Names of Plants in India :: Syzygium salicifolium (Wight) J.Graham

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Syzygium salicifolium (Wight) J.Graham ... (family: Myrtaceae)

siz-ZY-gee-um -- Greek: syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves ... Dave's Botanary
sal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-um -- having leaves like those of Salix (willow) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: Heyne's eugenia, river plum • Gujarati: જળજાંબુ jalajambu • Hindi: कठजामुन kath-jamun • Kannada: ಸಿಮ್ಪಿ ನೇರಲೆ simpi nerale • Konkani: भेडस bhedas • Malayalam: വെള്ളമഞ്ചി vellamanchi • Marathi: भेडस bhedas, पान जांभूळ pan jambul • Telugu:చిన్న నేరేడు chinna neredu

botanical names: Syzygium salicifolium (Wight) J.Graham ... synonyms: Calyptranthes danca Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. [Invalid] • Eugenia heyneana Duthie • Eugenia salicifolia Wight • Syzygium alternans Miq. ex Duthie • Syzygium heyneanum (Duthie) Gamble ... The Plant List(2010). Version 1

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Photographed at Yeoor Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park), Thane on 28 MAR 10

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Nice compilation of Local / common names and beautiful photographs.Thanks Dinesh for sharing..

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Very good pictures.

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Thank you very much Satish ji.

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Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/syzygium-salicifolium-jgraham.html

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Syzygium salicifolium J.Graham

siz-ZY-gee-um -- Greek: syzygos (joined), referring to the paired leaves ... Dave's Botanary
sal-iss-ih-FOH-lee-um -- having leaves like those of Salix (willow) ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: river plum • Gujarati: બેદાસ bedas, જળજાંબુ jalajambu, વાંઝણા vanjhana • Hindi: कठजामुन kath-jamun • Kannada: ಸಿಂಪಿ ನೇರಳೆ simpi nerale • Kol: गाड़ा कोड gada kod • Konkani: भेडस bhedas • Malayalam: വെള്ളമഞ്ചി vellamanchi • Marathi: भेडस bhedas, पान जांभूळ pan jambhul • Odia: ନଦୀ ଜାମୁ nadi jaamu • Rajasthani: जंगली जामुन jungali jaamun, कट्ट जामुन katt jaamun • Santali: ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ gada kod • Telugu: చిన్న నేరేడు chinna neredu, జేను jenu, జిన్ను jinnu

botanical names: Syzygium salicifolium J.Graham ... homotypic synonyms: Eugenia heyneana Duthie • Syzygium heyneanum (Duthie) Gamble ... heterotypic synonyms: Syzygium alternans Miq. ex Duthie ... more at POWO, retrieved 19 October 2024

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

river plum

name coined, for want of name; named so, for the plant's riverine habitat

~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~

written in: Gujarati (ગુજરાતી) ... spoken in: Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

બેદાસ bedas, વાંઝણા vanjhana

for Eugenia heyneana Duthie ... વનસ્પતીઓ ના ગુજરાતી તથા બોટનીકલ નામ ની યાદી (વૈધ કે.જે.ઝાલા)

જળજાંબુ jalajambu

for Eugenia heyneana Duthie ... સૃષ્ટિ (અંક-૩૦, માર્ચ ૨૦૦૧, વૃક્ષ વિશેષાંક) publication by Gujarat Ecological Education and Research (GEER) Foundation

~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (हिन्दी) ... spoken in: Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand

कठजामुन kath-jamun

for Eugenia heyneana Duthie ... विकिपीडिया - एक मुक्त ज्ञानकोश ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

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

ಸಿಂಪಿ ನೇರಳೆ simpi nerale

for Eugenia heyneana Duthie ... BIOTIK (Biodiversity Informatics and co-operation in Taxonomy for Interactive shared Knowledge base)
for Eugenia heyneana Duthie ... Alar - an authoritative Kannada-English dictionary corpus created by V. Krishna
for Eugenia heyneana Duthie ... ಪದಕಣಜ - ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಅಧಿಕೃತ ಜಾಲತಾಣ ... Padakanaja - Official website of Government of Karnataka

~~~~~ KOL ~~~~~

written in: Warang Chiti (or Barang Kshiti, Varang Kshiti), Devanagari ... spoken in: Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal ... spoken by: Kol people

गाड़ा कोड

BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID

~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (कोंकणी), Kannada (ಕೊಂಕಣಿ), Malayalam (കൊങ്കണി), Perso-Arabic (کونکنی), Romi (Konknni) ... spoken in: Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat

भेडस bhedas

for Eugenia heyneana Duthie ... Enumeration of plants from Gomantak India with a note on botanical excursions to the Castlerock area by V D Vartak

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

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

വെള്ളമഞ്ചി vellamanchi

വിക്കിപീഡിയ - സ്വതന്ത്രസർവ്വവിജ്ഞാനകോശം ... Wikipedia - The Free Encyclopedia
Krishiyidam Blog

~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (मराठी) ... spoken in: Maharashtra, Karnataka

भेडस bhedas, पान जांभूळ pan jambhul

for Syzygium alternans Miq. ex Duthie ... The Gazetteer Department ... महाराष्ट्रातील वनस्पतीशास्त्र आणि वनसंपदा

~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~

written in: Odia (ଓଡ଼ିଆ) ... spoken in: Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

ନଦୀ ଜାମୁ nadi jaamu

name coined, for want of name; ନଦୀ nadi = river; ଜାମୁ jaamu = given name for Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels ... named so, for the plant's riverine habitat

~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~

written in: Devanagari (राजस्थानी) ... spoken in: Rajasthan

जंगली जामुन jungali jaamun

for Syzygium heyneanum (Duthie) Gamble ... Rajasthan Government - Forest Department

कट्ट जामुन katt jaamun

Many thanks to Sonu Kumar for help with this name ... iNaturalist

~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~

written in: Ol Chiki (ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ), Bengali (সাঁওতালী), Odia (ସାନ୍ତାଳୀ), Devanagari (सान्ताली), Roman ... spoken in: Jharkhand, West Bengal, Odisha

ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ gada kod

BENGAL PLANTS VOL. I by PRAIN, DAVID
A Santali-English dictionary by A. Campbell, of the Santal mission

~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~

written in: Telugu ( తెలుగు) ... spoken in: Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Puducherry

చిన్న నేరేడు chinna neredu, జేను jenu, జిన్ను jinnu

Flora Andhrika - Plant Wealth of Andhra Pradesh, India

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

Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan, !*Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand

Das P K, Sahoo T, Panda P C. Forest trees of Odisha, India: An updated checklist. Plant Science Today. 2022; 9(4): 1021–1031.
Rajasthan :: observations in iNaturalist
Hassler, Michael (1994 - 2024): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 24.10; last update October 9th, 2024. Last accessed 11/10/2024 (dd/mm/yyyy).

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

~~~~~ Created on: 14:17 19-10-2024 ¦ Last updated: 20:39 20-10-2024 ~~~~~

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/syzygium-salicifolium-jgraham.html

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Sam Kuzhalanattu

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Oct 21, 2024, 12:49:41 AM10/21/24

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Nice picture and great efforts dear Dinesh ji, both Malayalam and English spelling are correct, regards, Sam.

Dinesh Valke

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

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Hadauti name added; one Rajasthani name removed ...

commonly known as: river plum • Gujarati: બેદાસ bedas, જળજાંબુ jalajambu, વાંઝણા vanjhana • Hadauti: जामुणी jaamuni • Hindi: कठजामुन kath-jamun • Kannada: ಸಿಂಪಿ ನೇರಳೆ simpi nerale • Kol: गाड़ा कोड gada kod • Konkani: भेडस bhedas • Malayalam: വെള്ളമഞ്ചി vellamanchi • Marathi: भेडस bhedas, पान जांभूळ pan jambhul • Odia: ନଦୀ ଜାମୁ nadi jaamu • Rajasthani: जंगली जामुन jungali jaamun • Santali: ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ gada kod • Telugu: చిన్న నేరేడు chinna neredu, జేను jenu, జిన్ను jinnu

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/syzygium-salicifolium-jgraham.html

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Kumar Prabhat Das

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Respected sir odia name is correct
Thank you

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Thank you very very much, Prabhat ji, for validating the Odia name.

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Thank you Dinesh ji,

Hadoti name is correct.

But It is also called खाट्टी जामुण (Khaatti Jamun) in some regional dialects of Rajasthani language.

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Thank you very much, Sonu Kumar ji, for help with this additional name in some dialect of Rajasthani; will add it shortly to the compilation.

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Rajasthani name added ...

commonly known as: river plum • Gujarati: બેદાસ bedas, જળજાંબુ jalajambu, વાંઝણા vanjhana • Hadauti: जामुणी jaamuni • Hindi: कठजामुन kath-jamun • Kannada: ಸಿಂಪಿ ನೇರಳೆ simpi nerale • Kol: गाड़ा कोड gada kod • Konkani: भेडस bhedas • Malayalam: വെള്ളമഞ്ചി vellamanchi • Marathi: भेडस bhedas, पान जांभूळ pan jambhul • Odia: ନଦୀ ଜାମୁ nadi jaamu • Rajasthani: खाट्टी जामुण khaatti jaamun, जंगली जामुन jungali jaamun • Santali: ᱜᱟᱰᱟ ᱠᱳᱰ gada kod • Telugu: చిన్న నేరేడు chinna neredu, జేను jenu, జిన్ను jinnu

Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2024/10/syzygium-salicifolium-jgraham.html

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