Tamil names of Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm.

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 17, 2023, 8:08:39 AM11/17/23

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Dear Vijayasankar ji,

Please help in validating the English transcribed names of Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm.

மொலகா செம்பக பாளை molakaa cempaka paalai, படபடா patapataa

Reference: Tamil names of Botanical names by Yercaud Ilango

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Dinesh

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 17, 2023, 8:28:55 AM11/17/23

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Dear Vijayasankar ji,

I found one transcribed name - moolaga shembaga palai in one of the XLS document - Plants of Tamil Nadu database (ENVIS), that you had given me the link to..

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Dinesh

Vijay Raman

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Nov 18, 2023, 7:12:15 PM11/18/23

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Dear Dinesh ji,

The words moolaga and molakaa perhaps refer to molagaa (மொளகா (not மொலகா), a modified version of Milagaai மிளகாய் for chilli). So, I suggest the spelling molagaa cembaga paalai மொளகா செம்பக பாலை. The other name patapataa படபடா looks okay.

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Vijayasankar

Dinesh Valke

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Nov 19, 2023, 1:36:12 AM11/19/23

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Thank you very much, Vijayasankar ji, for suggesting the most appropriate Tamil and English spellings of the name.

I have incorporated the changes in my notes.

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Dinesh

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