Names of Plants in India :: Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg

[Dinesh Valke]

Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg

roh-do-DEN-dron -- rose tree, referring to flower color ... Dave's Botanary
ar-BOR-ee-um -- tree-like ... Dave's Botanary
¿ nee-lah-gee-RIH-cum ? -- of or from Nilgiri Hills (TamilNadu, India)

commonly known as: Nilgiri rhododendron • Kannada: ಪೂ pu • Malayalam: അലഞ്ചി alanchi, കാട്ടുപൂവരശ് kaattupoovarash • Tamil: ஆழிஞ்சி alinchi, பூவரசு puvarasu


botanical names: Rhododendron arboreum subsp. nilagiricum (Zenker) Tagg ... homotypic synonyms: Rhododendron nilagiricum Zenker ... POWO, retrieved 22 June 2024

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

Nilgiri rhododendron

• Flowers of India, retrieved June 22, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಪೂ pu

• Srivastava, Pallavi. (2012). Rhododendron arboreum: An overview. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 02. 158-162.
• ಪೂ pu = a blossom of a plant; a flower; or a lotus flower ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

അലഞ്ചി alanchi

• Digital Flora of Peninsular India by Herbarium JCB

കാട്ടുപൂവരശ് kaattupoovarash

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

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

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

ஆழிஞ்சி alinchi

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

பூவரசு puvarasu

• Tamil lexicon [Madras], University of Madras
• Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango
• or மலைபூவரசு malaipoovarasu ... BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)

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

Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu

• Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 19.3; last update June 16th, 2024. Last accessed 22/06/2024.

~~~~~ Last updated: 13:09 23-06-2024 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/06/rhododendron-arboreum-subsp-nilagiricum.html

Regards.
Dinesh

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Vibrant picture and nice work dear Dinesh ji, both English and Malayalam spelling are correct, regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for the appreciation, and for validating the Malayalam names / English spellings.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Gurcharan Singh]

Great contribution Dinesh ji.