Helicteres isora
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hel-ik-TER-es -- from the Greek word heliktos (twisted, spiral, rolled) or helisso (to wind or turn); referring to the twisted fruits or carpels of some of the Helicteres species
is-OR-uh -- most probably, named after Iswara, Malabar deity
Aug 11, 2007 at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
commonly known as: East Indian screw tree, nut-leaved screw tree •
Bengali: antamora •
Hindi: मरोड़ फली maror phali •
Kannada: yedamuri •
Malayalam: isora-murri, valampiri •
Marathi: अटी ati, धामणी dhamani, केवण kewan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng •
Oriya: murmuria •
Sanskrit: अवर्तनि avartani, मृग शृङ्ग mrigashringa •
Sindhi: vurkatee •
Tamil: வலம்புரி valampuri •
Telugu: నులితడ nulitada •
Urdu: مروڙ پهلي maror phali
Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, n Australia; cultivated elsewhere
Regards.
Dinesh