Tamil name for Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz

[Dinesh Valke]

Dear Vijayasankar ji,

Please help with coining a Tamil name for Holigarna grahamii (Wight) Kurz, if feasible.

I could not find any name given to this species.

Holigarna arnottiana Hook.f.have following names: கருஞ்செரு karunceru, காட்டுசெரு kattuceru

Reference: BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)

Regards.

Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Dinesh ji

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With regards,
J.M.Garg, 
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[Vijay Raman]

Dear Dinesh ji,

I think Holigarna grahamii can be called Vellai ceru, வெள்ளை செரு (in contrast to karunceru or black ceru, which is H. arnottiana), consistent with its Malayalam name Vellacheru. 

The adjective vellai (= white) seems fitting as the plant features whitish flowers, white latex, pale greyish bark and glaucous leaves.

Best,

Vijayasankar

[Vijay Raman]

Dinesh ji,

These additional Tamil names (just variants) can be added to H. grahamii: Vellai charai (வெள்ளை சாரை) and Vencharai (வெண்சாரை) since these spellings are also used in the literature for Holigarna (e.g. Biotik, India Biodiversity Portal). 

PS: The name Charai / Saarai சாரை refers to Buchanania lanzan.

Vijayasankar

[Dinesh Valke]

Thank you so much Vijayasankar ji. Giving names to nameless plants is a great joy !!

Thanks for helping with apt names, I have included all three in the compilation.

Regards.

Dinesh