Tamil names of Sapium insigne (synonym of Falconeria insignis)

Dinesh Valke

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Mar 28, 2020, 8:47:28 AM3/28/20

to efloraofindia, Vijayasankar Raman

Dear friends, and Vijayasankara ji,

There is one name karuppu-chulai (ref: ENVIS - FRLHT) ... also found as: karuppucculai / karuppu-chutai ... elsewhere on web.

About a decade back, when I compiled names for this plane, I typed the name as கருப்புசுளை ... but it looks like it is incorrectly spelt.

Please help know if any of these: karuppu-chulai / karuppucculai / karuppu-chutai are valid.

Will be glad to get it in native script.

Another name is சக்கரைகள்ளி sakkaraikalli ... with help from Badri Narayanan Thiagarajan ji in facebook.

Regards.

Dinesh

Vijayasankar

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Apr 2, 2020, 10:12:17 PM4/2/20

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Dear Dinesh ji,

I agree with the Tamil scripts provided by Badri ji : சக்கரைகள்ளி (Sakkaraikalli) and கருப்பு சூலை (karuppu-chulai) although I am not sure of the latter. However, I noticed that the name 'karuppu chutai' is more commonly used than 'karuppu chulai'.

The name "கருப்புச்சுடை (karupusuttai)" is listed in the webpage https://owshadham.blogspot.com/2015/05/mooligai-peyargal-8.html.

Best regards,

Vijayasankar

Dinesh Valke

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Apr 3, 2020, 2:41:15 AM4/3/20

to Vijayasankar, efloraofindia

Thank you very very much Vijayasankar ji for help with கருப்புச்சுடை karupusuttai and for validating சக்கரைகள்ளி sakkaraikalli.