Names of Plants in India :: Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites

[Dinesh Valke]

Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites

dy-oh-SPY-ros or dy-oh-SPEE-ros -- wheat (fruit) of the gods ... Dave's Botanary
oo-oh-KAR-puh -- egg-shaped fruit ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood • Kannada: ಸ೦ಗಮರಿ ಮರ sangamari mara • Konkani: ತಾಂತಿಂರೂಪ್ ಬೀಟ್ तांतिरूप् बीट् tantirup beet • Malayalam: കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali • Tamil: சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram, வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali


botanical names: Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites ... synonyms: no known synonyms ... POWO

Bibliography / etymology

~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

Andamans marblewood, zebrawood

• Timbers of the World

egg-fruited ebony

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

ಸ೦ಗಮರಿ ಮರ sangamari mara

• name given for want of name - ಸ೦ಗಮರಿ ಮರ sangamari mara - name borrowed from the popular commercial name - marblewood; refers to the graining and texture of wood

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

ತಾಂತಿಂರೂಪ್ ಬೀಟ್ तांतिरूप् बीट् tantirup beet

• name given for want of name - ತಾಂತಂರೂಪ್ tantirup = form of egg (egg-like); ಬೀಟ್ beet = ebony fruit ... name coined from the descriptive epithet oocarpa

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

दक्षिणी आबनूस dakshini aabnus

• name given for want of name - दक्षिणी dakshini = southern; आबनूस aabnus = ebony ... named so for its restricted distribution in Western Ghats of southern India and Sri Lanka

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali

• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj for help with these names sought from Plant Dictionary in Malayalam by Prof. Mathew Thamarakkad and Dr. M Ramesh

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram

• for egg-fruited ebony ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/diospyros-oocarpa-thwaites.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[J.M. Garg]

Great work, Dinesh ji

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[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much Garg ji.

Regards.

Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

The photo illustrated for compilation of names belongs to Diospyros candolleana Wight, therefore revision with replacement of photo.

Coined names (in Kannada, Konkani and Marathi) are discarded.

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/diospyros-oocarpa-thwaites.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Dinesh Valke]

Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites

dy-oh-SPY-ros or dy-oh-SPEE-ros -- wheat (fruit) of the Gods ... Dave's Botanary

oo-oh-KAR-puh -- egg-shaped fruit ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Andamans marblewood, egg-fruited ebony, zebrawood • Malayalam: കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali • Tamil: சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram, வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali


botanical names: Diospyros oocarpa Thwaites ... synonyms: no known synonyms ... POWO, retrieved 19 August 2022

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

Andamans marblewood, zebrawood

• Timbers of the World

egg-fruited ebony

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka

❌ kalu kadumberiya ❌

• Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• this name is not in Kannada, but Sinhalese (කළු කැඩුම්බේරිය) ... Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants of Sri Lanka

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

കരിങ്കാളി karinkaali, കരുങ്ങാലി karungngaali

• Many thanks to Vinaya Raj for help with these names, sought from Plant Dictionary in Malayalam by Prof. Mathew Thamarakkad and Dr. M Ramesh

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

சிதேக்கதிரம் cite-k-katiram

• for egg-fruited ebony ... Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

வெள்ளைக்கருங்காலி vellai-k-karunkali

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras

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

Andaman & Nicobar islands, *Goa, *Karnataka, Kerala, *Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2025): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 25.01; last update January 28th, 2025. Last accessed 07/02/2025 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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

~~~~~ Created on: 17:51 19-08-2022 ¦ Last updated: 10:53 08-02-2025 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/08/diospyros-oocarpa-thwaites.html

Regards.
Dinesh

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