flowers of India, retrieved January 21, 2026

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

करदळ karadal

• Marathi name borrowed, for want of name

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep

മോതിരവള്ളി modiravalli

• Jose Mathew - Floristic and ethnobotanical studies of Achankovil forests Western Ghats Kerala :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026)
• Pius O L - Resource inventory of the plants used in the Indian systems of medicine and folklore medicinal practices in the Malappuram District of Kerala :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026)
• വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026)

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

करदळ karadal (or करदळी karadali)

• Molesworth, J. T. (James Thomas). A dictionary, Marathi and English. 2d ed., rev. and enl. Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's press, 1857. ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026)
• विकिपीडिया - मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026)

~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Goa, *Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, *Tamil Nadu; endemic

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.12; last update Dec. 21st, 2025. Last accessed 21/01/2026 (dd/mm/yyyy).
• Goa :: Datar, Mandar & Lakshminarasimhan, P.. (2013). Check List of Wild Angiosperms of Bhagwan Mahavir (Molem) National Park, Goa, India. Check List. 9. 186-207. 10.15560/9.2.186. ... (accessed: Jan 21, 2026)

* no given name / no name found in the regional language(s) of the state

~~~~~ Created on: 20:56 21-01-2026 ¦ Last updated: 11:16 22-01-2026 (DD-MM-YYYY) ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/01/ancistrocladus-heyneanus-wall-ex-jgraham.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Great picture and good work dear Dinesh ji. Both Malayalam and English names are correct.

Regards,

Sam Kuzhalanattu.

[Gurcharan Singh]

very useful compilation Dinesh ji.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validation of the names; many thanks Gurcharan ji for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

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