Description:
Rubiaceae (bedstraw, coffee, or madder family) »
Hymenodictyon orixense hy-men-oh-DIK-tee-on -- from the Greek words hymen (skin) and diktyon (net) ¿ or-iks-EN-say ? -- Orixa, misinterpretation of Japanese name Kokusagi to Orisagi commonly known as: bridal couch plant, mountain sage • Assamese: kodam, paroli • Bengali: latikarum • Garo: bodi kiru chongipa • Gujarati: ભમ્મર છાલ bhammar chaal, લુણીયો luniyo, મધમહુડો madhamahudo • Hindi: काला बचनाग kala bachnag, भुरकुर bhurkur • Kannada: ದಿಡ್ಡಿ ಮರ diddi mara, ದೊಡ್ಡಿ ಮರ doddi mara, ಡೊಲಿ ಮರ doli mara • Khasi: dieng dohlbong sir • Konkani: दाम्डेली damdeli • Malayalam: ചക്കതേക്ക് cakkatheekk, ഇത്തിള് iththil, പെരുന്തൊലി peruntholi • Marathi: भोरसाल or भोरसाळ bhorsal, भौरसाळ bhoursal, भ्रमरसाळी bhramarsali, दोंद्रु dondru, कंबळ kambal, कुडा kuda • Nepalese: लति कर्मा lati karma • Oriya: dudupa, guliya • Punjabi: barthoa • Rajasthani: lunia • Sanskrit: भ्रमरछल्ली bhramarchalli, भृङ्गःवृक्ष bhringah-vriksha, उग्रगन्ध ugragandha • Tamil: வெள்ளைக்கடம்பு vellai-k-katampu • Telugu: బందారుచెట్టు bandaaru-chettu Native to: Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines References:
NPGS •
World Agroforestry Centre •
ENVIS •
Forest Flora of Hyderabad State. Date: 22 February 2009, 11:02. Source:
Latikarum (in Bengali). Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.