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Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17(1): 134 134 1834. (syn: Baeobotrys indica Roxb.; Maesa elmeri Mez; Maesa elongata (A. DC.) Mez; Maesa grossedentata Mez; Maesa indica var. coriacea A. DC.; Maesa indica var. perrottetiana (A. DC.) Clarke; Maesa laxa Mez; Maesa neocoriacea S.S.R. Bennet; Maesa perrottetiana A. DC.; Maesa ramosii Quisumb. & Merr.);
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Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Darjeeling, Sikkim, Thailand, Myanmar [Burma] (Chin, Kachin, Mandalay, Shan, Taninthayi), Jammu & Kashmir (Kashmir), Bangladesh, Nepal, Philippines (throughout), Laos, Vietnam as per Catalogue of Life;
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Native of the lower Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka and Malaysia as per Flora of Pakistan;
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MAY-suh — from the Arabic vernacular name maas … Dave’s Botanary IN-dih-kuh or in-DEE-kuh — of or from India … Dave’s Botanary . commonly known as: wild berry, wild tea, wind berry • Adi: etjun jayun, nyanyur • Assamese: ঔৱাপাত awuapat, মেচপৰা machhpora, চেচু sesu • Bengali: রঞ্জনী ramjani • Garo: samnakhatok • Garhwali: gadchiana, jiundali • Hindi: बुरकनी burkani, कृमिघ्न फल kramighna phal • Kannada: ಗುಡ್ಡೆ ಹರಗಿ gudde haragi, ಮಂಡಸೆ mandase, ತನಿಪಾಲ thanipaala • Khasi: dieng sohjala-tyrkai • Konkani: आटकी ataki • Kumaoni: gadchiana, jiundali, nagapadhera • Lepcha: purmo-kung • Lotha: mungshen tssung • Magadhi: तामोम्बन tamomban • Malayalam: കിരിതീ kiriti, കുറ്റിവിഴാൽ kuttivizhaal, വണ്ണാത്തി vannathi, വണ്ണൻമരം vannanmaram • Mao (in Manipur): kohravii • Marathi: आटकी ataki • Mech (people): phudupjoh, sirkhi • Mising (or Miri): kisu-tanop, tasing-mon • Mizo: ar-ngeng • Nepali: कालो बिलौने kaalo bilaunae • Nyishi: chonium • Synteng (or Jaintia): dieng-pyllein-dakha • Tamil: பெரிய உன்னி periya-unni • Tulu: ತನಿಪಾಲೆ thanipaale Names further compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/09/maesa-indica-roxb-adc.html .
DV – 30APR09 – 0845 :: looks like Embelia – efloraofindia | Google Groups : 6 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4) The fruits look similar to Embelia basaal, however persistent calyx are observed here.
ID please Date/Time : April 30, 2009 at 8.45am IST
Location Place : Koraigad base, Lonavala Altitude : about 813 m (above mean sea level) GPS : around 18°37’31.67″N, 73°23’5.16″E Habitat : wild, scrub forest at mountain base Type : deciduous forest Plant Habit : shrub Height : about 1.5 m Length : – not a climber – Leaves Type : simple, not sure of arrangement, margin entire – not sure, mixed plants. Shape : elliptic, tip acuminate, base rounded Size : about 10 – 12 cm x 5 – 6 cm Inflorescence Type : raceme Size : not sure. Flowers Size : do not know Colour : do not know Calyx : do not know … seen to be persistent in fruits Bracts : – no bracts – Fruits Type : berry-like Shape : globose Size : about 4 – 5 mm, not sure Seeds : do not know This obviously an Embelia species, The point which you are pointing towards regarding the persistent calyx remind me of a species which I once saw in Bihar region. I think it looks quite close to that plant, hence I will go for Embelia robusta Roxb.(Synonym:Ribesoides robustum (Roxb.) Kuntze) it has 5 persistent calyx on fruits, flowers are greenish white and fruits have persistent styles too !! your fruit seems to have a projection at the apex it can be the persistent style!! I think it is Maesa indica, as the ovary/fruit is perigynous. In Maesa indica the persistent calyx lobes closed at fruit apex and also the fruits have longitudinal ribs which is absent in this plant I hope !!! Yes it is Maesa indica Yes! Maesa indica. .   Flora of Manipur: Maesa indica – efloraofindia | Google Groups : Maesa indica (Myrsinaceae) from Manipur. Nice close-ups. do you think this plant is distributed in Western peninsula of India ? Yes, … It is reported to occur throughout the W.Ghats. Its also common in E.Ghats.
  Date/Time- 5/4/2011- 10 AM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPS- Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- Wild Type Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb- Herb or shrub Height/Length- 3-7X2-4cm Inflorescence Type/ Size- as seen in the photos Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- white, Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- not seen – This is Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. of Myrsinaceae.
requesting for identification: 1 image- 1 Mb. photographed on 11.12.2011
place: jamboti forest area, belgaum, karnataka (part of westren ghat)
local name: vayu vidanga
type:shrub
leaves:simple alternate flowers not fragrant Maesa indica, Myrsinaceae
Shrub for identification 070212MK02: 9 images. Please help me to id this species.
Location: Sirumalai, Dindigul dist., TN
Altitude: c. 1600 m asl
Date: 05 May 2011
Habit: Shrub (on roadside)
Leaves: c. 12×5 cm; serrate
Fruits: 0.4cm across; raceme
Flowers: 0.2 – 0.3 cm across; white (observed yesterday) Maesa indica… Thanks for the identification … This shrub is Maesa indica (Roxb.) DC. of Myrsinaceae.
Id Please!: 2 images.
Please help me in identifying this shrub from Assam. It usually grows in shady places, about 5 feet high. Maesa indica of Myrsinaceae.
identification no140214sn2 : Attachments (3). 6 posts by 5 authors. date/time:nov12
location:ambyvalley rd.,lonavala,pune
habitat:wild
plant habit:–
height:4-5ft.
Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (Roem. & Schult.) A.DC. I think this is Maesa indica Oh Yes. Missed observing closely. Maesa indica Maesa indica
Plumbaginaceae and Primulaceae (inc. Myrsinaceae) Fortnight: Maesa indica (Roxb.)DC SN June04 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2).
Plumbaginaceae and Primulaceae (incl. Myrsinaceae) Fortnight: Myrsinaceae: Maesa indica Mahabaleshwar::SMP6 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1).
Myrsinaceae: Maesa indica (अटकी)
Mahabaleshwar Yes …, nice photo.
This one was photographed at Korigad.
Common name: Atki
Scientific name: Maesa Indica
Family: Myrsinaceae.
Its a large shrub / tree around 3 to 4 metres. Its branches are covered with corky pores (lenticellate).
Maesa indica—for sharing and validation : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (4)- 1 Mb or more. . Names of Plants in India :: Gujarati name of Maesa indica : 2 posts by 2 authors.
hopefully Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. is distributed in Gujarat; please help with local name in native script. I have seen Maesa indica only in Maharashtra. I don’t know about the current distribution status of this plant in Gujarat and can’t find a mention of it in some of the references on the flora of Gujarat that I have checked.
Names of Plants in India :: Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. : 3 posts by 2 authors.
Very beautiful..!! Thank you very much … for the appreciation. MAY-suh — from the Arabic vernacular name maas … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: wild berry, wild tea, wind berry • Adi: etjun jayun, nyanyur • Assamese: ঔৱাপাত awuapat, মেচপৰা machhpora, চেচু sesu • Bengali: রঞ্জনী ramjani • Garo: samnakhatok • Garhwali: gadchiana, jiundali • Hindi: बुरकनी burkani, कृमिघ्न फल kramighna phal • Kannada: ಗುಡ್ಡೆ ಹರಗಿ gudde haragi, ಮಂಡಸೆ mandase, ತನಿಪಾಲ thanipaala • Khasi: dieng sohjala-tyrkai • Konkani: आटकी ataki • Kumaoni: gadchiana, jiundali, nagapadhera • Lepcha: purmo-kung • Lotha: mungshen tssung • Magadhi: तामोम्बन tamomban • Malayalam: കിരിതീ kiriti, കുറ്റിവിഴാൽ kuttivizhaal, വണ്ണാത്തി vannathi, വണ്ണൻമരം vannanmaram • Mao (in Manipur): kohravii • Marathi: आटकी ataki • Mech (people): phudupjoh, sirkhi • Mising (or Miri): kisu-tanop, tasing-mon • Mizo: ar-ngeng • Nepali: कालो बिलौने kaalo bilaunae • Nyishi: chonium • Synteng (or Jaintia): dieng-pyllein-dakha • Tamil: பெரிய உன்னி periya-unni • Tulu: ತನಿಪಾಲೆ thanipaale botanical names: Maesa indica (Roxb.) A.DC. … homotypic synonyms: Baeobotrys indica Roxb. … and many more at GBIF Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
wild berry
wild tea, wind berry
~~~~~ ADI ~~~~~
etjun jayun, nyanyur
~~~~~ ASSAMESE ~~~~~
ঔৱাপাত awuapat, চেচু sesu
মেচপৰা machhpora
~~~~~ BENGALI ~~~~~
রঞ্জনী ramjani
~~~~~ DOGRI ~~~~~
डुमटू dumtoo
~~~~~ GARO ~~~~~ samnakhatok
~~~~~ GARHWALI ~~~~~
gadchiana, jiundali
~~~~~ HINDI ~~~~~
बुरकनी burkani
कृमिघ्न फल kramighna phal
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
ಗುಡ್ಡೆ ಹರಗಿ gudde haragi
ಮಂಡಸೆ mandase
ತನಿಪಾಲ thanipaala
~~~~~ KHASI ~~~~~
dieng sohjala-tyrkai
~~~~~ KONKANI ~~~~~
आटकी ataki
~~~~~ KUMAONI ~~~~~
gadchiana, jiundali
nagapadhera
~~~~~ LEPCHA ~~~~~
purmo-kung
~~~~~ LOTHA ~~~~~
mungshen tssung
~~~~~ MAGADHI ~~~~~
तामोम्बन tamomban
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
കിരിതീ kiriti
കുറ്റിവിഴാൽ kuttivizhaal
വണ്ണാത്തി vannathi, വണ്ണൻമരം vannanmaram
~~~~~ MAO (in Manipur) ~~~~~
kohravii
~~~~~ MARATHI ~~~~~
आटकी ataki
~~~~~ MECH (people)~~~~~
phudupjoh
sirkhi
~~~~~ MISING (Miri) ~~~~~
kisu-tanop, tasing-mon
~~~~~ MIZO ~~~~~
ar-ngeng
~~~~~ NEPALI ~~~~~
कालो बिलौने kaalo bilaunae
~~~~~ NYISHI ~~~~~
chonium
~~~~~ Synteng (or Jaintia) ~~~~~
dieng-pyllein-dakha
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
பெரிய உன்னி periya-unni
~~~~~ TULU ~~~~~
ತನಿಪಾಲೆ thanipaale
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
~~~~~ x ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at
https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/09/maesa-indica-roxb-adc.html telugu name is missing…? this plant is not distributed in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Kannada names & their transliteration in English are correct. The correct English spelling of കീരിതീ or കീരിത്തീ is kirithi. I will shortly do the correction in English spelling; thank you very much.
ANNOV11 Maesa indica : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (9) Beautiful pics …
Kindly help with ID of this tree from Almora, Uttarakhand-GSMAY2016/09 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) I am not sure but seems Maesa sp. to me. you may be right. I got suggestion of Maesa indica on Facebook Indian Flora also. I think yes Maesa indica
efi thread   Maesa indica—–for sharing : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Pictures taken at Aambyvalley Rd., Lonavala, Pune in Feb 16.
  MS March, 2018/15 Maesa sp. for ID : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Location : Tamdil, Mizoram Date : 15-03-2018
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Wild
Pl. check
Maesa indica
attaching another image. Attachments (1) I also think closer to images at Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC.
I think Cordia monoica; more relation to leaf and Inflorescence.   attaching some more photos for further clarity. Attachments (2)    I have found some old photos (May 16) which match the original 2 photos i posted. Now i too have doubts if this is Maesa indica. It is possible i mixed the other photos with original. Please have a look. Attachments (3) First i must thank … for pointing out the discrepancy of my ID., as it would have remained misidentified. I too believe this is not Maesa indica. I have come across this plant (Shrub?) many times but ignored it so i can photograph it when i see some flowers on it but I never saw any flowers, may be I missed them or were not visible to me.This looked to be a small shrub. I don’t know if this is Cordia monoica until it is validated by somebody. It is no where near Cordia monoica as per details and images herein.
Pl. check images and details at Maesa indica
To me appears close.
Yes even I feel it is nowhere near Cordia monoica. As far as Maesa indica may be. I hope to take some more photos this year if possible.
Thanks … for your valued input It is Maesa indica to me!
thanks, … confirmed!
Altitude : 1,500 – 1,800 m.
Date : 06-12-2018
Habit : Wild.
Habitat : Shrub
Thanks, …, What are the species reported from your area? Maesa chisia, M.indica, M.montana, M.paniculata and M.ramentacea are recorded in Mizoram Does not match with Maesa ramentacea as per the following:
Also looks different from Maesa paniculata as per
MS March, 2019/05 Maesa sp. for Id : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Location : Vaphai, Mizoram Date : 20-03-2019
Habit : Shrub
Habitat : Wild
Maesa montana A.DC. ??
Does not match with Maesa ramentacea as per the following:
Also looks different from Maesa paniculata as per
In view, I feel it may be Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. only as per comparative images at Maesa
Plant from Periyar – NSD 5 – indiantreepix | Google Groups
Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH :: Fern for ID :: ARK2019-74 : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
This plant was seen in the vicinity of a waterfall in the Tamhini ghat near Pune, MH in Aug 2019.
Requested to please ID.
Please check /species/m—z/po/primulaceae/maesa Measa indica ?? Thank you … for the possible ID. Would appreciate feedback from others as well. To me also appears to be Maesa indica, which is possibly the only species distributed in peninsular India as per details at Maesa
Trip to Khaiyang Phung, Manipur: 1 correct image as above. Following a recent trip to Manipur (November) I have just found your wonderful Google Group. I made a trip out to climb a remote mountain called Khaiyang Phung in Manipur and came across a number of plants I couldn’t identify. (actually hundreds!) I hope you are able to help. I have attached a couple to start with.
The purple berries were found at 2500m and the Symplocos was 1900m The trip was amazing and the forests were some of the most unspoiled I have visited anywhere in the world I had been researching rooftop vegetable growing and had run into some wonderful stuff including one in Reading (I remembered Reading because it had something to do with Quakers) … a few weeks ago… and today looked up your edulis website… so connected the dots… I didn’t get an ID on the send one but it could be Maesa sp? There are two different species. Second one could be Maesa sp. The second plant may be a Maesa sp rather than Symplocos.. White fruits one is Maesa indica (Myrsinacese)
MS March, 2018/16 Maesa sp. fo Id : 7 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Pl. check
Maesa montana ? Why not Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. ?
Pl. check illustrations at
I derived the keys from Flora of China as below (Maesa montana in red and Maesa indica in blue):
Pl. check and decide.
Sir, you are rt. Maesa indica looks correct ID for me ! . Names of Plants in India :: Bengali name of Maesa indica : 19 posts by 5 authors.
please help with the name “ramjani” of Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. in native script. Reference: India Biodiversity Portal I am not sure, it may be রমজানী or রামজানি or রমজনী,…. please check the attached entries from Piddington, Roxburgh, Prain, Voigt for other names and related info. Thanks very much … for digging into literature. Mulmooriya seems to be name of M. nemoralis (Baeobotrys nemoralis) indigenous to Sylhet – not sure if synonymous to M. indica. I will be happy to get “ramjani” in Bangla script with valid spelling. I do not know, for neither Roxburgh nor Voigt provided any Bengali name. The name, in English script, can be found in Haines and Prain though. A story goes : One SAHIB, in those British days, asked his orderly what is the Bengali of “Close the door?” The orderly replied, “DARJA BANDHO KARO.” The SAHIB remarked, “Got it, There-was-a brown crow!” “RAM” usually denotes to anything bigger, as in RAM-TULSI. RAMJANI may also translate to “Nobody knows!” or “I do not know!” I also searched in the books I have even in tribal medicine books including Assamese but did not find ramjani…!!!! … explanation sounds closer to home truth, many Sahib “researcher” relied on local servants for names of local vegetation. Jones’s dictionary is often cited by Sanskrit scholars as one such widely used book… not Jones’ While I agree with all the points and clarifications put by … and you. I would like to put my thought here … many a times I have come across regional names which make no sense, not found in dictionaries, yet the name is well-known and well-used. On doing a second round of search – trying to check whether this could be a name for person, found this: রাম্জানি Ramjani – a given Indian Bengali FEMALE name … Bengali Baby Names – nameurbaby.com
This possibility is far-fetched, though cannot be overruled.
Another possibility is the flowering / fruiting is at its peak during the holy month of Ramzan … thus रमजानी.
I would go ahead to place ¿ রাম্জানি ? as tentative spelling for ramjani until someone confidently validates it in negative OR positive. I agree with you … and thanks for this interesting discussion. 🙂 since so far we dont know for sure the botanical name ramjani Thank you very much Usha Di. I anticipated that you might have worked on it! Yes … i looked at that website, i am familiar with it, and them. Yes …, I referred the sites only for Bengali names of plants (not validity of species id), what they usually provide, as for example, TULSI – Thanks very much … We will get to know someday about this name (in yes or no). This discussion reminds me of an argument I had in facebook. The opposition didn’t know that most of the senior villagers call Mirabilis jalapa L. as KESHTA-KOLI (কেষ্টকলি) in Bengali. The name of this plant now prevails as SO(/A)NDHA-MALATI (সন্ধ্যামালতি/সন্ধ্যামালতী). But, in Prain and Piddington, it was KRISHNA-KELI and Voigt recorded it in Bengali Script as কৃষ্ণ কেলি. Thank you very much … I agree with your thoughts. Location: Indra Daha
Altitude: 1800 m.
Date: 19 January 2020
Habit : Wild
It has always been dificult to ID Maesa except for M. macrophylla.
M. chisia? M.indica?
Keys in Flora of Bhutan at Maesa take me to Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC.
IDENTITY : 70 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (4)
Attaching few images of a small plant with tiny white flowers with whitish berry (sweet in taste). Can anybody identify please? Was it wild ? when were images clicked ? Do you have the image of the tree ?
May be Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. if other things match. I guess you are right …! Thank you … It has also been confirmed by Dr A P Das.    Tree sp, from Assam KD 03 Mar. 2020 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3) Attached images are tree species from Assam. Pl. Id of the sp. Date : 29.02.2020
Location: Assam Family : ? Genus & species : ?? Habitat: Grows wild on. Habit : Tree Maesa chisia D.Don
I think Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. and not Maesa chisia as per keys and details at Maesa
     Unknown shrub from Assam-Jan 2014 : 12 posts by 7 authors.
Attached images are unknown shrub. Please ID the plant.
Date :30.12..2013
Location: Assam
Family : ?
Genus & species : ??
Habitat: Grows wild on hill slopes
Habit : Shrub Gnetum probably. … a member of Euphorbiaceae? .. Any sp. of Aporosa ??.. Aporosa roxburghii (Wall. ex Lindl.) Baill. ?? I am unable to accomodate it in Euphorbiaceae Could it be a Maesa sp? The buds of Maesa indica look like this .. Quite possible for Myrsinaceae. The flowers are so immature that I am unable to arrive at a decision. I will try to give my reply tomorrow Looks like Maesa indica (Roxb.) Wall. !
MS March, 2018/17 Maesa sp. for ID : 7 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) Date : 25-01-2017
Habit : Shrub ?
Habitat : Wild
Pl. check /species/m—z/po/primulaceae/maesa It is Maesa
Maesa montana ??
Pl. check illustrations at
I derived the keys from Flora of China as below (Maesa montana in red and Maesa indica in blue):
Pl. check and decide. I will go with Maesa indica (Roxb.) A. DC. only. . 285 ID wild plant: 19 images.
Please ID wild plant, Location: near Vagamon, Idukki Dist., Kerala Altitude: 2500fsl Flower date: 09.02.2022, 02.40pm Habitat: wild, moisture, roadside Plant habit: small tree, erect, branches, hard stem 15 inches base circumference, puffs on bark not smooth, long lasting Height: 04 meters Leaves: alternate, ovate, apex, serrated margins, size:18×10cm or less Flower: multi inflorescence, racemose clustered, diameter:02.5mm, lite fragrant Fruit: globular greenish black into lite pink, diameter:15mm, edible fleshy sweet Seed: Camera: mobile Samsung Galaxy A21s Maesa indica (Roxb.) A.DC. Yes, it is Maesa indica, dear …, thank you very much for ID my plant,    for id: Mandalpatti, Coorg, Karnataka: 3 images. On 7.5.22 at Mandalpatti view point at around 4000 ft. in Pushpagiri wildlife sanctuary, Coorg, Karnataka. Maesa indica – eFlora of India . Nepali names of Maesa indica (Roxb.) A.DC.: I have the following:
bilaune … Reference: The Useful Plants of India published by NISCAIR
krimighna phal … Reference: Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal
I have rendered them in Devanagari as: बिलाउने and कृमिघ्न फल
Please help me with these names. M. argentea भोगटे Bhogate M. chisia बिलौनी Bilaunee
M. indica No Nepali Name
M. macrophylla भोगटे Bhogate / फगते Phagate
M. montana कृमिघना फल Krimighanaa Phal Here are references that I found listing name for Maesa indica
bilaune is listed in The Useful Plants of India, Publications & Information Directorate, CSIR
bilauni is listed in Edible Wild Plants of the Himalayas – The Forest Research Institute and Colleges, Dehra Dun
For sake of consistency, I am choosing the name बिलौनी bilaunee … I hope I am not making mistake.. I am basing on the latest publication from Nepal ! Okay, I understand that there is no name given to Maesa indica in Nepal.
I will go ahead with the Nepali name कालो बिलौने kaalo bilaunae used in Darjeeling, as listed in … Mallick J K. 2020. An annotated checklist of Dicotyledonus Angiosperms in Darjeeling Himalayas and foothills, West Bengal, India. J New Biol Rep 9(2): 94- 208. OK . Malayalam names of Maesa indica (Roxb.) A.DC.: Vannathi – വണ്ണാത്തി
This name is related with a bird വണ്ണാത്തി കിളി Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis and I am aware of the relation between this plant and bird.
Another meaning for vannathi is the wife of vannan of vannan tribe.
Vannanmaram – it may be either വണ്ണൻമരം or വണ്ണാൻമരം, here വണ്ണൻ vannan is huge circumference & മരം maram is tree ie. tree having huge circumference.
Kirithi – കീരിതീ I think the bird-plant relation must be likened to the relation of Vannathi – Vannan.
Thus, I think the names വണ്ണാത്തി vannathi and വണ്ണൻമരം vannanmaram are good for compilation. He must definitely be busy. And we are in no hurry, because our work is never time-bound.
Only intention is to keep the names error-free and free from any embarrassing meanings !! .
Tree sp. 3 from Assam KD 08 Mar’24: 5 images.
Attached images are tree sp. from Assam. Please ID of the sp. Date : 12.02.2024 Location: Assam Family : ?? Genus & species : ?? Habit: Small tree Premna interrupta Wall. ex Schauer ?? That was my guess ! I think we should also consider Maesa indica.. . References:
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