Names of Plants in India :: Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.
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Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br.
al-STON-ee-uh -- named for Dr C Alston, Scottish Professor of Botany at Edinburgh ... Dave's Botanary
skoh-LAH-riss -- of or belonging to a school; scholarly ... compiled from the web
commonly known as: blackboard tree, chatiyan wood, devil tree, dita bark, scholar tree • Adi: pumlor, sing-gar-asing, singar, singgler • Ahom: maai-tang, ছতিয়ানা satiana • Assamese: বহুপৰ্ণী bohuporni, ছৈতেন্ chhaiten, চতিয়না sotiyana, সপ্তচ্ছদ xoptossod, সপ্তপত্ৰ xoptopotro, সপ্তপৰ্ণী xoptoporni • Apatani: tayesangne • Bengali: ছাতিম chhatim • Bhojpuri: चटवन chatwan • Bodo: sataona, sitona • Dogri: सत्त पत्तरा satt pattra • Garo: bor-chhak-chhan, sokchuan, sokson • Gujarati: સપ્તપર્ણ saptaparna, સાતવીન satvin • Hajong: saitani • Haryanvi: सप्तपर्णी saptaparni • Hindi:
बहुपुत्र bahuputra, चतवन chatawan, चितवन chitvan, दलेगन्धि dale-gandhi,
देववृक्ष dev-vriksh, सप्तपर्णी saptaparni, शैतान का झाड़ shaitan ka
jhar, शारदी sharadi, विन्याक vinyak • Jharua: satiana • Kachari: bon-khlang-phang, bong-khlong • Kachchhi: સપ્તપર્ણી sapt parni • Kannada:
ಅಸಮಚ್ಛದ asamacchada, ಬಂತಲೆ bantale, ಏೞೆಲೆವಾೞೆ elelevaale, ಹಾಲೆ haale,
ಜಂತಾಲೆ ಮರ jantaale mara, ಕೋಡಾಲೆ kodaale, ಮದ್ದಾಲೆ maddaale, ಪಾಲೆ paale,
ಸಪ್ತಚ್ಛದ saptacchada, ಸಪ್ತಪರ್ಣಿ saptaparni • Karbi: thengmu-arong, thengnu, thengpei-recho-arong • Khasi: dieng-ryteng, dieng-rytten • Koch: ছতিয়াল পান satiyal pan • Kokborok: letuang • Kol: kunumung • Konkani: सांतवीण samtvin • Kuki: chong-pereng • Kumaoni: चटियान chatian, सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, शैतान shaitan • Lepcha: purvok koong • Maithili: चतवन chatwan • Malayalam: ദൈവപ്പാല daivappaala, ഏഴിലന്പാല ezhilanpaala, മംഗലപ്പാല mangalappaala, യക്ഷിപ്പാല yakshippaala • Marathi: सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, सातवीण satvin • Mech: sethona • Mishing: satiyana, sing-gar-asing, singgir, souti-asing • Mizo: thuam-riat • Nepali: छतिवन chhatiwan, छलामैन chhalaamain, पालिमारा paalimaaraa • Nyishi: papuk siin, tabiang, tai sen, taisan, taye sangne • Odia:
ବିଷମଚ୍ଛଦ bishamachchhada, ଛଚିନା chhachina, ଛତିଆନା chhatiana, ଗୁଚ୍ଛପୁଷ୍ପ
guchchhapushpa, ମୁନିଚ୍ଛଦ munichchhada, ଶାଳ୍ମଳିପତ୍ରକ shalmalipatraka,
ସପ୍ତଚ୍ଛଦ shaptachchadda, ଶାରଦ sharada • Pahari: चातीवन chatiwan, चटीडू chatidu, छत्याल chhatyal • Punjabi: ਸਤੌਨਾ satouna • Rajasthani: सप्तपर्णी saptparni • Sanskrit:
अन्तिका antika, अयुगच्छद ayugacchada, अयुक्छद ayukchada, बहुच्छद
bahucchada, बहुपर्ण bahuparna, बहुपुत्र bahuputra, बहुत्वच् bahutvach,
ब्रह्मत्वच् brahmatvach, बृहत्त्वच् brhattvach, छत्त्रपर्ण chattraparna,
दलेगन्धि dalegandhi, देववृक्ष devavrksha, गन्धपर्ण gandhaparna, ग्रहनाश
grahanasha, गुच्छपुष्प gucchapushpa, गुत्सकपुष्प gutsakapushpa, मदगन्ध
madagandha, मुनिच्छद municchada, सप्तच्छद saptacchada, सप्तपलाश
saptapalasha, सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, सप्तपत्त्र saptapattra, शक्तिपर्ण
shaktiparna, शाल्मलिपत्त्रक shalmalipattraka, शारद sharada, शारदभूरुह्
sharadabhuruh, शिरोरुजा shiroruja, शुक्तिपर्ण shuktiparna, सुपर्णक
suparnaka, विद्ध viddha, विनद vinada, विन्याक vinyaka, विशालत्वच्
vishalatvach, विषमच्छद vishamacchada, विषमपलाश vishamapalasha, युग्मपर्ण
yugmaparna • Santali: ᱪᱷᱟᱹᱴᱱᱤ chatni • Sylheti: chhatni, khami, satni • Tagin: tai sen, tayesangne • Tamil: ஏழிலைப்பாலை el-ilai-p-paalai, இருள்பாலை irul-paalai • Telugu:
దేవసూరిప్పి daevasurippi, ఏడాకుల పాల edaakula paala, ఏడాకుల పొన్న
edaakula ponna, ఏడాకుల అరిటి edakula-ariti, ఎలారము elaaramu, కొండ
గన్నేరు konda ganneru, పాల గరుడ paalagaruda • Tibetan: ལོ་མ་བདུན། lo ma bdun • Tulu: ಪಾಲೆ paale • Urdu: دلےگندھی dale-gandhi, دیوبرکش deo-briksh, شاردي sharadi, ونياك vinyak
known for / parts made use of: roots, wood, bark (most used), leaves, latex (milky sap)
botanical names: Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. ... homotypic synonyms: Echites scholaris L. ... and more at POWO, retrieved 8 July 2026
known for / parts made use of: roots, wood, bark (most used), leaves, latex (milky sap)
Bibliography / etymology / notes
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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
blackboard tree, devil tree, dita bark, scholar tree
- Flowers of India ... (accessed: July 8, 2026)
- Blackboard Tree: Widely taught in Indian forestry and botany. It directly references the use of its soft wood for writing boards (takhti) in regional school history. ... compiled from the web.
- Devil Tree: Immensely popular across India. It is a direct translation of regional vernacular labels like the Hindi Shaitan ka jhar or Marathi Satvin, inspired by tribal folklore and the toxic nature of its milky sap. ... compiled from the web.
- Dita bark: This term is primarily used in Indian pharmacology and Ayurvedic trade. It references the medicinal bark extract used to treat fevers. ... compiled from the web.
- Scholar Tree: Very frequently used in Indian educational institutes, landscaping, and English-medium botanical texts as a direct nod to its species name, scholaris. ... compiled from the web.
chatiyan wood
- Meena, Ajay & Nitika, Garg & Jaspreet, Nain & Meena, Ramavatar & Meda, Mruthyumjaya. (2011). Review on ethnobotany, phytochemical and pharmacological profile on Alstonia scholaris. Int Res J Pharm. 2. 49-54. ... (accessed: July 8, 2026)
- Chatiyan wood: This is an anglicised trade/timber name derived directly from Chhatiyan or Chatim, which are the prominent Hindi and Bengali vernacular names for the tree. It is used mostly in Indian commercial timber markets rather than daily conversation. ... compiled from the web.
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh
pumlor, singar, singgler
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 9 July 2026
sing-gar-asing
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ AHOM ~~~~~
written in: Ahom, Latin, Assamese ... mainly used by priests and scholars for religious and educational purposes; spoken in: erstwhile Ahom kingdom (some part in present day Assam) ... other names for this language: Tai-Ahom
maai-tang, ছতিয়ানা satiana
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 9 July 2026
- NOTE: "maai-tang" is a pure, classical Tai-Ahom lexical word. The prefix "maai" (sometimes written as mai) is the definitive Tai word for "wood" or "tree". Trying to force "maai-tang" into Assamese script characters would be an artificial back-translation that doesn't reflect real-world writing. It is much more authentic to leave it in the standardized Latin phonetic script used by modern Tai-Ahom revivalist scholars and ethnobotanists.
- NOTE: While recorded in the Tai-Ahom cultural dataset, "satiana" is actually a borrowed loanword from the surrounding Assamese language (Sotiyana / চতিয়না). Over centuries of assimilation, the modern Ahom community adopted many Assamese terms into their daily vocabulary. Because this specific name has a living, native script counterpart in the region, rendering it in the regional script is highly appropriate.
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
written in: Assamese (অসমীয়া) ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya
বহুপৰ্ণী bohuporni, সপ্তচ্ছদ xoptossod, সপ্তপত্ৰ xoptopotro, সপ্তপৰ্ণী xoptoporni
- XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
ছৈতেন্ chhaiten
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
চতিয়না sotiyana
- Candrakānta abhidhāna : Asamiyi sabdara butpatti aru udaharanere Asamiya-Ingraji dui bhashara artha thaka abhidhana. 2nd ed. Guwahati : Guwahati Bisbabidyalaya, 1962.
- or চতীয়না chatiyana ... XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
~~~~~ APATANI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Apa Tani, Tanw
tayesangne
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 9 July 2026
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali (বাংলা) ... spoken in: West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ছাতিম chhatim
- PRAIN, DAVID - BENGAL PLANTS - VOL. II
~~~~~ BHOJPURI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (भोजपुरी) ... spoken in: eastern Uttar Pradesh, western Bihar and northwestern Jharkhand
चटवन chatwan
- Floristic Diversity of Nalanda - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023)
- Floristic Diversity of Rohtas - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023)
- Floristic Diversity of West Champaran - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023)
~~~~~ BODO ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari or Latin ... spoken in: Assam ... other names for this language: Boro
sataona, sitona
- Deka, Dipali (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam :: Chapter 5 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (डोगरी) ... spoken in: Jammu & Kashmir ... spoken by the Dogras
सत्त पत्तरा satt pattra
- Many thanks to OM Prakash Vidyarthi for help with this name ... facebook
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~
written in: Roman, Bengali-Assamese, A-Chik Tok'birim ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
bor-chhak-chhan, sokchuan, sokson
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
- or soksen ... Kalita, Atlanta & Gogoi, Prachujya & Medhi, Deepjyoti & Gogoi, Ponkaj & Laskar, Rafiul. (2025). SURVEY ON ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS USED BY THE GARO TRIBES OF GOALPARA DISTRICT, ASSAM WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HUMAN AND LIVESTOCK. - Applied Biological Research 27(1): 46-57; (2025) DOI:10.48165/abr.2025.27.01.5 ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu
સપ્તપર્ણ saptaparna, સાતવીન satvin
- વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી :: સંકલન કર્તા વૈધ શ્રી કે,જે,ઝાલા ... (downloaded: 19 Jan 2026)
~~~~~ HAJONG ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese (হাজং), Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, and West Bengal
saitani
- Deka, Dipali (2007) - Ethno medico botanical study of certain tribes of Goalpara district, Assam :: Chapter 5 - Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ HARYANVI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हरियाणवी or हरयाणवी) ... spoken in: Haryana, Delhi
सप्तपर्णी saptaparni
- Haryana Forest Flora - A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India) ... (accessed: Jul 10, 2026)
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand
बहुपुत्र bahuputra, दलेगन्धि dale-gandhi, शारदी sharadi, विन्याक vinyak
- for Echites scholaris L. ... Platts, John T. (John Thompson). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.
चतवन chatawan
- A forest flora of Chota Nagpur including Gangpur and the Santal-Parganahs by Haines, Henry Haselfoot, 1867-1943
चितवन chitvan, शैतान का झाड़ shaitan ka jhar
- Flowers of India ... (accessed: July 8, 2026)
देववृक्ष dev-vriksh
- Platts, John T. (John Thompson). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.
सप्तपर्णी saptaparni
- for छतिवन का फूल ... Dasa, Syamasundara. Hindi sabdasagara. Navina samskarana. Kasi: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, 1965-1975.
~~~~~ JHARUA ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, West Bengal ... a dialect of Assamese, spoken by Kochs and Hajongs
satiana
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ KACHARI ~~~~~
written in: Bengali-Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Cachari, Plains Kachari (Boro or Bara) and Hill Kachari (Dimasa)
bon-khlang-phang, bong-khlong
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
written in: Gujarati (કચ્છી), Sindhi (ڪڇّي) ... spoken in: Kutch region of Gujarat
સપ્તપર્ણી sapt parni
- Patel, Yatin & Patel, Rohitkumar & Pankaj, Joshi & Dabgar, Yogesh. (2011). Study of the Angiospermic flora of Kachchh district, Gujarat, India. Life Sciences Leaflets. 19. 739-768. ... (downloaded: Feb 9, 2022)
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: Karnataka
ಅಸಮಚ್ಛದ asamacchada, ಬಂತಲೆ bantale, ಏೞೆಲೆವಾೞೆ elelevaale, ಹಾಲೆ haale, ಜಂತಾಲೆ ಮರ jantaale mara (or ಜಂತಾಲ jantaala), ಕೋಡಾಲೆ kodaale, ಮದ್ದಾಲೆ maddaale, ಪಾಲೆ paale, ಸಪ್ತಚ್ಛದ saptacchada, ಸಪ್ತಪರ್ಣಿ saptaparni
- ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka
- Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
~~~~~ KARBI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland ... other names for this language: Mikir or Arleng
thengnu
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 9 July 2026
thengmu-arong, thengpei-recho-arong
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
written in: Latin (Khasi alphabet), Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Meghalaya, Assam
dieng-ryteng, dieng-rytten
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ KOCH ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Bengali, Roman ... spoken in: Meghalaya, lower Assam, West Bengal, Bihar ... spoken by: Koch people, including Koch-Rajbongshi or Koch-Rajbonshi
ছতিয়াল পান satiyal pan
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 9 July 2026
~~~~~ KOKBOROK ~~~~~
written in: Koloma, Latin, Bengali–Assamese (ককবরক), Kokmari ... spoken in: Tripura ... other names for this language: Tripuri, Kokbarak, Tippera, Tipra, Trippera
letuang
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ KOL ~~~~~
written in: Warang Chiti (or Barang Kshiti, Varang Kshiti), Devanagari ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal ... spoken by: Kol people
kunumung
- A forest flora of Chota Nagpur including Gangpur and the Santal-Parganahs by Haines, Henry Haselfoot, 1867-1943
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी) / Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ) / Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി) / Perso-Arabic (کونکنی) / Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat
सांतवीण samtvin
- Dalgado, Daniel Gelanio. Flora de Goa e Savantvadi: catalogo methodico das plantas medicinaes, alimentares e industriaes. Portugal, Imprensa Nacional, 1898. ... (downloaded: 21 Sept 2020)
- or सातवीण satvin ... V D Vartak (1966) - Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga :: a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ KUKI ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Manipur, Assam, Nagaland ... other names for this language:Thado, Thado-Pao, Thado-Ubiphei, Thaadou Kuki
chong-pereng
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari ... spoken in: Uttarakhand
चटियान chatian, सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, शैतान shaitan
- Mathur, A., & Joshi, H. (2013). Ethnobotanical Studies of the Tarai Region of Kumaun, Uttarakhand, India. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 11, 174–203. ... (accessed: July 11, 2026)
~~~~~ LEPCHA ~~~~~
written in: Lepcha (or Róng), Tibetan ... spoken in: Sikkim, West Bengal
purvok koong
- Aathing K P Tamsang - The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary - Second Edition (2009)
~~~~~ MAITHILI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मैथिली) ... spoken in: Bihar, Jharkhand
चतवन chatwan
- Floristic Diversity of Banka - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023)
- Floristic Diversity of Jamui - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023)
- Floristic Diversity of Munger - बिहार वानिकी विकास निगम लिमिटेड (Bihar Forestry Development Corporation Limited) ... (downloaded: December 31, 2023)
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: Kerala, Lakshadweep
ദൈവപ്പാല daivappaala
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore ... (downloaded: Nov 24, 2024)
ഏഴിലന്പാല ezhilanpaala, മംഗലപ്പാല mangalappaala
- Gundert, Hermann. A Malayalam and English dictionary. Mangalore, London, C. Stolz; Trübner & Co., 1872.
- or ഏഴിലംപാല ezhilampala ... വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
യക്ഷിപ്പാല yakshippaala
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka
सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, सातवीण satvin (or सातवण satvan)
- 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.
~~~~~ MECH ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari, Roman ... spoken by: Mech people (Bodos of north West Bengal)
sethona
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ MISHING ~~~~~
written in: Assamese, Devanagari, Latin ... spoken in: Assam, Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: Mising, Plains Miri
satiyana
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 9 July 2026
sing-gar-asing, souti-asing
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
singgir
- XOBDO - Your gateway to multilingual knowledge and resources ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
written in: Latin, Bengali-Assamese ... spoken in: Mizoram ... other names for this language: Lushai, Duhlian
thuam-riat
- O. P. Singh et. al. - State of Environment Report of Mizoram 2016 - Department of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of Mizoram
- List of Ethno-medicinal plants in Mizoram state with uses - State Medicinal Plants Board - Mizoram
- J Lalremruata (2012) - Studies on Non Timber Forest Products NTFPs of plant origin and livelihood strategies in Northern Mizoram India :: Chapter 5 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
- Lorrain, J. Herbert (James Herbert) Dictionary of the Lushai language. Calcutta : Asiatic Society, 1940. (Bibliotheca Indica, 261)
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (नेपाली) ... spoken in: Nepal, West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir
छतिवन chhatiwan, छलामैन chhalaamain, पालिमारा paalimaaraa
- Many thanks to Saroj Kumar Kasaju for help with these names ... eFloraofIndia
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
written in: Latin ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam ... spoken by the Daffla (or Dafla) tribe, now known as Nyishi
tribe ... other names for this language: Nishi, Nisi, Nishang, Nissi,
Nyising, Leil, Aya, Akang, Bangni-Bangru, Solung
papuk siin, tabiang, tai sen, taisan, taye sangne
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 9 July 2026
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ବିଷମଚ୍ଛଦ
bishamachchhada, ଛଚିନା chhachina, ଛତିଆନା chhatiana, ଗୁଚ୍ଛପୁଷ୍ପ
guchchhapushpa, ମୁନିଚ୍ଛଦ munichchhada, ଶାଳ୍ମଳିପତ୍ରକ shalmalipatraka,
ସପ୍ତଚ୍ଛଦ shaptachchadda, ଶାରଦ sharada (or ଶାରଦୀ sharadi)
- Praharaj, G.C. Pūrṇṇachandra Orḍiā bhāshākosha: a lexicon of the Oriya language. Cuttack: Utkal Sahitya Press, 1931-1940.
~~~~~ PAHARI (or PAHADI) ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (पहाड़ी),
Perso-Arabic (پہاڑی) ... variety of languages, dialects and language
groups, spoken in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand
चातीवन chatiwan (or चतीवन chatiwan), चटीडू chatidu (or चतिडू chatidu), छत्याल chhatyal
- Report on inventory of trees outside forest rural (TOF-R) in Himachal Pradesh - Forest Survey of India ... (accessed: July 11, 2026)
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
written in: Gurmukhi (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ) ... spoken in: Punjab
ਸਤੌਨਾ satouna (or ਸਤੌਣਾ satauna)
- Herbal Medicine Plants - Saptaparna - SSMD Ayurvedic College & Hospital, Moga (Punjab) ... (accessed: July 11, 2026)
- NOTE: ਸਤੌਨਾ (Satouna) is the modern standardized Punjabi / Ayurvedic text spelling. ਸਤੌਣਾ (Satauna) is the classical spoken Punjabi phonetic spelling (aligning with Bhai Maya Singh's dictionary root).
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan
सप्तपर्णी saptparni
- R. P. Kanther - DOMINANT FLORA OF PALI-DISTRICT, RAJASTHAN, INDIA J. Indian Bot. Soc., Vol. 100 (1&2) 2020:01-15 ... (downloaded: Jun 15,2024)
- Manju Chaudhary and S.K. Shringi - Floristic Composition of Beer Jhunjhunu Conservation Reserve of Rajasthan, India - The Biobrio 4(1 & 2), 2017 ... (downloaded: Feb 9, 2022)
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
written in: Devanagari (संस्कृतम्) ... used all over India by priests and scholars
अन्तिका antika,
अयुगच्छद ayugacchada, अयुक्छद ayukchada, बहुच्छद bahucchada, बहुपर्ण
bahuparna, बहुपुत्र bahuputra, बहुत्वच् bahutvach, ब्रह्मत्वच्
brahmatvach, बृहत्त्वच् brhattvach, छत्त्रपर्ण chattraparna, दलेगन्धि
dalegandhi, देववृक्ष devavrksha, गन्धपर्ण gandhaparna, ग्रहनाश
grahanasha, गुच्छपुष्प gucchapushpa, गुत्सकपुष्प gutsakapushpa, मदगन्ध
madagandha, मुनिच्छद municchada, सप्तच्छद saptacchada, सप्तपलाश
saptapalasha, सप्तपर्ण saptaparna (or सप्तपर्णक saptaparnaka),
सप्तपत्त्र saptapattra, शक्तिपर्ण shaktiparna, शाल्मलिपत्त्रक
shalmalipattraka, शारद sharada, शारदभूरुह् sharadabhuruh, शिरोरुजा
shiroruja, शुक्तिपर्ण shuktiparna, सुपर्णक suparnaka, विद्ध viddha, विनद
vinada, विन्याक vinyaka, विशालत्वच् vishalatvach, विषमच्छद
vishamacchada, विषमपलाश vishamapalasha, युग्मपर्ण yugmaparna
- Learn Sanskrit - पठत संस्कृतम् - शब्दकोशः
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha
ᱪᱷᱟᱹᱴᱱᱤ chatni
- Campbell, A., of the Santal mission A Santali-English dictionary Pokhuria, India : Santal Mission Press, 1899
- ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ - ᱢᱤᱫ ᱨᱟᱲᱟ ᱜᱮᱭᱟᱱ ᱯᱩᱛᱷᱤ ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
- A forest flora of Chota Nagpur including Gangpur and the Santal-Parganahs by Haines, Henry Haselfoot, 1867-1943
~~~~~ SYLHETI ~~~~~
written in: Sylheti Nagri
(ꠍꠤꠟꠐꠤ), Bengali–Assamese (সিলেটি), Latin ... spoken in: Barak Valley of
Assam, northern parts of Tripura, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland ... read
more about its status as language / dialect in Wikipedia ... other names for this language: Sylhetti, Sileti, Siloti
chhatni, khami, satni
- U N Kanjilal, P C Kanjilal, A Das, R N De - Flora of Assam - Vol III
~~~~~ TAGIN ~~~~~
written in: Roman ... spoken in: Arunachal Pradesh ... other names for this language: West Dafla, Bangni ... spoken by: Tagin people or Ghasi Miri people
tai sen, tayesangne
- Ethnobotanyofnortheastindia (2020 onwards). Database of names of useful plants of north-east India - developed by the members of ethnobotanyofnortheastindia Google-site ... Accessed on 9 July 2026
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
ஏழிலைப்பாலை el-ilai-p-paalai, இருள்பாலை irul-paalai
- University of Madras. Tamil lexicon. [Madras], University of Madras, 1924-1936.
- or ஏழிலைம்பாலை elilai-m-paalai ... Winslow, Miron. A comprehensive Tamil and English dictionary of high and low Tamil. Madras: P.R. Hunt, 1862.
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry
దేవసూరిప్పి
daevasurippi, ఏడాకుల పాల edaakula paala, ఏడాకుల పొన్న edaakula ponna,
ఏడాకుల అరిటి edakula-ariti, ఎలారము elaaramu, కొండ గన్నేరు konda ganneru,
పాల గరుడ paalagaruda
- Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
- FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
~~~~~ TIBETAN ~~~~~
written in: Tibetan ... spoken in: Tibet, Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bhutan
ལོ་མ་བདུན། lo ma bdun
- FRLHT & NMPB — Indian Medicinal Plants Database ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
written in: Tigalari (Tulu) was used for writing Vedic texts in Sanskrit, Kannada (ತುಳು), Malayalam (തുളു) ... spoken in: Karnataka, north Kerala
ಪಾಲೆ paale
- Subrahmanya, Prasad K - Exploration and elucidation of traditional medicinal plants of erstwhile Tulunadu and surrounding area of Kerala and Karnataka :: Chapter 4 :: Shodhganga - a reservoir of Indian theses @ INFLIBNET
- Five Hundred Indian Plants by Messrs. C. Stolz and G. Plebst, Basel Mission, Mangalore ... (downloaded: Nov 24, 2024)
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
written in: Urdu (اردو) ... spoken in: Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Bihar, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka
دلےگندھی dale-gandhi, شاردي sharadi, ونياك vinyak
- for Echites scholaris L. ... Platts, John T. (John Thompson). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.
دیوبرکش deo-briksh
- Platts, John T. (John Thompson). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co., 1884.
~~~~~ KNOWN DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Grows naturally wild in sub-Himalayan tract, Bihar, West Bengal,
peninsular India and the Andamans. Widely cultivated as an ornamental
tree as well as an avenue tree in the urban regions.
- Tomar A. "Geographical distribution of Alstonia scholaris R. Br. with its medicinal importance". International Journal of Botany Studies, Vol 1, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 01-02 ... (accessed: July 9, 2026)
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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2026/07/alstonia-scholaris-l-rbr.html
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Malvani name added ...
commonly known as: blackboard tree, chatiyan wood, devil tree, dita bark, scholar tree • Adi: pumlor, sing-gar-asing, singar, singgler • Ahom: maai-tang, ছতিয়ানা satiana • Assamese: বহুপৰ্ণী bohuporni, ছৈতেন্ chhaiten, চতিয়না sotiyana, সপ্তচ্ছদ xoptossod, সপ্তপত্ৰ xoptopotro, সপ্তপৰ্ণী xoptoporni • Apatani: tayesangne • Bengali: ছাতিম chhatim • Bhojpuri: चटवन chatwan • Bodo: sataona, sitona • Dogri: सत्त पत्तरा satt pattra • Garo: bor-chhak-chhan, sokchuan, sokson • Gujarati: સપ્તપર્ણ saptaparna, સાતવીન satvin • Hajong: saitani • Haryanvi: सप्तपर्णी saptaparni • Hindi:
बहुपुत्र bahuputra, चतवन chatawan, चितवन chitvan, दलेगन्धि dale-gandhi,
देववृक्ष dev-vriksh, सप्तपर्णी saptaparni, शैतान का झाड़ shaitan ka
jhar, शारदी sharadi, विन्याक vinyak • Jharua: satiana • Kachari: bon-khlang-phang, bong-khlong • Kachchhi: સપ્તપર્ણી sapt parni • Kannada:
ಅಸಮಚ್ಛದ asamacchada, ಬಂತಲೆ bantale, ಏೞೆಲೆವಾೞೆ elelevaale, ಹಾಲೆ haale,
ಜಂತಾಲೆ ಮರ jantaale mara, ಕೋಡಾಲೆ kodaale, ಮದ್ದಾಲೆ maddaale, ಪಾಲೆ paale,
ಸಪ್ತಚ್ಛದ saptacchada, ಸಪ್ತಪರ್ಣಿ saptaparni • Karbi: thengmu-arong, thengnu, thengpei-recho-arong • Khasi: dieng-ryteng, dieng-rytten • Koch: ছতিয়াল পান satiyal pan • Kokborok: letuang • Kol: kunumung • Konkani: सांतवीण samtvin • Kuki: chong-pereng • Kumaoni: चटियान chatian, सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, शैतान shaitan • Lepcha: purvok koong • Maithili: चतवन chatwan • Malayalam: ദൈവപ്പാല daivappaala, ഏഴിലന്പാല ezhilanpaala, മംഗലപ്പാല mangalappaala, യക്ഷിപ്പാല yakshippaala • Malvani: सातिंग saating • Marathi: सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, सातवीण satvin • Mech: sethona • Mishing: satiyana, sing-gar-asing, singgir, souti-asing • Mizo: thuam-riat • Nepali: छतिवन chhatiwan, छलामैन chhalaamain, पालिमारा paalimaaraa • Nyishi: papuk siin, tabiang, tai sen, taisan, taye sangne • Odia:
ବିଷମଚ୍ଛଦ bishamachchhada, ଛଚିନା chhachina, ଛତିଆନା chhatiana, ଗୁଚ୍ଛପୁଷ୍ପ
guchchhapushpa, ମୁନିଚ୍ଛଦ munichchhada, ଶାଳ୍ମଳିପତ୍ରକ shalmalipatraka,
ସପ୍ତଚ୍ଛଦ shaptachchadda, ଶାରଦ sharada • Pahari: चातीवन chatiwan, चटीडू chatidu, छत्याल chhatyal • Punjabi: ਸਤੌਨਾ satouna • Rajasthani: सप्तपर्णी saptparni • Sanskrit:
अन्तिका antika, अयुगच्छद ayugacchada, अयुक्छद ayukchada, बहुच्छद
bahucchada, बहुपर्ण bahuparna, बहुपुत्र bahuputra, बहुत्वच् bahutvach,
ब्रह्मत्वच् brahmatvach, बृहत्त्वच् brhattvach, छत्त्रपर्ण chattraparna,
दलेगन्धि dalegandhi, देववृक्ष devavrksha, गन्धपर्ण gandhaparna, ग्रहनाश
grahanasha, गुच्छपुष्प gucchapushpa, गुत्सकपुष्प gutsakapushpa, मदगन्ध
madagandha, मुनिच्छद municchada, सप्तच्छद saptacchada, सप्तपलाश
saptapalasha, सप्तपर्ण saptaparna, सप्तपत्त्र saptapattra, शक्तिपर्ण
shaktiparna, शाल्मलिपत्त्रक shalmalipattraka, शारद sharada, शारदभूरुह्
sharadabhuruh, शिरोरुजा shiroruja, शुक्तिपर्ण shuktiparna, सुपर्णक
suparnaka, विद्ध viddha, विनद vinada, विन्याक vinyaka, विशालत्वच्
vishalatvach, विषमच्छद vishamacchada, विषमपलाश vishamapalasha, युग्मपर्ण
yugmaparna • Santali: ᱪᱷᱟᱹᱴᱱᱤ chatni • Sylheti: chhatni, khami, satni • Tagin: tai sen, tayesangne • Tamil: ஏழிலைப்பாலை el-ilai-p-paalai, இருள்பாலை irul-paalai • Telugu:
దేవసూరిప్పి daevasurippi, ఏడాకుల పాల edaakula paala, ఏడాకుల పొన్న
edaakula ponna, ఏడాకుల అరిటి edakula-ariti, ఎలారము elaaramu, కొండ
గన్నేరు konda ganneru, పాల గరుడ paalagaruda • Tibetan: ལོ་མ་བདུན། lo ma bdun • Tulu: ಪಾಲೆ paale • Urdu: دلےگندھی dale-gandhi, دیوبرکش deo-briksh, شاردي sharadi, ونياك vinyak
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