Names of Plants in India :: Tamil name of Rhynchosia hirta

Dinesh Valke

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Oct 5, 2016, 7:10:35 AM10/5/16

to efloraofindia, Vijayasankar Raman

Dear friends and Vijayasankar ji,

Please help me in getting the name kaaltavaraikkodi for Rhynchosia hirta; reference: Embryology and Apomixis in Grasses by T. Pullaiah, G. N. V. Febulaus

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Dinesh

Vijayasankar Raman

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Oct 6, 2016, 4:26:51 PM10/6/16

to Dinesh Valke, efloraofindia

Dinesh ji,

The name would make sense to me if the letter "l" removed.

Kaatavaraikkodi (= wild lablab bean) will transcribe to காட்டவரைக்கொடி

The original name "kaaltavaraikkodi" can be written as கால்தவரைக்கொடி which I am not sure about.

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National Center for Natural Products Research

University of Mississippi, USA

Dinesh Valke

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Oct 7, 2016, 7:51:17 AM10/7/16

to Vijayasankar Raman, efloraofindia

Thank you very much Vijayasankar ji.

I will go with காட்டவரைக்கொடி kaatavaraikkodi.

Regards.

Dinesh

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