Names of Plants in India :: Ficus pumila L.

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Dinesh Valke

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Feb 8, 2020, 7:10:40 AM2/8/20
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Ficus pumila L. ... family:Moraceae

Ficus pumila L.

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FY-kus or FIK-us -- from Latin for Ficus carica, an edible fig ... Dave's Botanary
POO-mil-uh -- small, dwarf ... Dave's Botanary


commonly known as: climbing fig, creeping figAssamese: লতা ডিমৰু lata dimaruBengali: লতা বট lata bataHindi: छिपकली बेल chipkali belKonkani: ओणती कम्बळि onntii kambaliMalayalam: മതിൽപ്പറ്റി mathilppatiMarathi: वाघनखी vaghnakhi


botanical names: Ficus pumila L. ... synonyms: Ficus scandens Lam. • Urostigma scandens (Lam.) Liebm. ... status at GBIF ... Ficus repens auct. ... The Plants List (2013). Version 1.1.





November 15, 2019 ... Vythiri, Wayanad


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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 10, 2022, 7:59:27 AM11/10/22
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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/11/ficus-pumila-l.html

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Dinesh Valke

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Ficus pumila L.

Ficus pumila L.

FY-kus or FIK-us -- from Latin for Ficus carica, an edible fig ... Dave's Botanary
POO-mil-uh -- small, dwarf ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: climbing fig, creeping fig • Arabic: تين قزمي • Assamese: লতা ডিমৰু lata dimaru • Bengali: লতা বট lata bata • Gujarati: નખીવેલ nakhivel, વડવેલ vadvel • Hindi: छिपकली बेल chipkali bel • Konkani: ओणती कम्बळि onntii kambali • Malayalam: മതിൽപ്പറ്റി mathilppati • Marathi: वाघनखी vaghnakhi • Tamil: கொடி அத்தி koti atti, ஊர்ந்து செல்லும் அத்தி urntu cellum atti, தவழும் அத்தி tavalum atti • Urdu: چڑی پنجہ


botanical names: Ficus pumila L. ... homotypic synonyms: Plagiostigma pumila (L.) Zucc. ... POWO
Bibliography / etymology
~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
climbing fig, creeping fig
~~~~~ ARABIC ~~~~~
تين قزمي
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
লতা ডিমৰু lata dimaru
  • Many thanks to Brahmananda Patiri for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
লতা বট lata bata
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
નખીવેલ nakhivel
વડવેલ vadvel
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
छिपकली बेल chipkali bel
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
ओणती कम्बळि onntii kambali
  • name given for want of name; ओणती onntii = wall; कम्बळि kambali = blanket ... the plant's creeping habit is often used to render walls of gardens and buildings, as an ornamental cover
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
മതിൽപ്പറ്റി mathilppati
  • Wikipedia
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook ... മതിൽ = wall; പറ്റി = something that gets stuck; thus മതിൽപ്പറ്റി = something that sticks to wall
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
वाघनखी vaghnakhi
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
கொடி அத்தி koti atti, ஊர்ந்து செல்லும் அத்தி urntu cellum atti, தவழும் அத்தி tavalum atti
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
چڑی پنجہ
~~~~~ x ~~~~~





Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/11/ficus-pumila-l.html

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Dinesh


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Mahadeswara

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Nov 10, 2022, 10:12:12 PM11/10/22
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Dear Dinesh ji,
I will check and try to provide an appropriate  Kannada name.
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Dinesh Valke

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Nov 11, 2022, 12:04:27 AM11/11/22
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No hurry Mahadeswara ji. Thank you very much. Please take your time.
Some of the names in other languages of India translate "literally" to following: claw climber, fig climber, fig creeper, lizard climber, tiger-claw, wall sticker, wall blanket.

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J.M. Garg

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Nov 11, 2022, 5:17:51 AM11/11/22
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Gurcharan Singh

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Nov 15, 2022, 9:49:02 AM11/15/22
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Great contribution Dinesh ji.

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 19, 2022, 6:44:57 AM11/19/22
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Thank you very much, Gurcharan ji, for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Feb 1, 2023, 12:51:50 AM2/1/23
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Manipuri name added ...


Ficus pumila L.

Ficus pumila L.

FY-kus or FIK-us -- from Latin for Ficus carica, an edible fig ... Dave's Botanary
POO-mil-uh -- small, dwarf ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: climbing fig, creeping fig • Arabic: تين قزمي • Assamese: লতা ডিমৰু lata dimaru • Bengali: লতা বট lata bata • Gujarati: નખીવેલ nakhivel, વડવેલ vadvel • Hindi: छिपकली बेल chipkali bel • Konkani: ओणती कम्बळि onntii kambali • Malayalam: മതിൽപ്പറ്റി mathilppati • Manipuri: ꯐꯛꯂꯥꯡ ꯍꯩꯕꯣꯡ phaklang heibong • Marathi: वाघनखी vaghnakhi • Tamil: கொடி அத்தி koti atti, ஊர்ந்து செல்லும் அத்தி urntu cellum atti, தவழும் அத்தி tavalum atti • Urdu: چڑی پنجہ chidi panja
  • Wikipedia
  • Many thanks to Vinaya Raj V R for help with this name ... facebook ... മതിൽ = wall; പറ്റി = something that gets stuck; thus മതിൽപ്പറ്റി = wall sticker
~~~~~ MANIPURI ~~~~~
ꯐꯛꯂꯥꯡ ꯍꯩꯕꯣꯡ phaklang heibong
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
वाघनखी vaghnakhi
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
கொடி அத்தி koti atti, ஊர்ந்து செல்லும் அத்தி urntu cellum atti, தவழும் அத்தி tavalum atti
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
چڑی پنجہ chidi panja
  • Wikipedia
  • Many thanks to Dr Tabish Qureshi for help with this name ... the name refers to the root / tendril alluding a little bird's paw
~~~~~ x ~~~~~




Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2022/11/ficus-pumila-l.html

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Dinesh

Gurcharan Singh

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Feb 5, 2023, 10:09:03 AM2/5/23
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Good work Dinesh ji
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