Xylocarpus granatum

[Efloraofindia_ Xylocarpus granatum, the Cannon Ball tree_ 031211PD02_ Flora of Odisha]: 8 posts by 2 authors.

Xylocarpus is one of the important species used for “Revitalization of Pancreas” traditionally but unfortunately modern experts have not done much work on it. I have written a lot on its different aspects.
http://www.scribd.com/pankajoudhia
Google search for “Revitalization of pancreas”
https://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&site=&q=%22revitalization+of+pancreas%22&oq=%22revitalization+of+pancreas%22&aq=f&aqi=&aql=1&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=1858l11267l0l11945l28l28l0l5l0l0l342l3892l9.2.11.1l23l0
Missing its local names in Bhitarkanika, Trying to ask from my contacts there.

The local name of this species in Odiya is SISHUMARA.

Pitamari is another name given in reference literature but if I am not wrong both names are not common in Bhitarkanika. Natives name it from its fruit i.e. phal.

PITAMARI is the Odiya name of Xylocarpus gangeticus/X.moluccensis. SISHUMARA is the local name of X.granatum.

the link might be showing wrong local name. I have spent 2 years with mangroves of Bhitarkanika and almost visited all parts of the island which include participatory survey and resource mapping with local people. i have also published a paper in Ethnobotany about Medicinal uses of Mangroves. But never heard of this name for X. granatum. U might be right. But i never heard during my 2 year survey. It might be due to the same genus and 2 different species, thus the local name got mixed up. I am attaching my paper for ur reference where we clearly wrote on Sishumar and its uses.
Attachments (1)- Ethnobotany.pdf- 1 MB

Thanks for sharing your work. Excellent documentation.
Sishumar or Soons is Sanskrit name for Dolphins. We have naval vessel of Sishumar series. It will be interesting to explore that why X.granatum is associated with Sishumar i.e Dolphin. In Sunderbans Gangetic Dolphins and X.granatum share same habitat.
Sishumar kand, Sishumar bela, Sishumar booti, Sishumar kanda, Sishumar telia and so on are names present in my medicinal plant database. Many are associated with Dolphin and many are not.
Sishu means infant and Mar means to kill. Many herbs used as infant killers or many times for abortion are named as Sishumar. Not sure whether Dolphins and Xylocarpus are real Sishumar in this sense.
These days Jatropha curcas is coming in category of Sishumar herbs as it has taken lives of atleast 10 kids and sent thousands to hospitals as cases of accidental Jatropha poisoning.

Fruit for Id ( from Sundarban) – ID17022018SH2 : 4 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (1)

   
zy-lo-KAR-pus — woody fruit … Dave’s Botanary
gran-AH-tum — many seeds … Dave’s Botanary
commonly known as: apple mangrove, cannonball mangrove, cedar mangrove, Malay karapa, puzzlenut tree • Bengali: ধুন্দল dhundul • Marathi: कर्पा karpa • Odia: ପୀତାମାରି pitamari • Tamil: சொன்முந்திரி conmuntiri, கண்டலங்காய் kantalankay • Telugu: చెనుగ chenuga
botanical names: Xylocarpus granatum K.D.Koenig … synonyms: Amoora salomoniensis C.DC. • Carapa granatum (Koenig) Alston • Carapa obovata Bl. • Granatum obovatum (Bl.) Kuntze • Xylocarpus granatum J.Koenig … status at GBIF
July 10, 2011 … Sindhudurg