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Helicteres isora L., Sp. Pl. 963 1753. (syn: Helicteres baruensis var. ovata DC.; Helicteres chrysocalyx Miq. ex Mast.; Helicteres corylifolia Buch.-Ham. ex Dillwyn; Helicteres grewiaefolia DC.; Helicteres isora var. glabrescens Mast.; Helicteres isora var. microphylla Hassk.; Helicteres isora var. tomentosa Mast.; Helicteres macrophylla Wight ex Wight & Arnold; Helicteres ovata var. fructus-regis Lam.; Helicteres ovata var. isora-murri Lam.; Helicteres roxburghii G. Don; Helicteres versicolor Hassk.; Isora corylifolia Schott & Endl.; Isora grewiaefolia (DC.) Schott & Endl.; Isora versicolor Hassk.; Ixora versicolor Hassk.);
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India: In dry deciduous forests up to 1500 m as an undergrowth, throughout; Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, S. China, S.E. Asia and Australia as per BSI Flora of India;
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hel-ik-TER-es — from the Greek word heliktos (twisted, spiral, rolled) or helisso (to wind or turn) … Dave’s Botanary is-OR-uh –named for Iswara (name of one of Hindu Trinity, Lord Shiva) . commonly known as: Indian screw tree, kaivum fibre, nut-leaved screw tree • Assamese: আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shing • Bengali: অন্তমৰা antamora • Gujarati: આંટેડી aantedi, હાટેડી hatedi, મરડાશીંગી mardashingi • Hindi: मरोड़फली marorphali • Kachchhi: આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhad • Kannada: ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu, ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu, ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida, ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru, ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi, ಕೌರಿ kauri, ಮುರುಡಿ murudi, ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gida • Konkani: केवन kevan • Malayalam: ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli, രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla, വലന്പിരി valampiri • Marathi: अटी ati, धामणी dhamani, केवण kevan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng • Nepali: कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaa • Odia: ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuri • Punjabi: ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phali • Rajasthani: मरोड़फली marorphali • Sanskrit: अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi, आवर्तनी avartani, मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murva • Tamil: இடம்புரி itampuri, வலம்புரி valam-puri • Telugu: నులితడ nulitada • Tulu: ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuri • Urdu: مروڙ پهلي maror phali . Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, n Australia; cultivated elsewhere . The Bark and Fruits are beneficial in diarrhoea. The root bark is useful in diabetes mellitus; Used in Ayurvedic medicines;
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East-Indian screw tree is a sub-deciduous shrub or small tree with grey coloured bark. Leaves simple, serrate margin, scabrous above and pubescent beneath.
Flowers solitary or in sparse clusters, with red petals turning pale blue when old.
Fruits greenish brown, beaked, cylindrical, spirally twisted on ripening.
The twisted shape of the fruit is what lends most of it names like screw tree and maror phali.
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       TSPNOV2015-10:Images of Helicteres isora ( Malvaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (7) It is my pleasure to share few images of Helicteres isora (Malvaceae)
Habit: Large woody shrub
Habitat: Semi-evergreen forest fringe.
Sighting: Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1000 msl
Date:12-09-2014, 25-10-2014, 06-02-2015 and 15-06 2015
Second plant from Goa for identification: This may be Helicteres isora Yes it is Helicteres isora, from family Sterculiaceae    Some Grewia ??:
Date- 30th june, 2011 time- around 4pm temperature- 28 Place- Botanical garden (was not labelled), Panjab University, Chandigarh weather- partly cloudy habit- looked like a shrub leaves- very hairy as shown, resembling that of *Grewis asiatica* flowers- orange to red in colour, petals fading to transparent white when about to fall, zygomorphic symmetry fruits- not seen … Helicteres isora L. Murudsheng in Marathi. Yes it is Helicteres isora, leaves appear similar to that of Grewia sp, but can be easily differentiate by flowers, this one is from family Sterculiaceae and Grewia from Tiliaceae.
Recorded From: Gurgaon
Flw: July 2011 Ater pollination the flower changes colour from red to purplish-blue. Please refer to the archives of this group for our previous discussion on this. Please find a current science paper (Current Science<http://www.cabdirect.org/Current+Science%22> 2000 Some problem with the link that I had given in my previous mail. Link … gave is a nice paper on Anthropolgy of agriculture, but is on page 713 pf this rather large pdf. 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 [image: Helicteres isora] <http://www.google.com/flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi…>
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
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मुरडशेंग)] <http://www.google.com/flickr.com%2Fphotos…>… Dec 21, 2008 somewhere along Kumbharli Ghat, Maharashtra – [image: Avartani (Sanskrit: अवर्तनि)] <http://www.google.com/flickr.comphotos%2Fdi…>… Jun 6, 2009 at BNHS – CEC, Mumbai – … more views: http://www.flickr.com/search/Helicteresisora=tags   Malvaceae week : Helicteres isora: Helicteres isora Murudsheng .मुरुडशेंग Observed in Kerala. Also in Kolhapur Panhala.Mah. San – Avarthani. The Bark and Fruits are beneficial in diarrhoea Bombacaceae, Tiliaceae and Sterculiaceae are now included in Malvaceae which themselves were big families.
malvaceae week, helictoris isora: Very pretty look like flying kites       Chimmony’s gift of bounty – Helicteres isora plant: The beautiful Helicteres isora plants delight with their omnipresence in the Chimmony forest (Kerala). At some stretches, they almost form a border along the forest trail. Kuttan, a Malaya tribal, who
was our chef and later guide! He knew the names of almost all of the trees when we went for a trek inside the forest, he kept saying “This is Yedambiri.” And look carefully – don’t they look like the
miniature of a bird, perhaps a red bird with a long neck – say perhaps a red ibis, a flamingo or a scarlet Ibis. eflora link – beautiful plant pictures, posted by …
https://groups.google.com/indiantreepix/thread/1c… 8 Oct 2011 12:54PM
Chimmony forest, Thrissur District, Kerala state Shrub, Height-6-8ft, Forest, leaf size-12cms approx. Vernacular-Yedambiri (Malayalam),    efloraindia: Helicteres isora: Sharing the images of Helicteres isora from NBNP Garden, Anaikatti, Coimbatore. Yes Helicteres isora, family Sterculiaceae, common name Murud sheng in Marathi (pod twisted), seeds are medicinally important..
Request Tree ID 133 – Lalbagh Bangalore – RA : … Helicteres isora L. (family Sterculiaceae Malvaceae) I also agree with … Helicteres isora.     Plz id this plant: pa62 – 18dec2012: This is Helicteres isora, I suppose. Agree with … This is Murudsheng, the Screw Fruit Bush [Helicteres isora].
Flora of Madhya Pradesh: Helicteres isora from Pandav falls Panna MP : East-Indian screw tree is a sub-deciduous shrub or small tree with grey coloured bark.
Leaves simple, serrate margin, scabrous above and pubescent beneath.
Flowers solitary or in sparse clusters, with red petals turning pale blue when old.
Fruits greenish brown, beaked, cylindrical, spirally twisted on ripening. The twisted shape of the fruit is what lends most of it names like screw tree and maror phali.
It is one of the common plants in the deciduous forests in Kerala Yes Helicteres isora. Used in Ayurvedic medicines. मुरुडशेंग
Requesting ID of this flower taken at Mumbai : Attachments (1) (4 MB) Helicteres isora or locally known as ‘Maror Phali’ . Tree for ID (x) : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4).
Bangalore 6th May Helicteres isora L. [Malvaceae]. Yes मुरूड शेंग
Malvaceae Fortnight: Helicteres isora from, Chennai -BRS JULY01/01 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3) Thank you. It adds beauty to the forest.
  Malvaceae fortnight :: Helicteres isora: Munnar :: SMP27 : 1 post by 1 author.
Helicteres isora (Murudsheng)
Munnar   Malvaceae Fortnight::Helicteres isora NSJ-22 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (2) Helicteres isora (Murudsheng – Marathi) from Amboli forest.
Malvaceae Fortnight- Post 49 :: Helicteres isora: NS August 34/34 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)
SK163OCT27-2016:ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4) Looks like Helicteres isora L. may be some other sp of Helicteres, Pl consult some local flora…….. Thank you … for ID. Helicteres isora L. (accepted name) Flowers change colours on pollination. Flower for Id pl.
Location – Mumbai Date – August 2017 Helicteres isora. Thanks … So it is ‘मुरुडशेंग’ in Marathi !!
yes, …!!
Helicteres isora : Attachments (2) – around 1 Mb each.
Helicteres isora L.
location Ranga Reddy Dist. date: aug 2016
Names of Plants in India :: Helicteres isora L. : 10 posts by 5 authors.
A nice closeup. It is an ornamental plant seen in many places in Mysore i am sure you have the whole tree and fruits either in flickr or even here? Thanks …, I have two more pictures in earlier post – Malvaceae week :: Helicteres isora.
There are quite a few more at flickr. hel-ik-TER-es — from the Greek word heliktos (twisted, spiral, rolled) or helisso (to wind or turn) … Dave’s Botanary ee-SOR-uh — derived from isora-murri, the name of this plant, cited by Hendrik Adriaan van Rheede tot Drakenstein, in his botanical treatise, Hortus Indicus Malabaricus commonly known as: East-Indian screw tree, kaivum fibre, nut-leaved screw tree • Assamese: আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shing • Bengali: আঁতমোড়া antamora • Dogri: मरोड़फली marorphali • Gujarati: આંટેડી aantedi, આટેટી aateti, હાટેડી hatedi, મરડાફળી mardaphali, મરડાશીંગી mardashingi • Hindi: मरोड़फली marorphali • Kachchhi: આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhad • Kannada: ಅವರ್ತಿನಿ avartini, ಅವತಾರಿಣಿ avataarini, ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu, ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu, ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida, ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru, ಕರೊರಿಗಿಡ karorigida, ಕೌರಿ kauri, ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi, ಮುರುದಾರಸಿಂಗಿ murudaarasingi, ಮುರುಡಿ murudi, ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gida • Konkani: किवन kivan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng • Malayalam: ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli, ഇടംപിരി വലംപിരി idampiri-valampiri, കൈവം kaivum, കൈനാര് kayinaru, കൈവിലനാര് kayivilanaru, കൈവൂലം kayivoolam, രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla • Marathi: अटी ati, धामणी dhamani, केवण kevan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng • Nepali: कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaa • Odia: ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuri • Punjabi: ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phali • Rajasthani: मरोड़फली marorphali • Sanskrit: अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi, आवर्तनी avartani, मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murva • Tamil: இடம்புரி itampuri, வலம்புரி valam-puri • Telugu: ఆడసామంతి aadasamanthi, ఆదశ్యామలి aadasyamali, అడవి చామంతి adavi chamanthi, గూబతడ goobatada, కావంచి kavanci, నూలికాయ nulikaaya, నులితడ nulitada, నులితి nulithi, పెద్ద సామంతి pedda samanti, పెద్ద శ్యామల pedda shamala, సడల sadala, శ్యామలి shyaamali, తడ tada, ఉత్రాసి uttrasi, వలంబిరి కాయ valambirikaya • Tulu: ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuri • Urdu: مروڙ پهلي maror phali botanical names: Helicteres isora L. … heterotypic synonyms listed at POWO Bibliography / etymology ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
East-Indian screw tree
kaivum fibre
nut-leaved screw tree
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
আঁতমৰা aantmoraa, মৃগ শিং mriga shing
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
আঁতমোড়া antamora
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
मरोड़फली marorphali (or मरोड़फल marorphal)
~~~~~ GUJARATI ~~~~~
આંટેડી aantedi
આટેટી aateti
હાટેડી hatedi
મરડાફળી mardaphali
મરડાશીંગી mardashingi
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
मरोड़फली marorphali
~~~~~ KACHCHHI ~~~~~
આંટેડ aanted, આંટીજો ઝાડ aantijo jhad
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಅವರ್ತಿನಿ avartini, ಅವತಾರಿಣಿ avataarini, ಕರೊರಿಗಿಡ karorigida
ಭೂತಕರುಳು bhutakarulu
ಚುಚುಲು chuchulu
ಎಡಮುರಿ ಗಿಡ edamuri gida
ಕಾಡಕಲ್ನಾರು kadakalnaru
ಕವರ್ಗಿ kavargi
ಕೌರಿ kauri
ಮುರುದಾರಸಿಂಗಿ murudaarasingi
ಮುರುಡಿ murudi
ಮುರುಗಿಕಾಯಿ ಗಿಡ murugikaayi gida
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
किवन kivan, मुरडशेंग muradsheng
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
ഈശ്വരമൂലി eeswaramooli
കൈവം kaivum, കൈനാര് kayinaru, കൈവിലനാര് kayivilanaru, കൈവൂലം kayivoolam
രംശ്വരമുല്ല ransvaramulla
ഇടംപിരി വലംപിരി idampiri-valampiri
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
अटी ati
धामणी dhamani
केवण kevan
मुरडशेंग muradsheng
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
कपासे kapaase, मरोर्फली marorphali, मृगसिङ्गा mrigasingaa, फार्सा phaarsaa
~~~~~ ODIA ~~~~~
ମୁଡ଼୍ମୁଡ଼ି murmuri
~~~~~ PUNJABI ~~~~~
ਮਰੋਡ਼ ਫਲੀ maror phali
~~~~~ RAJASTHANI ~~~~~
मरोड़फली marorphali
~~~~~ SANSKRIT ~~~~~
अजशृङ्गी ajasrngi
आवर्तनी avartani
मृगशृङ्गी mrgasrngi, मूर्वा murva
~~~~~ SANTALI ~~~~~
ᱯᱮᱛᱠᱟᱢᱨᱟ petcamra
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ இடம்புரி itampuri
வலம்புரி valam-puri
~~~~~ TELUGU ~~~~~
ఆడసామంతి aadasamanthi, ఆదశ్యామలి aadasyamali, అడవి చామంతి adavi chamanthi (or చామంతి chamanthi), గూబతడ goobatada, కావంచి kavanci, నూలికాయ nulikaaya, నులితడ nulitada (or నులిగడ nuligada / నులితాడు nulitadu), నులితి nulithi, పెద్ద సామంతి pedda samanti, పెద్ద శ్యామల pedda shamala, సడల sadala, శ్యామలి shyaamali, తడ tada, ఉత్రాసి uttrasi, వలంబిరి కాయ valambirikaya
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ಬಲಮುರಿ balamuri
~~~~~ URDU ~~~~~
مروڙ پهلي maror phali
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/03/helicteres-isora-l.html So many Kannada names. O.K. Yes, … I think the number of names are directly proportional to its use and popularity in the region !                                          
Flora from Dakshina kannada | 03Dec2010AR02 – efloraofindia | Google Groups
Date/Time- 10 SEP 2019
Location-Place, Altitude, GPS- Savandurga 12° 55′ 3.64” N 77° 17′ 56.08” E. Altitude 852.9
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild
Plant Habit-Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Tree
Height/Length- 3 meters
Flower – Zygomorphic, Pale blue and red flowers, Long style
Helicteres isora !! Yes, It is Helicteres isora. Fam. Malvaceae. A highly medicinal plant. Helicteres isora !!
yes. the flowers always remind of ducks squawking at each other, !!! nice case.
we have a page. will give you indian names and some other wonderful images Very unique twisted fruit looks like deer horn and called Mrigasingaa in nepali ! Yes, I too agreed with the above mentioned members,
Helicteres isora :: Dattaji Salvi Udyan, Thane :: 11 JAN 20 : 3 posts by 2 authors. 3 images.
Dattaji Salvi Udyan Thane Date: January 11, 2020 … Altitude: about 11 m (36 feet) asl
Helicteres isora L.
Yes. For me the ID is correct. Commonly known as Indian screw tree
. Helicteres isora from Yamunanagar-GS14012022-1: 6 very high res. images.
Helicteres isora photographed from Yamunanagar, Haryana, 24-5-2015. . Id.please: 5 images.
Your help in identification please. photos taken at Aambyvalley rd., Upper Lonavala Maharashtra on October 21. Please check with Helicteres isora L.
Malvaceae Helicteres isora L. Yes. . Santali name(s) of Helicteres isora L.: the Santali name petcamra of Helicteres isora L. in Ol Chiki script shall be ᱯᱮᱛᱠᱟᱢᱨᱟ . Malvaceae: Helicteres isora L.: 2 images. . References:
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